O Pobre Rabequista
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Oil painting
Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil—especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their body...
, 1855 (oil on canvas 170 X 122 cm), by José Rodrigues
José Rodrigues
José Rodrigues de Carvalho was a Portuguese painter.Considered his most famous work, O Pobre Rabequista , painted in 1855, was first shown in Paris at the Universal Exhibition in 1855 and at the International Exposition of Porto in 1865, where he won the second award.-Early life:José Rodrigues,...
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Exhibitions
- 1855 - Universal ExhibitionExposition Universelle (1855)The Exposition Universelle of 1855 was an International Exhibition held on the Champs-Elysées in Paris from May 15 to November 15, 1855. Its full official title was the Exposition Universelle des produits de l'Agriculture, de l'Industrie et des Beaux-Arts de Paris 1855.The exposition was a major...
in Paris - 1865 - International Exposition of Porto, where he was awarded with the second medal.
It was originally purchased by Prince Consorte D. Fernando de Saxe-Coburg (Ferdinand II) and currently is in the collection of the Chiado Museum
Chiado Museum
The Chiado Museum is an art museum located in Lisbon, in the Chiado neighbourhood. It was created in 1911 and re-inaugurated, in new installations, in 1994....
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- In one of the editions of the Official "Litteratura Illustrada" published in CoimbraCoimbraCoimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the...
in 1860, Manuel Maria Bordalo Pinheiro, father of Rafael Bordalo PinheiroRafael Bordalo PinheiroRafael Bordalo Pinheiro was a Portuguese artist known for his illustration, caricatures, sculpture and ceramics designs, and is considered the first Portuguese comics creator.- Life :...
wrote the following on this table:
- The framework of "Blind Rabequista" is a genuine artistic labors, decent put up along with some pictures of VelasquezDiego VelázquezDiego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary Baroque period, important as a portrait artist...
....- The table is signed and dated and is ranked in the Chiado Museum with paragraph 515
- In the "Journal of Beaux-Arts", paragraph 3 Lisbon 1857, Rodrigo Paganino wrote several pages about the "philosophy" of this work.