title: Introdução
abstract: The dossier "History Painting in the collection of the Museu Paulista", part of the actions of the thematic project Coletar, identificar, processar, difundir: o ciclo curatorial e a produção do conhecimento 2 , is a contemporary effort to expand studies concerning the artistic production focused on the representations of the past, considering its inescapable relevance to the formulation of social imaginary.Still largely neglected due to the disdain arising from the theoretical and critical postu
journal: Anais do Museu Paulista História e Cultura Material