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John Claro Fernandes (born Joao Claro Fernandes; 5 December 1930 – 18 August 2024) was an Indian writer, theatre director, playwright, and actor known for his work in tiatr productions. Throughout his extensive career, he has made crucial contributions to the development and advancement of Goan tiatr .
João de Brito (born 1958), Portuguese-American artist, oil painter and sculptor; C. Pedro Calapez (born 1953) Fernando Calhau (1948-2002) Nuno de Campos (1969-)
The most ancient Portuguese paintings are in illuminated manuscripts. [3] The Apocalypse of Lorvão (one of the ten most important artistic works in Portugal according to the Europeana project), completed in 1189 in the scriptorium of the Lorvão monastery, near Coimbra, is the only manuscript of the Beatus of Liébana produced in Portugal during the Middle Ages.
The pommel of Henry's sword is twisted, dull and draped in black thread, whereas Peter and John's swords are shiny, laced with gold and silver threads. Henry's head is penitently uncovered, whereas Peter and John wear the caps of nobles. Peter and John are wearing white gloves, perhaps to denote guilt-free "clean hands", whereas Henry is ungloved.
Abel Salazar (1889–1946); Julião Sarmento (1948–2021); Domingos Sequeira (1768–1837); Silva, Maria Helena Vieira da: see under Vieira da Silva: Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908–1992)
Portuguese art was very restricted in the early years of nationality, during the reconquista, to a few paintings in churches, convents and palaces. It was after the 15th century, with national borders established and with the discoveries, that Portuguese art expanded. Some kings, like John I already had royal painters. It is during this century ...
A Portuguese pavement mosaic thought to be the first of its kind in the UK could be installed on a seaside town's new sculpture trail. The ground-breaking 30sq m (322sq ft) exhibit would be part ...
Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro (Almada, 21 November 1857 – Lisbon, 6 November 1929), who is usually referred to as Columbano, was a Portuguese Realist painter. Usually considered the greatest Portuguese painter of the 19th century, he has been compared to the likes of Wilhelm Leibl and John Singer Sargent.