The Naturalist Impulse The air in the studios of the late nineteenth century shifts as Manuel Henrique Pinto enters the scene. Born in Cacilhas, he becomes a central figure in the first wave of Naturalism. He does not merely observe; he participates in the social fabric of the art world, a member of the influential Grupo do Leão. In the crowded, smoke-filled rooms of the era, he sits at the table alongside his contemporaries, his prese…