The eighteenth century was a true golden age for the visual arts in
Portugal. The discovery of fabulous deposits of gold, diamonds, and
emeralds in Brazil suddenly made Portugal’s court the wealthiest in all
of Europe, enabling patronage of the arts on a lavish scale. This
handsome volume is the first major work in English to be devoted to this
period of Portuguese art and history.
Written by historians
such as Kenneth Maxwell and specialists in art and architectural history
such as Hellmut Wohl and Jennifer Montagu, the book tells the story of
this unique age―its politics, society, and history. Focusing on the
reigns of King João V, who ruled from 1706 to 1750, and King José I, who
ruled from 1750 to 1777, the book reproduces and discusses more than
one hundred works of art―including paintings, architecture, sculpture,
furniture, ceramics, silver, jewelry, and textiles―that illustrate the
extraordinary quality of Portuguese artistic production and patronage.
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