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Portuguese Colonial

Dates

c. 16th–18th century

Places

Asia > South Asia > India, East Asia > China, Macau
South America > Brazil

Basics Works of Art Artists Periods, Cultures, Styles Curated Guides

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Introduction to colonial Brazil

Works of Art

Carlos Julião, “Black Kings and Queens”

c. 1780–1800

Manoel da Costa Ataíde, ceiling painting of the Church of Saint Anthony, Santa Bárbara

completed by 1822

Spoons from West Africa in Renaissance Lisbon

15th–16th century

Christian art in India: Indo-Portuguese ivory statuettes

17th century

Carlos Julião, watercolor manuscript

1780–1800

Gold S. Vincente of João III

1521–57

Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Blacks, Ouro Preto, Brazil

1716–93

Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos of Congonhas do Campo, 1757–1872

1757–1872

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Artists

Carlos Julião, “Black Queen Festival,” in Noticia Summaria do Gentilismo da Asia…, c. 1780-1800, (Biblioteca Nacional, Brazil)

Carlos Julião, “Black Queen Festival,” in Noticia Summaria do Gentilismo da Asia…, c. 1780-1800, (Biblioteca Nacional, Brazil)

Manoel da Costa Ataíde

Mestre Valentim

Francisco de Lima Cerqueira

Periods, Cultures, Styles

The Mount of the Good Shepherd, c. 1650 (Goa), ivory, 25.5 cm high (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)

Indo-Portuguese

Three Bini-Portuguese spoons, in the collection of Cosimo I de’ Medici Duke of Florence by 1560, ivory, Benin, 25, 24.8 and 25.7 cm long (Museo di Storia Naturale dell’Università di Firenze, sezione di Archeologia e Etnologia; photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Bini-Portuguese

Curated Guides to Portuguese Colonial

All Textbook Chapters Syllabi

Portuguese contacts and exchanges, c. 1400–1800

Textbook Chapter - Reframing Art History

The sacred baroque in the Catholic world

Textbook Chapter - Reframing Art History

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