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Joaquim Machado de Castro (19 June 1731 – 17 November 1822) was one of Portugal's foremost sculptors. He wrote extensively on his works and the theory behind them, including a full-length discussion of the statue of King Joseph I entitled Descripção analytica da execução da estatua equestre, Lisbon 1810.

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Joaquim Machado de Castro CvC
Portrait of the Master Sculptor Joaquim Machado de Castro
Born	(1731-06-19)19 June 1731 Coimbra, Portugal
Died	17 November 1822(1822-11-17) (aged 91) Mártires, Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Known for	Sculpture
Patron(s)	Joseph I of Portugal
Signature

Life

Machado de Castro was born in Coimbra, and was a celebrated figure throughout Europe in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The Descripção is the artist's detailed comments on the style and execution of his finest work, the equestrian statue of D. José I, erected in 1775 as part of the rebuilding of central Lisbon after the disastrous earthquake of 1755. The stages of construction are illustrated with sections and cross-sections of the horse and rider, views of the statue from different angles, and details of armor and ornamentation. This bronze statue remains one of Lisbon's most important monuments, and dominates one of the major squares of Europe, the Praça do Comércio or Terreiro do Paço. In the introduction, Machado de Castro comments on similar works of art in the rest of Europe.

Machado de Castro had a famous school and was the Master of many sculptors. He died in Lisbon. In Coimbra there is a prestigious art museum named in his honour, the Machado de Castro National Museum.

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[de] Joaquim Machado de Castro

Joaquim Machado de Castro (* 19. Juni 1731 in Coimbra; † 17. November 1822 in Lissabon) war ein portugiesischer Bildhauer. Sein bekanntestes Werk ist die Reiterstatue Josés I. auf der Praça do Comércio.

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- [en] Joaquim Machado de Castro

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[es] Joaquim Machado de Castro

Joaquim Machado de Castro (Coímbra, 19 de junio de 1731 - Lisboa, 17 de noviembre de 1822)[1] es uno de los escultores portugueses de mayor renombre. Además de su obra escultórica, redactaba extensos trabajos descriptivos, textos entre los que cabe destacar la extensa discusión sobre la estatua de José I que se sitúa en la Praça do Comércio lisboeta, titulada Descripção analytica da execucão da estatua equestre (descripción analítica de la ejecución de la estatua ecuestre), Lisboa 1810.[1]

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[fr] Joaquim Machado de Castro

Joaquim Machado de Castro, né à Coïmbre le 19 juin 1731 et mort à Lisbonne le 17 novembre 1822, est l'un des plus importants sculpteurs portugais de la fin du XVIIIe siècle et du début du XIXe siècle.

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[it] Joaquim Machado de Castro

Joaquim Machado de Castro (Sé Nova, 19 giugno 1731 – Mártires, 17 novembre 1822) è stato uno scultore portoghese. La sua opera più nota è la statua equestre del re Giuseppe I del Portogallo sulla Praça do Comércio (Piazza del Commercio) di Lisbona.

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