Representação do Ócio no Brasil no Início do Século XIX a Partir da Obra de Debret: Relações entre Lazer e Arte

This article presents a theoretical reflection made through the analysis of three works produced by the french artist Jean-Baptiste Debret during his period in Brazil, at the beginning of 19th century. The selected works were analyzed based on the theory and concepts proposed by art historian Michael Baxandall. Thus, the objective was to highlight Debret's works that represented genre scenes showing moments of leisure and leisure, and from them, the methodology of observation of works of art proposed by Baxandall was applied. The method employed was a qualitative approach with an inductive approach in the analysis of the collected data, as well as the research is bibliographic and undertaken by the use of secondary sources. Finally, it was considered that Debret's works portray much more than genre scenes, and are also historical testimonies of the remarkable habits and customs of a period society.