Rodrigo Melo Franco

Rodrigo Melo Franco de Andrade (1898–1969) was a Brazilian art critic and historian. He served as director of preservation of artistic patrimony of Brazil at the Ministry of Education. He is credited, among many similar discoveries, with reviving interest in Antônio Francisco Lisboa. He is the author of Monumentos Históricos y Arqueológicos de Brasil (Mexico, 1952).

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