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Aleijadinho

c. 1738–1814 · 18th century · Also known as Antônio Francisco Lisboa

Aleijadinho, born Antônio Francisco Lisboa, was a sculptor and architect of colonial Minas Gerais and the leading artist of the Brazilian Baroque. The son of a Portuguese architect and an enslaved African woman, he worked on churches in Ouro Preto and other mining towns. Despite a disabling illness, he carved the soapstone prophets at the sanctuary of Congonhas.

Aleijadinho
Image: Euclásio Ventura · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Captaincy of Minas Gerais

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