s ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁section ▁is ▁the ▁assemb lage ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 0 ▁draw ings ▁by ▁D jan ira . ▁ ▁International ▁art ▁ ▁P aint ings ▁ ▁The ▁section ▁of ▁international ▁paint ings ▁of ▁the ▁Muse u ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Bel as ▁Ar tes ▁represents ▁the ▁initial ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁museum ▁hold ings . ▁It ▁takes ▁its ▁rise ▁from ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁King ▁John ▁VI ▁of ▁Portugal , ▁which ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Brazil ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 8 , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Court . ▁Later , ▁the ▁collection ▁was ▁expanded ▁with ▁the ▁paint ings ▁brought ▁by ▁Jo aqu im ▁Leb re ton , ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁Brazil ▁with ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁organ ising ▁the ▁country ' s ▁first ▁art ▁a cademy . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁ac quis itions ▁and ▁don ations ▁greatly ▁en larg ed ▁the ▁international ▁art ▁collection , ▁which ▁is ▁today ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁representative ▁among ▁South ▁American ▁museum s . ▁Major ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁collection ▁is ▁composed ▁by ▁European ▁paint ings , ▁mainly ▁French , ▁followed ▁by ▁Italian , ▁Portuguese , ▁Spanish , ▁Dutch ▁and ▁F lem ish ▁schools , ▁and , ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁extent , ▁by ▁paint ings ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁American ▁countries , ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁earliest ▁painting ▁in ▁the ▁collection ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century , ▁but ▁most ▁part ▁concerns ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁collection ▁of ▁Italian ▁paint ings ▁is ▁notable ▁for ▁specific ▁sections ,