The great panorama of Lisbon.
Chandeigne| N° d'inventaire | 31178 |
| Format | 14.5 x 20.5 |
| Détails | 51 p., fold-out book. |
| Publication | Paris, 2024 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782367322391 |
The Grand Panorama of Lisbon, an extraordinary work, one of the most important in the collection of the National Azulejo Museum, is a document of unique iconographic richness for the history of the city of Lisbon. It presents the most complete view of the capital, unfolding along the Tagus, before the earthquake that destroyed it in 1755. Contemplating this work allows us to admire buildings and places that resisted the catastrophe, but also to observe others that have disappeared, images of a world whose fragility is reminded to us.
The Castle of Saint George, the Monastery of Saint Vincent Outside the Walls, the Ribeira Palace, the Jerónimos Monastery, the Belém Tower, are some of the most emblematic buildings of the city represented on this panel, allowing us to instantly recognize the capital of Portugal.
This work has been attributed to one of the first masters of Baroque ceramics, the Spanish-born painter Gabriel del Barco. The panel, approximately 23 meters long, depicting 14 km of coastline from Algés to Xabregas, invites us to discover – beyond the palaces, churches, convents, and dwellings – the general atmosphere of the city of Lisbon at the beginning of the 18th century, from the most densely populated areas to the countryside and surroundings of Alcântara or Belém. If we pay attention, we can guess the bustle of the city, the activity of the Ribeira market, the operation of a tide mill, the bustle of carriages and sedan chairs, a whole world immortalized in ceramic painting.
The Grand Panorama of Lisbon, an extraordinary work, one of the most important in the collection of the National Azulejo Museum, is a document of unique iconographic richness for the history of the city of Lisbon. It presents the most complete view of the capital, unfolding along the Tagus, before the earthquake that destroyed it in 1755. Contemplating this work allows us to admire buildings and places that resisted the catastrophe, but also to observe others that have disappeared, images of a world whose fragility is reminded to us.
The Castle of Saint George, the Monastery of Saint Vincent Outside the Walls, the Ribeira Palace, the Jerónimos Monastery, the Belém Tower, are some of the most emblematic buildings of the city represented on this panel, allowing us to instantly recognize the capital of Portugal.
This work has been attributed to one of the first masters of Baroque ceramics, the Spanish-born painter Gabriel del Barco. The panel, approximately 23 meters long, depicting 14 km of coastline from Algés to Xabregas, invites us to discover – beyond the palaces, churches, convents, and dwellings – the general atmosphere of the city of Lisbon at the beginning of the 18th century, from the most densely populated areas to the countryside and surroundings of Alcântara or Belém. If we pay attention, we can guess the bustle of the city, the activity of the Ribeira market, the operation of a tide mill, the bustle of carriages and sedan chairs, a whole world immortalized in ceramic painting.