"Baron and Baroness of Nova Friburgo". Palace model

Painting located in the room dedicated to the memory of the Baron, which portrays the couple Antônio and Laura Clemente Pinto, Baron and Baroness of Nova Friburgo and some of their properties, titles and medals. Painting commissioned from the German painter and engraver Emil Bauch. Portuguese of poor origin, Antônio Clemente Pinto emigrated to Brazil in 1807, where he made a quick fortune with the slave trade and, later, with gold mining and the production and trade of coffee. He received the title of Baron as the owner of one of the largest fortunes in Brazil during the Second Reign (1840-1889).

Fragment of the painting "Baron and Baroness of Nova Friburgo" (Emil Bauch), depicting the model of the Palace, one of the best-known properties of the Clemente Pinto family, which originally housed only the family, when one of its members came to town. Symbol of the baron's power and enrichment, the Palace took approximately 8 years to build (1858-1866), becoming an icon of the society project forged by the Brazilian Empire.