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Panel of the Battle of Aljubarrota by Portuguese artist Jorge Colaço, 1922. Azulejo (Portuguese: [ɐzuˈle(j)ʒu, ɐzuˈlɐjʒu], Spanish:; from the Arabic الزليج, al-zillīj) [1] [2] is a form of Portuguese and Spanish painted tin-glazed ceramic tilework.
Porches Pottery is a producer of hand-painted pottery in the town of Porches, in the Algarve region of Portugal. The pottery style was founded in 1968 by artists Patrick Swift and Lima de Freitas , in order to revive a traditional Algarve pottery industry.
Portuguese pavement, known in Portuguese as calçada portuguesa or simply calçada (or pedra portuguesa in Brazil), is a traditional-style pavement used for many pedestrian areas in Portugal. It consists of small pieces of stone arranged in a pattern or image, like a mosaic .
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The University of Coimbra was founded at the end of the 13th century on the hill overlooking the town (Alta). In 1537, it moved to the Royal Palace of Alcáçova and later developed a series of colleges. It served as a template for universities in the Lusophone world. The city of Coimbra is strongly intertwined with the university.
In architectural style, it is Manueline or Portuguese late Gothic. [1] The interior contains elaborate azulejo wall tiles, an altar with influences of Mannerism and an ornate Baroque organ. [2] The chapel was originally part of the Royal Palace of Coimbra which was acquired by the university from the royal family in 1597.
Portuguese pottery (2 C, 1 P) Public art in Portugal (1 C, 1 P) S. ... Pages in category "Portuguese art" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.