Pathways of the research on church ornamentation in Bahia in the 19th century

Resumen

This paper presents reflections on the research journey of the art of woodcarving in Bahia in the nineteenth century, more precisely the reform movement of the ornamentation of Bahian churches and their esthetic results. In it, we weave considerations about the theoretical bases which provide the grounds for the study, the methodology and guidelines arising from the collision with the object and the issues which have arisen.