▁the ▁smallest ▁among ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁depart ments ▁of ▁Brazil ian ▁art ▁and ▁also ▁has ▁its ▁orig ins ▁in ▁the ▁hold ings ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁National ▁Academy . ▁Several ▁art works ▁in ▁the ▁collection ▁were ▁acquired ▁through ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁works ▁produced ▁by ▁artists ▁who ▁were ▁granted ▁a ▁sub vention ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁study ▁in ▁Europe . ▁The ▁sculpt or ▁Rod ol fo ▁Bernard elli , ▁who ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁was ▁the ▁responsible ▁for ▁starting ▁the ▁system atic ▁gather ing ▁of ▁sculpt ures . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁best ▁represented ▁sculpt or ▁in ▁the ▁collection , ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 0 ▁works ▁don ated ▁by ▁his ▁brother ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁The ▁Brazil ian ▁academic ▁sculpt ure ▁is ▁also ▁represented ▁by ▁Marc ▁Fer rez , ▁Ch aves ▁Pin he iro , ▁Al me ida ▁Re is , ▁and ▁Cor re ia ▁Lima , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁The ▁collection ▁of ▁modern ▁and ▁contemporary ▁sculpt ure ▁include ▁names ▁such ▁as ▁Cel so ▁Ant ô nio ▁de ▁M enez es , ▁Franz ▁We iss mann , ▁Am í l car ▁de ▁Castro , ▁Rub em ▁Valent im , ▁Ser gio ▁de ▁Cam argo , ▁F arn ese ▁de ▁And rade , ▁etc . ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁the ▁museum ▁has ▁expanded ▁its ▁collection ▁of ▁colonial ▁sculpt ure ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁and ▁ 1 8 th ▁centuries , ▁most ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁of ▁un record ed