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Between 1862 and 1889, the Brazilian government under Emperor D. Pedro II (1831-1889) perceived international exhibitions as an excellent opportunity for promoting and projecting an idealized image of the "modern nation". Although most exhibitions, such as the Vienna Universal Exhibition of 1873, focused on Brazil's economic development and its vast natural resources, representations of Its population and culture also played an important role in the elites' project to disseminate the image of a "new Brazil" abroad. However, these events were not as harmonious as It would seem at first glance, a fact that illustrates the growing divisions within the Empire during this period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article examines how the Papel Periódico Ilustrado (Illustrated Newspaper) was part of the Colombian Nation-State reconfiguration process promoted by the Regeneration. It argues that the History section printed historiographic texts and visual representations which contributed to structuring a new viewpoint of the nation's present, characterized by three temporal dimensions: of the present as a double allusion to the past and from the present to the future, anchored In tradition. This process highlights elements of continuity with the idea of the Spanish heritage and the foundational myth of the nation related to the Independence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

'Feather mosaic is a concept developed in order to analyze a series of artistic objects elaborated with feathers by the native population of America. This article begins with a proposal to shift the focus of the approach to the study of 'feather mosaic' by taking into account the multiple dimensions of meaning within this art form. It thus considers readings of 'feather mosaic' as only iconographic manifestations referring back to European traditions to be incomplete. A study of The Mass of Saint Gregory, Viceroyalty of New Spain draws our attention to the polysemy of these images. The article emphasizes the need to explore new ways of reading that enable us to get closer to indigenous meanings, which have often gone unnoticed. In this way, it proposes to take into account aspects such as the artistic techniques and the types of feathers used, as well as the colors, forms and 'iconographic' motifs of the images. By stressing that these images were created with feathers, whose meaning should not be avoided, this article questions the division between content and form. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Some specific fields of historical research relating to material life require the use of non-written sources. This article deals with the researcher's need to find iconographic sources and to approach objects related in time and space to the subject of their study, so that they can serve to complement the search for and understanding of the subject of their research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]