A arte da Escola Beneditina de Beuron no Brasil e a restauração religiosa pela arte

In 1889, after the proclamation of the Republic in Brazil, the laic State allowed Benedictine monks to request the Holy See to help them restore their Order. The Beuron Congregation answered the request of Pope Leo XIII and supported the Brazilian Restauration. In 1895, the Beuron brothers arrived at the Olinda Monastery. Beuron restored European monasteries through works of art, with the Beuron School of Art, which followed Peter Lenz’ theory of sacred art production. This text presents the Religious Restauration Movement of the Brazilian Benedictine Congregation through the Beuron School of Art, their artists in Brazil, and the circulation and reception of these artists in local society.

KEYWORDS:
Religious art; Beuron school; Benedictine art; Desiderius Lenz; Adelbert Gresnigt