Portugal
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Pena Palace: Sintra’s Romantic Icon
The site now occupied by the Pena National Palace was originally home to a modest Hieronymite monastery founded in 1503 under…
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Porto: The History of its Art
The art history of Porto is not a chronology of visual spectacles or avant-garde provocations. It is instead a slow and…
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Portugal: The History of its Art
The story of Portuguese art begins long before there was a Portugal to name it—etched into megaliths, patterned into mosaics, and…
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Biography: Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro
Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro (1857–1929) was a prominent Portuguese painter and realist artist. He was a leading figure in the Portuguese artistic…
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Biography: José Malhoa
José Vital Branco Malhoa (1855-1933) was a Portuguese painter who is often associated with the Naturalist and Realist movements. He is…
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Lisbon: The History of its Art
To understand Lisbon’s art history is to walk through layers of conquest, rebirth, tragedy, and imagination. It is a city where…
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Lisbon’s Iconic Belém Tower
Belém Tower, or Torre de Belém, was commissioned in 1514 by King Manuel I of Portugal and completed around 1520. It…
