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Joaquim Machado de Castro
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Joaquim Machado de Castro CvC
	Portrait of the Master Sculptor Joaquim Machado de Castro
Born	19 June 1731; Coimbra, Portugal
Died	17 November 1822 (aged 91); Mártires, Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Known for	Sculpture
Patron(s)	Joseph I of Portugal
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Joaquim Machado de Castro (19 June 1731 – 17 November 1822) was one of Portugal's foremost sculptors. He wrote extensively on his works and the theory behind them, including a full-length discussion of the statue of King Joseph I entitled Descripção analytica da execução da estatua equestre, Lisbon 1810.

Life

Machado de Castro was born in Coimbra, and was a celebrated figure throughout Europe in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He was the older stepbrother of organist Antonio Machado e Cerveira, to the latter's benefit in navigating social and political life.^[1] Machado de Castro became active in Lisbon's reconstruction following the earthquake of 1755.^[1] As an artist, he was self-taught.^[2]

The Descripção is the artist's detailed comments on the style and execution of his finest work, the equestrian statue of D. José I, erected in 1775 as part of the rebuilding of central Lisbon after the disastrous earthquake of 1755. The project had been approved by Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, the Marquis of Pombal, in 1759, but Machado de Castro only accepted the commission in 1770, after the artist Eugénio dos Santos left the project unfinished.^[3] The stages of construction are illustrated with sections and cross-sections of the horse and rider, views of the statue from different angles, and details of armor and ornamentation. This bronze statue remains one of Lisbon's most important monuments, and dominates one of the major squares of Europe, the Praça do Comércio or Terreiro do Paço. In the introduction, Machado de Castro comments on similar works of art in the rest of Europe.

Machado de Castro had a famous school and was the Master of many sculptors. He died in Lisbon. In Coimbra there is a prestigious art museum named in his honour, the Machado de Castro National Museum.

References

^ ^a ^b Bush, Douglas; Kassel, Richard (2004-06-01). The Organ: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-135-94795-8.
^ Hatton, Barry (2018-11-01). Queen of the Sea: A History of Lisbon. Oxford University Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-78738-107-0.
^ The Exemplary Hercules from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment and Beyond. BRILL. 2021-01-11. p. 161. ISBN 978-90-04-43541-4.

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[:0-1] Bush, Douglas; Kassel, Richard (2004-06-01). The Organ: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-135-94795-8.

[2] Hatton, Barry (2018-11-01). Queen of the Sea: A History of Lisbon. Oxford University Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-78738-107-0.

[3] The Exemplary Hercules from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment and Beyond. BRILL. 2021-01-11. p. 161. ISBN 978-90-04-43541-4.

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+'''Joaquim Machado de Castro''' (19 June 1731 &ndash; 17 November 1822) was one of [[Portugal]]'s foremost [[sculpture|sculptors]]. He wrote extensively on his works and the theory behind them, including a full-length discussion of the statue of [[Joseph I of Portugal|King Joseph I]] entitled ''Descripção analytica da execução da estatua equestre'', Lisbon 1810.
-'''Joaquim Machado de Castro''' (June 19, 1731 &ndash; November 17, 1822) was one of [[Portugal]]'s foremost [[sculpture|sculptors]]. He wrote extensively on his works and the theory behind them, including a full-length discussion of the statue of [[Joseph I of Portugal|D. José I]] entitled ''Descripção analytica da execucão da estatua equestre'', Lisbon 1810.
 == Life ==
+Machado de Castro was born in [[Coimbra]], and was a celebrated figure throughout [[Europe]] in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He was the older stepbrother of organist [[Antonio Machado e Cerveira]], to the latter's benefit in navigating social and political life.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Bush |first=Douglas |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Organ/y2RuBwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=The Organ: An Encyclopedia |last2=Kassel |first2=Richard |date=2004-06-01 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94795-8 |pages=104 |language=en}}</ref> Machado de Castro became active in Lisbon's reconstruction following the earthquake of [[1755 Lisbon earthquake|1755]].<ref name=":0" /> As an artist, he was self-taught.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hatton |first=Barry |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Queen_of_the_Sea/stB0DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=Queen of the Sea: A History of Lisbon |date=2018-11-01 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-1-78738-107-0 |pages=157 |language=en}}</ref>
-Machado de Castro was born in [[Coimbra]], and was a celebrated figure throughout [[Europe]] in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The ''Descripção'' is the artist's detailed comments on the style and execution of his finest work, the equestrian statue of D. José I, erected in 1775 as part of the rebuilding of central Lisbon after the disastrous [[Lisbon earthquake of 1755|earthquake of 1755]]. The stages of construction are illustrated with sections and cross-sections of the horse and rider, views of the statue from different angles, and details of armor and ornamentation. This bronze statue remains one of Lisbon's most important monuments, and dominates one of the major squares of Europe, the [[Praça do Comércio]] or ''Terreiro do Paço''. In the introduction, Machado de Castro comments on similar works of art in the rest of Europe.
+The ''Descripção'' is the artist's detailed comments on the style and execution of his finest work, the equestrian statue of D. José I, erected in 1775 as part of the rebuilding of central Lisbon after the disastrous earthquake of 1755. The project had been approved by [[Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal|Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo]], the [[Marquis of Pombal (title)|Marquis of Pombal]], in 1759, but Machado de Castro only accepted the commission in 1770, after the artist [[Eugénio dos Santos]] left the project unfinished.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Exemplary_Hercules_from_the_Renaissa/WI8cEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=The Exemplary Hercules from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment and Beyond |date=2021-01-11 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-43541-4 |pages=161 |language=en}}</ref> The stages of construction are illustrated with sections and cross-sections of the horse and rider, views of the statue from different angles, and details of armor and ornamentation. This bronze statue remains one of Lisbon's most important monuments, and dominates one of the major squares of Europe, the [[Praça do Comércio]] or Terreiro do Paço. In the introduction, Machado de Castro comments on similar works of art in the rest of Europe.
-Machado de Castro had a famous school and was the Master of many sculptors. He died in [[Lisbon]]. In [[Coimbra]] there is a prestigious art museum named in his honour,
-the [[National Museum Machado de Castro]].
+Machado de Castro had a famous school and was the Master of many sculptors. He died in [[Lisbon]]. In [[Coimbra]] there is a prestigious art museum named in his honour, the [[Machado de Castro National Museum]].
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