Modesto Brocos Gómez

Born in Galicia, Spain, moved to Brazil at 18, becoming a prominent painter and printmaker in his adopted country.¹

Naturalized as a Brazilian in 1890, he served as a professor at the National School of Fine Arts (ENBA) for many years.¹

His masterpiece 'The Redemption of Ham' is known for symbolically depicting the 'whitening' ideology prevalent in Brazil at the time.¹