A decoração da Capela de São Miguel Arcanjo em São Miguel Paulista (SP)

ABSTRACT

The chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel , on the east side of the city of São Paulo, is known for its peculiar rammed earth architecture, but its decoration has always came second. In 2007, this issue became more prominent because of the wall paintings discovered during restoration work carried out that year. The urgent need to study these paintings to guide a conservation and preservation plan, however, resulted in few in-depth studies and the adoption of a formalist and Eurocentric view of the arts produced during the colonial period. Thus, this article, which is an excerpt from the author’s Master’s dissertation, seeks to present a non-Eurocentric approach to analyze the various cultural exchanges that occurred in that local and global historical-cultural context, based on primary documentation.

KEYWORDS:
Colonial art; Intercultural exchange; Cultural heritage; South America; São Paulo