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'''Joaquim Machado de Castro''' (June 19, 1731 – 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. |
'''Joaquim Machado de Castro''' (June 19, 1731 – 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. |
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== Life == |
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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. |
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. |
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 Portrait of the Master Scupltor Joaquim Machado de Castro | |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Patron(s) | Joseph I of Portugal |
Joaquim Machado de Castro (June 19, 1731 – November 17, 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 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. 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 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.
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