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108<br />

A Religiosi<strong>da</strong>de na <strong>Bahia</strong><br />

Religiosity in <strong>Bahia</strong><br />

Mu<strong>da</strong>nças na mentali<strong>da</strong>de<br />

O século XVIII foi um<br />

período em que o repertório<br />

de formas se enriqueceu e<br />

to<strong>da</strong> uma paleta de cores se<br />

aperfeiçoou. O colorido <strong>da</strong>s<br />

imagens barrocas transcrevia<br />

êxtases, alegria de viver, ao<br />

mesmo tempo que se<br />

aproximava muito do gosto<br />

popular pelas cores<br />

simples e vivas.<br />

A alegria que brotava <strong>da</strong>s<br />

cores, dos estuques, <strong>da</strong>s talhas<br />

e dos torneados, assim como o<br />

poderio expresso pelas<br />

colunas, pilastras e cúpulas<br />

demonstravam que a arte<br />

tinha, em si mesma, uma<br />

razão de ser e sua justificação.<br />

A arte <strong>da</strong> Contrarreforma<br />

inventou o confessionário,<br />

exaltou a Virgem e os santos<br />

e opôs o triunfalismo católico<br />

à modéstia e nudez <strong>da</strong><br />

Reforma Protestante.<br />

O século XIX enriqueceria<br />

mais ain<strong>da</strong> a vi<strong>da</strong> dos baianos,<br />

mas, sobretudo, com bens<br />

materiais. As igrejas foram<br />

atingi<strong>da</strong>s pelos produtos <strong>da</strong>s<br />

novas tecnologias. Para ambos<br />

os séculos, as ideias de<br />

combate aos protestantes,<br />

hereges e gentios já não<br />

Changes in mentality<br />

During the 18 th century, the<br />

repertory of shapes was<br />

expanded, and the color<br />

palette was enhanced. In<br />

Baroque images, color was<br />

used to translate ecstasy, joy of<br />

living, and at the same time<br />

communicate with popular<br />

tastes through simple and<br />

bright colors.<br />

The joy emanating from the<br />

colors, the stucco, the carvings<br />

and turned wood, as well as<br />

the might expressed by the<br />

columns, pillars and domes<br />

showed that art had its own<br />

rationale. Counter-Reformation<br />

art invented the confessional,<br />

exalted the Virgin and the<br />

saints and opposed Catholic<br />

triumphalism to the modesty<br />

and bareness of Protestant<br />

Reformation.<br />

In the 19 th century, the<br />

lives of people in <strong>Bahia</strong> would<br />

be even more enriched, but<br />

mostly with material<br />

possessions. Churches were<br />

filled with the products of<br />

new technologies. In both of<br />

these centuries, ideas of<br />

combating the Protestants, the<br />

heretics and the gentiles were<br />

no longer present.

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