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Monumento à Tapeteira de Arraiolos

Monument for the Tapestry Workers of Arraiolos

Armando Alves
2001

Arraiolos / Monumento à Tapeteira de Arraiolos

Description

Monument with a mosaic suggesting a tapestry of Arraiolos and a ceramic panel allusive to the work of the tapestry. In the back, in the two inclined walls we can see a low relief suggesting the hills of Arraiolos surmounted by the castle. At the base of these walls appears a mirror of water with lighting and a small fountain.

Arraiolos - Monumento à Tapeteira de Arraiolos

Signature

armando alves 2001

Sculptor

Armando José Ruivo Alves (Estremoz 1935), Portuguese artist (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Município de Arraioilos, Monumento à Tapeteira.

Locatie (N 38°43'22" - W 7°59'4") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptat019; Photograph: 1 September 2017
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