The Xexé (study)

José Malhoa1895

Anastácio Gonçalves House-Museum
Lisbon, Portugal

Xexé is a comedic carnavalesque figure. The pagan festival of Carnival uses laughter as a form of catharsis where the social order is inverted and identity and sexual politics are ignored for a short period of time.

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Title: The Xexé (study)
Creator: José Malhoa
Date Created: 1895
Type: Painting
Rights: DGPC/ADF
Medium: Oil on canvas

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