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Alegorias do Hospital Cruz de Carvalho

Allegories at the Cruz de Carvalho Hospital

António Branco Paiva & Helder Baptista
1972

Funchal / Alegorias do Hospital Cruz de Carvalho

Description

Two limestone sculptures:

Two sitting figures on both sides of a disc representing the sun; by Paiva
Man, lying on his knees and underarms, listering to a sitting child; By Baptista

Signature

(no. 1): APaiva 72

Sculptors

Helder Ernesto Coelho Baptista (Vendas Novas 1932 - 2015), Portuguese sculptor (Wikipedia - Escultor.com.pt).
António Luís do Amaral Branco de Paiva (Alcácer do Sal 1926 - Lisboa 1987), Portuguese sculptor (Casa da Rua blogspot).

Sources & Information

Arquipelagos, Image Bank #1 and Image Bank #2.
Funchal Municipio, Funchal: Cidade com Arte (2010) (PDF on-line).
Padre António Vieira, Estátuas Madeirenses: Fotos e apontamentos sobre estátuas madeirenses (Blogspot).

Locatie (N 32°38'53" - W 16°55'24") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptma100; Photograph: 10 January 2014
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