Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

Bronze statue of Luís de Camões, with a crown of laurels on his head, wielding a sword and having at his feet a breastplate and some books. It is 6 m high and stands on a stone pedestal of 7.5 m, around which are sculptures of eight figures of letters and sciences of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries.
The monument was executed between 1860 and 1867, the year in which the monument was inaugurated by King D. Luis, on October 9.

jeronymo corte real Jerónimo Corte-Real (Açores 1533 - Évora 1588) Portuguese epic poet (Wikipedia).	pedro nunes Pedro Nunes (Alcácer do Sal 1502 - Coimbra 1578) Portuguese mathematician and cosmographer (Wikipedia).	fernão lopes de castanheda Fernão Lopes de Castanheda (Santarém, c. 1500 - Coimbra 1559) Portuguese historian (Wikipedia).	francisco sá de menezes Francisco de Sá de Menezes (Porto c. 1600 - Lisboa 1664) Portuguese poet (Wikipedia).
gomes eanes de azurara Gomes Eanes de Azurara (c. 1410 - Lisboa 1474) Portuguese chronicler of the Age of Discovery (Wikipedia).	vasco mousinho de quevedo Vasco Mouzinho de Quebedo e Castelbranco (Sétubal c. 1570-c. 1619) Portuguese poet (Wikipedia).	joão de barros João de Barros (Viseu c. 1496 - Pombal 1570) one of the first great Portuguese historians (Wikipedia).	fernão lopes Fernão Lopes (c. 1385 - after 1459) Portuguese chronicler (Wikipedia).

Inscription(s)

A LUIZ DE CAMOES

por subscripção, auxiliada pelos poderes publicos. inaugurado em 9 de outubro 1867

Sculptor

• António Víctor de Figueiredo Bastos (1830 - 1894), Portuguese sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

• Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Equipamentos.
• Espaço e Tempo, revelar LX, Arte pública/Escultura.
• Sílvia Lucas Vieira de Almeida, Forma e conceito na escultura de oitocentos, Ph.D. Thesis Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2012 (PDF on-line).

Tags

Locatie (N 38°42'38" - W 9°8'36") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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