Aleijadinho

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Aleijadinho was an influential 18th-century Brazilian sculptor and architect, renowned for his baroque and rococo religious works in colonial Brazil.

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instanceOf Brazilian artist
architect
person
sculptor
activeIn Congonhas
Minas Gerais
Ouro Preto
colonial Brazil
alternativeName Antônio Francisco Lisboa, o Aleijadinho
birthName Antônio Francisco Lisboa
countryOfCitizenship Brazil
ethnicOrigin Afro-Brazilian
floruit 18th century
genre religious art
sacred sculpture
hasWorkLocation Churches of Ouro Preto
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos in Congonhas
influenced Brazilian colonial religious art
later Brazilian Baroque revival
knownFor architectural design of church façades
religious sculptures in soapstone
wood carvings for church interiors
movement Baroque
Rococo
notableFor expressive, dramatic religious figures
integration of sculpture and architecture in church design
notableWork Altarpieces and carvings in churches of Ouro Preto
Church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo in Ouro Preto (sculptural elements)
Church of São Francisco de Assis in Ouro Preto (sculptural and architectural elements)
Stations of the Cross of Congonhas
Twelve Prophets of Congonhas
occupation architect
carver
sculptor
placeOfBirth Colonial Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America

Minas Gerais
Ouro Preto
placeOfDeath Brazil
Minas Gerais
Ouro Preto
religion Roman Catholicism
style Brazilian Baroque
linked to: Brazilian baroque

Brazilian Rococo
linked to: Brazilian baroque

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