Jorge Colaço
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Born | (1868-02-26)26 February 1868 Tangier, Morocco |
Died | 23 August 1942(1942-08-23) (aged 74) Oeiras, Portugal |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Known for | Painting |
Notable work | ![]() |
Movement | Romanticism |
Jorge Colaço GOSE (26 February 1868 - 23 August 1942) was a Portuguese painter specially known for his works as tile (azulejo) painter.
Jorge Colaço was born in Tangier, Morocco, the son of a Portuguese diplomat.[1] He studied art in Lisbon, Madrid and Paris.
Even though Jorge Colaço was a canvas painter and caricaturist, he specialised in designing and painting azulejo panels to decorate large surfaces. His designs had a late Romantic taste, celebrating the achievements of Portuguese history. Along with historical themes, he also produced ethnographic and landscape scenes.[2]
Among his most important works are tile panels in the Palace Hotel of Bussaco (1907); São Bento railway station in Porto (1905–1916); Sports Pavilion of Eduardo VII Park in Lisbon (1922); façade of the Church of Saint Ildefonso in Porto (1932) and many others. He also has works in Brazil, England (Windsor Castle), Geneva (Centre William Rappard[3]) and other countries.
Gallery
- Tile panel (1922) in the Eduardo VII Park in Lisbon.
- "Working on the Beach", at National Museum of the Azulejo.
- "Popular Revolt, 1637" at Évora Train Station.
- Tile panel at Vasco da Gama stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
- "The Death of The Lidador" (1940) in the Beja Public Park, Beja, Portugal.
- "They're Goats, Sire", monument in Ponte de Lima, Portugal.
- Representing the acclamation of King John IV of Portugal, in 1640, Ponte de Lima, Portugal 1940.
- Egas Moniz and his Family Before King Alfonso VII of Leon, 1903, at the São Bento Train Station in Porto.
- Arrival of the Caique Bom Sucesso in Brazil.
- Manuelinho revolt- azulejo by Jorge Colaço at Évora railway station
- Revolt against the French, public monument in Olhão.
- Conquest of Ceuta
- "Afonso de Albuequerque in the Taking of Hormuz", 1933, Centro Cultural Rodrigues de Faria, Forjães.
- The entry of King João I of Portugal in Porto, after his marriage with Philippa of Lancaster.
- Azulejos depicting the Adamastor, in Centro Cultural Rodrigues de Faria, Forjães, Esposende, Portugal, from Jorge Colaço
- "Nuno Álvares Pereira at the Battle of Aljubarrota", in Centro Cultural Rodrigues de Faria, Forjães
- "Velada Hidroelectric Station" at the Vale do Peso Train Station.
- "Foz Station" at the Vale do Peso Train Station
- "Calvário, Nisa" at the Vale do Peso Train Station
- "Ceramics, Nisa" at the Vale do Peso Train Station
- "18th century Fountain" at the Vale do Peso Train Station
- Adamastor, at Palace Hotel Bussaco.
- Decorative tile panel at Bussaco Palace Hotel.
- Decorative tile panel at Bussaco Palace Hotel.
- Tile panel at Santo Ildefonso church in Portugal.
- "Southern Cross" at Edward VII Park in Lisbon.
Distinctions
National orders
Grand Officer of the Order of Saint James of the Sword (16 September 1936)[4]
References
- ^ Camões Institute: review of Os Colaço, uma família portuguesa em Tânger by Jorge Forjaz [1] Archived 2005-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Camões Institute: History of the Azulejo in Portugal". Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ WTO Building; Centre William Rappard
- ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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