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El Rei Dom Sebastião

King Sebastian of Portugal

Lisboa 1554 - Alcácer-Quibir, Morocco 1578
King of Portugal and Algarve 1557-1578
(Wikipedia)

João Cutileiro
1973

Description

Statue of King Sebastian in armour with his help at his feet. The statue is made of various sorts of stone, and stands on a circular stone base plate with on the edge the text: A EL REI D. SEBASTIÃO 1973

Sculptor

João Pires Cutileiro (Lisboa 1937), Portuguese sculptor (Wikipedia).

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°6'9" - W 8°40'22") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptag006; Photograph: 6 September 2017
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