Trono e poder: entre símbolos e expressões do Segundo Reinado no Império do Brasil

Abstract

In this dissertation we approach Brazilian imperial phase under D. Pedro II government, establishing a comparison between this and the government of Louis XIV considering the influence of the latter on the former Brazilian emperor, and we address the discussions about the symbology of objects, the importance of objects in society, how they differentiate people and groups and how they convey messages about the personality and social position of those owners. Then we direct our analyzes to the objects that are the focus of our study: the thrones; commenting on its social and political relevance in the process of building and maintaining sovereignty. Having as our objects of study the thrones that D. Pedro II used to exercise his power, we analyzed in detail the throne of the Imperial Senate and the throne of the Supreme Military Council of Justice, considering its iconography, the political and social context in which it was inserted, the message that they sought to convey and the ideas they reaffirmed to society, therefore, we not only discuss on materiality, but also on symbology, within the field of ideas, considering the psychosocial impacts of the use of certain symbols in objects to build the Central power of Imperial Brazil.