Capela Dourada (Golden Chapel), view towards the altar

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Title Capela Dourada (Golden Chapel), view towards the altar
Creator Antonio Martins Santiago (sculptor); Manuel de Jesus Pinto (gilt)
Creator Nationality Brazilian
Building Igreja da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco (Church of the Third Order of St. Francis)
Location City/State Recife
Location Country Brazil
Style Period 17th Century Art; 18th Century Art
Description The cornerstone was laid on May 13, 1696; the chapel, with a niche for a large central cross and lateral niches for St. Cosme and St. Damian, was sculpted by Antonio Martins Santiago in 1698, and was gilded by Manuel de Jesus Pinto in 1799.
Subject Latin American Art; Brazilian Art; Religious Art; Religious Buildings; Architecture; Baroque
Creation Date late 17th Century - 18th Century CE
Form architecture
Classes ARTH 1010 Module 13: 20th Century Latin America
Source Opulence and Devotion: Brazilian Baroque Art. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, and BrasilConnects, São Paulo, 2001.
Work ID 13626
Rights Digital Image Copyright University of Utah
ARK ark:/87278/s6q84rbw
Setname uu_aah_art
ID 39390
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6q84rbw
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