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Carmo Church, Porto: Church of the Carmelites (left) and the Carmo Church (right)

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posted on 2017-07-05, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
The architect was the painter and architect Jos\u00E9 de Figueiredo Seixas, who had worked under Nasoni's direction. An interior Rococo chapel is decorated with gilded carved wood, which was a Nasoni speciality. This church is twinned with the Church of the Carmelites, on the west side, forming a single volume, although they are different churches. The complex also contained a hospital. The church is noted today for the external east wall which is covered with painted tiles (azulejos), representing scenes from the founding of the Carmelite Order and Mount Carmel. The composition was designed by Silvestre Silvestri, painted by Charles White and dated 1912.

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Igreja do Carmo

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-07-05

Spatial Coverage

Porto|Porto, Porto, Portugal|+41.147417-8.616222

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Baroque', 'Rococo']

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To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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