Domingos Sequeira
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Birth name | Domingos António de Sequeira |
Born |
10 March 1768 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
Died |
8 March 1837 Rome, Papal States |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Field | Fine Painting |
Movement | Neoclassicism |
Domingos António de Sequeira (Lisbon ; 10 March 1768 - Rome; 8 March 1837) was a famous Portuguese painter at the Royal Court of King John VI of Portugal.
Biography
He was born in Belém, Lisbon, into a modest family. He later changed his family name from Espírito Santo to the more aristocratic Sequeira. He studied art first at the academy of Lisbon, before moving to Rome, where he was Antonio Cavallucci`s pupil.
By the age of thirteen, he had evinced such marked talent that F. de Setubal employed him as an assistant in his work for the João Ferreiras Palace. Sequeira resided in Rome from 1788 to 1794, when he was made honorary member of the Academy of St Luke. After another two years and further study in Italy, he returned to his native country with such a great reputation that important commissions for churches and palaces were immediately entrusted to him: scriptural subjects, large historical compositions and cabinet pictures.[1]
In 1802, he was appointed first court painter and, in this role, executed many works for the prince regent, for Dona Maria Teresa, and for members of the court. He designed the valuable silver service which was presented by the Portuguese nation to Wellington,[2] and a monument that was erected in 1820 in the Rossio square at Lisbon.[1] In 1823, he visited Paris where he is known to have tried his skill in lithography and etching. In 1825, he painted the "Death of Camões", which was considered by many to be the first proto-romantic or romantic Portuguese painting.
The last years of his life he spent in Rome, devoting himself chiefly to devotional subjects and to his duties as head of the Portuguese Academy. He saw a Turner exposition in the late 1820s, that served as inspiration for some of his best paintings, like the "Adoração dos Magos" (1828). He died in Rome in 1837.[1]
Works
Among his best-known pictures are the Miracle of Ourique, Prince John Reiviewing the Troops at Azumbuja, and The Adoration of the Magi.[1] Numerous paintings by Sequeira are held at the Mafra National Palace, the Ajuda National Palace, and in the principal palaces and churches of Lisbon. The Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga (National Museum of Ancient Art), in Lisbon, has one of the best collections of his paintings.
Gallery
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The Prince Regent Reviewing the Troops at Azambuja, 1803.
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The Count of Farrobo, 1813.
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D. Carlota Joaquina, 1802-1806.
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D. João, Prince Regent, 1802-1806.
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The Barros Family, 1822.
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Junot Securing the City of Lisbon, 1808.
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Family of the Viscount of Santarém, 1816.
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Equestrian Portrait of D. Carlota Joaquina, 1817.
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Prince Regent, João, 1802.
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Adoration of the Magi, 1828.
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Mariana Benedita Sequeira, 1822.
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The Miracle of Ourique, 1793.
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Portrait of John VI, 1821.
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Allegory of the virtues of John VI, 1800.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sequeira, Domingo Antonio de". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press
- ↑ Heath, Diana. "Portugal's Silver Service". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
Sources
- José-Augusto França, A Arte em Portugal no Século XIX, Lisboa, Bertrand Editora, 1991, volume 1.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press
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