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(Assembleia Legislativa de Minas Gerais)

Antonio Francisco Lisboa "O Aleijandinho"

Vila Rica [now Ouro Preto] 1738 - Vila Rica 1814
Colonial Brazil-born sculptor and architect, noted for his works on and in various churches of Brazil. The nickname Aleijadinho means 'little cripple'
(Wikipedia)

Alberto de Castro
1973

Belo Horizonte / Antonio Francisco Lisboa "O Aleijandinho"

Description

Ceramic bust, placed on the initiative of the researcher Miguel Theodorovitch Chquiloff.

Inscription(s)

antonio francisco
lisboa
"O ALEIJADINHO"
* 29-8-1730
† 18-11-1814

homenagem
da
assembleia legislativa
do
estado
de
minas gerais

Signature

a. castro escultor
miguel chquiloff pesquisador

Artist

Alberto de Castro (Cataguases, MG, 1914), Brazilian sculptor and ceramist.

Sources & Information

Busto de Aleijadinho revela o desprendimento de um pesquisador e um gesto de ousadia da Assembléia Legislativa, (PDF on line).

Location (S 19°55'54" - W 43°57'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: brmg024; Photograph: 7 July 2017
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