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During the 18th-century deposits of gold, silver, diamonds and emeralds were discovered in Brazil, enabling the Court of Portugal to commission art on a lavish scale. This book is devoted to this period of Portuguese art and history, including paintings, sculpture, furniture and textiles.

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Portugal in the 18th Century , Kenneth Maxwell; the Portugese commercial empire - an overview, John Russell-Wood; John V and Papal Rome, A. Ayres de Carvalho; artistic relations between Italy and Portugal in the age of John V, Angela Delaforce; John V and Italian sculpture, Jennifer Montague; Portuguese architecture in the 18th century, Helmut Wohl; Lisbon in the age of the Marquis de Pombal, Jose Augusto Franca; the table service of the kings of Portugal, Leonor d'Orey; Portuguese baroque jewelry, Leonor d'Orey. Catalogue - Lisbon - the city and its reconstruction; private life; royal projects; the arts in the service of religion.

The Age of the Baroque in Portugal National

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      Publisher: Yale University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 27/10/1993
      ISBN13: 9780300058413, 978-0300058413
      ISBN10: 0300058411

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      During the 18th-century deposits of gold, silver, diamonds and emeralds were discovered in Brazil, enabling the Court of Portugal to commission art on a lavish scale. This book is devoted to this period of Portuguese art and history, including paintings, sculpture, furniture and textiles.

      Table of Contents
      Portugal in the 18th Century , Kenneth Maxwell; the Portugese commercial empire - an overview, John Russell-Wood; John V and Papal Rome, A. Ayres de Carvalho; artistic relations between Italy and Portugal in the age of John V, Angela Delaforce; John V and Italian sculpture, Jennifer Montague; Portuguese architecture in the 18th century, Helmut Wohl; Lisbon in the age of the Marquis de Pombal, Jose Augusto Franca; the table service of the kings of Portugal, Leonor d'Orey; Portuguese baroque jewelry, Leonor d'Orey. Catalogue - Lisbon - the city and its reconstruction; private life; royal projects; the arts in the service of religion.

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