Painting that depicts the episode of the epic poem o uraguai, by basílio da gama, in which the indian woman lindoia's brother kills, too late, with an arrow the snake she used to commit suicide. Medeiros seeks to capture the spirit of the author who says death in lindoia is beautiful. Object Type: painting. Date: 1882. Dimensions: height: 54.5 cm (21.4 in); width: 81.5 cm (32 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Instituto Ricardo Brennand. Lindóia by José Maria de Medeiros, 1882
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