Machado de Castro

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Machado de Castro was a prominent 18th-century Portuguese sculptor, regarded as one of the most important artists of his time in Portugal.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Joaquim Machado de Castro 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese artist
human
sculptor
centuryOfActivity 18th century
19th century
countryOfBirth Portugal NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Portugal
countryOfDeath Portugal NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1731
dateOfDeath 1822
employer Portuguese royal court NERFINISHED
familyName Machado de Castro NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork religious art
sculpture
gender male
genre portrait sculpture
religious sculpture
givenName Joaquim NERFINISHED
hasWorkInCollection National Museum Machado de Castro NERFINISHED
influencedBy Italian Baroque sculpture
Roman classical sculpture
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
movement Baroque
Rococo NERFINISHED
name Joaquim Machado de Castro NERFINISHED
namedAfter National Museum Machado de Castro NERFINISHED
nationality Portuguese
notability one of the most important Portuguese sculptors of the 18th century
notableFor large-scale public monuments
religious altarpieces
royal commissions
notableWork Equestrian statue of King José I NERFINISHED
Sculptures for the Basilica da Estrela
Sculptures for the Monastery of Alcobaça
Sculptures for the Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova NERFINISHED
Sculptures for the University of Coimbra NERFINISHED
occupation sculptor
teacher
placeOfBirth Coimbra NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Lisbon NERFINISHED
positionHeld Royal sculptor of Portugal
style late Baroque
transitional Baroque–Neoclassical
workLocation Coimbra NERFINISHED
Lisbon NERFINISHED
various Portuguese religious institutions

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Terreiro do Paço mainMonumentDesigner Machado de Castro
Machado de Castro National Museum (adjacent area historically linked to the complex) namedAfter Machado de Castro
subject surface form: Machado de Castro National Museum
this entity surface form: Joaquim Machado de Castro