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Garcia de Resende

Évora 1470 - Évora 1536
Portuguese poet and editor
(Wikipedia)

António Branco Paiva
1974

Description

Granite statue of Garcia de Rezende sitting, with a book on his lap and a feather in his hand.

Évora - Garcia de Resende

Inscription(s)

GARCIA DE REZENDE
(1470?-1536)

poeta e cronista nas cortes de
d. joão ii, d. manuel i e de d. joão iii

GARCIA DE REZENDE
(1470?-1536)

Poet and chronicler at the courts of
the Kings John II, Manuel I and John III

Artist

António Luís do Amaral Branco de Paiva (Alcácer do Sal 1926 - Lisboa 1987), Portuguese sculptor (Casa da Rua blogspot).

Sources & Information

Conhecer a Arte Pública, Évora Mosaico, 3 (2009) (PDF on-line).

Location (N 38°34'2" - W 7°54'37") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptat021; Photograph: 2 September 2017
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