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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Joaquim Machado de Castro 2
Machado de Castro canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese artist
human
sculptor
centuryOfActivity 18th century
19th century
countryOfBirth Portugal
countryOfCitizenship Portugal
countryOfDeath Portugal
dateOfBirth 1731
dateOfDeath 1822
employer Portuguese royal court
familyName Machado de Castro
fieldOfWork religious art
sculpture
gender male
genre portrait sculpture
religious sculpture
givenName Joaquim
hasWorkInCollection National Museum Machado de Castro
influencedBy Italian Baroque sculpture
Roman classical sculpture
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
movement Baroque
Rococo
name Joaquim Machado de Castro
linked to: Machado de Castro
namedAfter National Museum Machado de Castro
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
Sculptures for the Basilica da Estrela
Sculptures for the Monastery of Alcobaça
Sculptures for the Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova
Sculptures for the University of Coimbra
occupation sculptor
teacher
placeOfBirth Coimbra
placeOfDeath Lisbon
positionHeld Royal sculptor of Portugal
style late Baroque
transitional Baroque–Neoclassical
workLocation Coimbra
Lisbon
various Portuguese religious institutions

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Terreiro do Paço mainMonumentDesigner Machado de Castro
Machado de Castro National Museum namedAfter Joaquim Machado de Castro
linked to: Machado de Castro
Machado de Castro name Joaquim Machado de Castro
linked to: Machado de Castro
Machado de Castro familyName Machado de Castro