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Júlio Diniz

Joaquim Guilherme Gomes Coelho
Porto 1839 - Porto 1871
Portuguese doctor and writer, was between 1869 and 1871 three times in Madeira to find a cure for tuberculosis, finally died with this disease. He lived in the Rua da Careira no. 90.
(Wikipedia)

Ricardo Velosa
1995

Description

Bronze statue, standing without a pedestal on a corner.

Signature

Ricardo | Jorge 93

Annotation

Inaugurated 12 January 1995.

Sculptor

Ricardo Jorge Abrantes Velosa (also: Veloza) (Rio de Janeiro 1947), Madeiran sculptor (Biography).

Sources & Information

Funchal Municipio, Funchal: Cidade com Arte (2010) (PDF on-line).
Arquipelagos, Image Bank.
Madeira Quase Esquecida, O que nos contam as nossas estátuas… (Facebook).
Padre António Vieira, Estátuas Madeirenses: Fotos e apontamentos sobre estátuas madeirenses (Blogspot).
Igogo, Monumentos no Funchal

Locatie (N 32°38'55" - W 16°54'40") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptma027; Photograph: 7 January 2014
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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