Casa Estudio Carlos Relvas (Fotografo)
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RuiJSDuarte
N 39° 24.120 W 008° 29.356
29S E 543974 N 4361512
Carlos Relvas left us an extraordinary heritage of images that established him as an exceptional artist. But it also gave us the incomparable House-Studio in Golegã, unique in its kind in the world, forever linked to his work and his life project.
Waymark Code: WMDBCR
Location: Santarém, Portugal
Date Posted: 12/19/2011
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With an iron structure, the house has two floors, decorated according to the romantic tendencies of the time, which give it a certain monumentality.
At the sight, the building seems to have taken as a model Christian church, with its three naves and the transept to the bottom, resulting from the combination between the glass and iron, and transparency and elegance of the architecture, a religious effect, almost magical
Address:
Lg. D. Manuel I
2150-128 Golegã
Golegã, Santarém
Portugal
Artist info:
Carlos Relvas was born in the Palace of Outeiro, in the middle of the village Golegã in November 1838, death on January 23, 1894.
Carlos Relvas is a central figure in the history of Portuguese photography, with a work recognized and awarded internationally.
Type of studio: Art studio
Webpage that tells more about the artist: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
One picture of art studio and tell about your visit..