Colonial Brazilian sculptor and architect (c.1738–1814)
Aleijadinho
Supposed posthumous portrait by Euclásio Ventura, 19th century, no contemporary depiction is known
Born
(1738-08-29)29 August 1738
Vila Rica (present day Ouro Preto), Minas Gerais, State of Brazil
Died
18 November 1814(1814-11-18) (aged 76)
Vila Rica, Minas Gerais, State of Brazil
Known for
Sculpting, architecture
Movement
Baroque and Rococo
Signature
Antônio Francisco Lisboa (c. 29 August 1730 or 1738 – 18 November 1814), better known as Aleijadinho (Portuguese pronunciation:[aleiʒaˈdʒiɲu], lit.'little cripple'), was a sculptor, carver and architect of Colonial Brazil, noted for his works on and in various churches of Brazil. With a style related to Baroque and Rococo, Aleijadinho is considered almost by consensus as the greatest exponent of colonial art in Brazil by Brazilian critics and, surpassing Brazilian borders, for some foreign scholars he is the greatest name of Baroque in the Americas.
Little is known with certainty about his biography, which remains shrouded in legend and controversy to this day, making the research work on his life very arduous. The main documentary source on Aleijadinho is a biographical note written only about forty years after his death. His trajectory is reconstructed mainly through the works he left behind, although even in this context his contribution is controversial, since the attribution of authorship for most of the more than four hundred creations that exist today associated with his name was made without any documentary evidence, based only on stylistic similarity with documented pieces.
All of his work, including carvings, architectural projects, reliefs and statuary, was carried out in Minas Gerais, especially in the cities of Ouro Preto, Sabará, São João del-Rei and Congonhas. The main monuments that contain his works are the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Ouro Preto and the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus of Matosinhos.
Lisboa (c. 29 August 1730 or 1738 – 18 November 1814), better known as Aleijadinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [aleiʒaˈdʒiɲu], lit. 'little cripple'), was...
different from the Spanish style. The most notable architect in Brazil was Aleijadinho, who was native of Brazil, half-Portuguese, and self-taught. His most...
19th-century churches decorated with gold and the sculptured works of Aleijadinho make Ouro Preto a tourist destination. The tremendous wealth from gold...
1800 and 1805 by the artist Antônio Francisco Lisboa, commonly known as Aleijadinho. The sculptures are located in the Brazilian municipality of Congonhas...
are twelve soapstone sculptures depicting Twelve Prophets, crafted by Aleijadinho, one of the best artists in the baroque style in the world. The twelve...
Acheiropodia Other names Horn-Kolb syndrome, acheiropody and aleijadinhos (Brazilian type) Acheiropodia has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance...
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi (Ouro Preto), Minas Gerais, Brazil, by Aleijadinho, 1765–1788 Basilica of San Francisco de Asís, Havana, Cuba, unknown architect...
17th-century artist Bernini. Between 1800 and 1805, the Brazilian sculptor Aleijadinho completed a soapstone sculpture of Habakkuk as part of his Twelve Prophets...
movements, the work of Aleijadinho and Master Ataíde stands out, among others, which allowed the flourishing of a local Baroque. Aleijadinho's sculptural and...
Stations of the Cross; each has a polychrome sculpture made by the artist Aleijadinho (b. 1730 or 1738 – 1814) and his assistants. They are considered masterpieces...
Prophet Daniel by Aleijadinho in Congonhas (1800-1805) Head of Christ, by Aleijadinho, in Congonhas, Brazil The Road to Golgotha by Aleijadinho in Congonhas...
in his honor. The ornate rococo facade was designed by the sculptor Aleijadinho and added between 1807 and 1810, along with the stone stairway and forecourt...
Father José Maurício Nunes Garcia (a baroque conductor and composer), and Aleijadinho (an outstanding sculptor and architect) attained high prestige as artists...
German: Ignaz Günther, Philipp Jakob Straub (18th century); or Brazilian: Aleijadinho (19th century). Monochromatic color solutions of architectural orders...
Francis of Assisi, Ouro Preto Aleijadinho and Francisco de Lima Cerqueira: Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Ouro Preto Aleijadinho: Christ praying, Bom Jesus...
Church of São Francisco de Assis, Ouro Preto, Brazil, 1749 – 1774, by Aleijadinho Czapski Palace in Warsaw, Poland, 1712 – 1721, reflects the rococo fascination...
artists like Manuel da Costa Ataíde and especially the sculptor-architect Aleijadinho. In 1816, the French Artistic Mission in Brazil created the Imperial...
visual artists. Abigail de Andrade Abraham Palatnik Adriana Bertini Aleijadinho Alexandre Orion Anita Malfatti Artur Barrio Augusto de Campos Bel Borba...
Entre Amor e O Cangaço 1966 Mudar de Vida Adelino 1966 Cristo de Lama Aleijadinho 1967 O Santo Milagroso Dito 1967 O Vigilante em Missão Secreta 1968 Bebel...
(Brazil) dancing, 17th c. Albert Eckhout African Woman in Brazil, 17th c. Aleijadinho(Brazil): Angel of the Passion, ca. 1799. Congonhas do Campo Alexander...
Portuguese Segment of Contos Eróticos (1980). 1978 O Aleijadinho † - Portuguese Short documentary on Aleijadinho. 1982 O Homem do Pau Brasil The Brazilwood Man...
bridges and fountains many of them designed by the Baroque sculptor Aleijadinho. Iguaçu National Park BrazilParaná 25°41′00″S 54°26′00″W / 25.68333°S...
painter Alejandro Mario Yllanes (1913–1960), painter and printmaker Aleijadinho (1730–1814) Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973) Artur Barrio (born 1945) Lenora...
artistic collaboration of the famous mulatto sculptor Antônio Francisco "Aleijadinho" Lisboa. Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Conceição - Santa Ifigênia (pt), São...
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