Capela do Senhor da Praça - São Pedro de Rates, Póvoa de Varzim
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member razalas
N 41° 25.449 W 008° 40.327
29T E 527397 N 4585895
News says that during restoration of the lateral altarpiece of the Capela do Senhor da Praça in S. Pedro de Rates, Póvoa de Varzim, was discovered an old painting representing an ordeal.
Waymark Code: WMHA82
Location: Porto, Portugal
Date Posted: 06/14/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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"Capela do Senhor da Praça is a Baroque chapel in San Pedro de Rates in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal.
The hapel is dated 1745. In 2006, during the restoration of the chapel altarpiece side (seventeenth century) was discovered a painting representing an ordeal. The altarpiece was from the Church of Saint Peter of Rates, transferred thither during the restoration work of the church in 1939, which removed many of the of the non Romanesque elements from the church."
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"During the restoration to the side altar of the Capela do Senhor da Praça in S. Pedro de Rates, Póvoa de Varzim, was discovered a painting representing an ordeal. Dedicated to Our Lady of Chagas, this altarpiece in gilt with polychrome elements, dating from the late seventeenth century until the first quarter of the eighteenth century, had already undergone profound changes. From the Romanesque church of Rates, was disassembled during the rehabilitation works of the building in 1939.
The Capela do Senhor da Praça in Rates, is dated 1745, is a Baroque building."
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Type of publication: Newspaper

When was the article reported?: 01/14/2006

Publication: JN (Jornal de Noticias)

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How widespread was the article reported?: national

News Category: Arts/Culture

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