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Infante Dom Henrique

Prince Henry the Navigator

Porto 1394 - Sagres 1460
infante (prince) of the Kingdom of Portugal, responsible for the beginning of the European worldwide explorations
(Wikipedia)

Leopoldo de Almeida
1960

Description

Bronze statue of Prince Henry, seated, with a map on his lap.

Lagos - Infante Dom Henrique

Inscription(s)

INFANTE
D. HENRIQUE
v. centenario da sua morte
1460 - 1960

Signature

leopoldo de almeida 1960

Lagos - Infante Dom Henrique

Sculptor

Leopoldo Neves de Almeida (Lisboa 1898 - 1975), Portuguese sculptor (Wikipedia – Vida e obra do escultor Leopoldo de Almeida).

Sources & Information

Igogo, Monumentos em Lagos
Camara Municipal Lagos, Artístico / Arte Pública.
Freguesia de São Gonçalo de Lagos, Monumentos.
Roberto Carlos Soares Miquelino, Do Monumento à Escultura Pública em Portugal no século XX (Breves considerações e estudo do caso regional lacobrigense). Universidade de Lisboa (PDF on-line).
Maria Isabel Serra Granado Cordeiro Laranjo, Escultura pública no Algave séculos XX e XXI (1900-2009). Universidade de Lisboa, 2010 (PDF on-line).

Locatie (N 37°6'2" - W 8°40'14") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptag003; Photograph: 6 September 2017
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