Heloise's Vow christ is positioned against a neutral

is positioned against a neutral background

and adopted his teacher's Italian-influenced style

he served as a bishop

The white sheets contrast with the muted colors of the other personages

seeing the fury of the enemies and the evils among which his faithful find themselves

Heloise's Vow christ is positioned against a neutralA beautiful painting of a nun incensing at the altar. This moment is thought to represent a fleeting temptation. Pedro Americo de Figueiredo e Melo was a Brazilian novelist, poet, scientist, art theorist, essayist, philosopher, politician and professor, but is best remembered as one of the most important academic painters of Brazil.