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11-DEC-2016

Porto. Igreja do Carmo

In the 16th to the 19th century, the Portuguese began using azulejos to decorate important buildings such as churches, public buildings and the homes of the wealthy. The tiles were often used on the façade of buildings telling elaborate stories either from the Bible or of Portuguese history. They also decorate the walls inside the buildings in a way similar to Italian frescoes or mosaics. The tile was originally imported from Delft, but in the late 1600’s the King of Portugal banned all imports of azulejos, forcing Portuguese artists to begin to create their own blue and white tile designs. The results are stunning…

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Jeff Real12-Jan-2017 17:08
These details look quite amazing here, my friend ~V~
Gill Kopy12-Jan-2017 05:37
Such beautiful work ! Google translated the quote as "Here the sign of salvation in peril". !! Nicely captured V
Anna & Christian RECK11-Jan-2017 20:50
This wall is really wonderful, José!! Thanks for sharing and for the interesting explanation!! BV. Anna
Fabienne11-Jan-2017 20:48
Que c'est beau.
Nestor Derkach11-Jan-2017 18:51
Great photograph of a heavenly gathering.
Very nice detail of the beautiful art.
Vote
bill friedlander11-Jan-2017 18:31
Amazing artistry. The planning and preparation must have been a huge challenge. V
Patricia Kay11-Jan-2017 17:10
Wonderful details and colors Jose...BV
Nora van Beek11-Jan-2017 17:02
Excellent capture of this beautiful and interesting artwork. It does remind me of the Delft china my mother in law used to keep. V
Tom Munson11-Jan-2017 16:47
Beautiful wall, Jose.
Helen Betts11-Jan-2017 15:25
Very attractive work on this wall, and captured in excellent color and detail. V.
Jim Coffman11-Jan-2017 14:58
Nice capture of all this detail...
Walter Otto Koenig11-Jan-2017 14:53
Amazing tile work. So much detail. "V"
Faye White11-Jan-2017 14:24
Stunning!
Irene Wehrli11-Jan-2017 14:12
Incredible artwork here and marvelous presentation, Jose!
Irene
Tom LeRoy11-Jan-2017 12:47
Some wonderful designs here, and interesting how it all happened. V
gerard belbeoch11-Jan-2017 10:52
de trés belles azuleros en effet
Yvonne11-Jan-2017 10:27
What a superb close-up of this fabulous decoration, so interesting to read
about the azulejos Jose! v
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal11-Jan-2017 07:10
Beautiful well captured image. V
Neil Marcus11-Jan-2017 05:43
Intricate detail. I didn't know that it was originally from Delft. I admired this work in the alfama
Bryan Murahashi11-Jan-2017 05:34
Beautiful blue artistry.
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