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Machico
Madeira (ilha)
Reg. Aut. da Madeira

Praceta 25 de Abril ☒
(Hall do Fórum Machico)

Bailinho da Madeira

Madeiran Folkloric Dance

Mario Agostinelli
1972 (1999)

Description

Bronze statue of two dancers.

Inscription(s)

Esta peça da autoria do escultor Agostinelli,
em homenagem ao Bailinho da Madeira
pertenceu ao HOTEL ATLANTIS MADEIRA
e foi oferecida ao Município de Machico
pela Presidente do Grupo Grão-Pará,
Fernanda Pires da Silva

Água de Pena 1972-1999

This work by the sculptor Agostinelli,
in honor of the Bailinho da Madeira
belonged to the Hotel Atlantis Madeira
and was offered to the City of Machico
by the President of the Grão-Pará Group,
Fernanda Pires da Silva

Água de Pena 1972-1999

Annotation

Originally in the former Hotel Atlantis Madeira, at Água de Pena. This hotel was demolished in 2000 due to the expansion of the runway of the airport. See also Florista in Santa Cruz.

Sculptor

Mario Morel Agostinelli (Arequipa, Peru 1915 - Rio de Janeiro RJ 2000) Brazilian sculptor and painter (Biography).

Sources & Information

Arquipelagos, Image Bank.
Padre António Vieira, Estátuas Madeirenses: Fotos e apontamentos sobre estátuas madeirenses (Blogspot).

Locatie (N 32°42'58" - W 16°45'55") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptma076; Photograph: 9 January 2014
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