This site is organised in the following items:
1) Romanesque
2) Gothic
3) Manueline
4) Early Renaissance
5) Castles and Palaces
6) References
National Museum of Ancient Art,
Lisbon
Comments, suggestions, complains? [email protected]
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| The objective of this website is to present some of the architectural heritage found today in Portugal, from the mediaeval through the renaissance periods. It is intended to be a simple introduction without any scholarly intentions. This site is organised in the following items: 1) Romanesque 2) Gothic 3) Manueline 4) Early Renaissance 5) Castles and Palaces 6) References |
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| Left - Central panel (detail) of the altar dedicated to Saint Auta from the Convent of Madre de Deus in Lisbon. Saint Auta is in the front left. A procession is entering the convent carrying her relics through a magnificent portal in Manueline style. The altar was painted around 1520, probably by Portuguese painters Crist�v�o de Figueiredo and Garcia Fernandes. National Museum of Ancient Art, Lisbon |
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| Pictures displayed in this website have either been taken by myself or from sources that, as far as I know, do not require copyright. Comments, suggestions, complains? [email protected] |
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