Museu Nacional do Azulejo, housed in the former Madre de Dios Convent |
Convent of Madre Deus, founded by Queen Leonor in 1509 |
Museu Nacional do Azulejo |
National Tile Museum, Lisbon, founded in 1965 |
Azulejo from the Arabic word for "small polished stone" |
Museu Nacional do Azulejo, Lisboa |
Entrance to the National Museum of Azulejos |
Azulejos with Islamic motifs, Seville, ca 1500-1550 |
Azulejo coat-of-arms of the Duke of Bragança, ca 1510 |
Azulejo coat-of-arms of a Knight of the Order of Malta, ca 1580 |
Azulejo Retábulo l de Nossa Senhora da Vida - Chapel of Our Lady of Life, ca 1580 |
Azulejo Retábulo l de Nossa Senhora da Vida - Chapel of Our Lady of Life, ca 1580 |
Polychrome pattern module azulejos, Lisbon, ca 1620-40 |
Polychrome pattern azulejos panel with scallop shell, ca 1630-40 |
Azulejo panel with the Cross of Malta, ca 1620-30 |
Azulejos panel with moral emblems, 1625-1650 |
Altar Frontal, Convent of the Carmelites, Coimbra, 1625-50 |
Archangel Supporting the Arms of Portugal, 1641-1666 |
Small Cloister, Madre de Deus Convent |
Small Cloister, Madre de Deus Convent |
Small Cloister, Madre de Deus Convent |
Upper level of the Small Cloister, Madre de Deus Convent |
Monumental Staircase from the Convent of São Bento da Saúda, Lisbon, ca 1650 |
Detail of the monumental staircase from the Convent of São Bento da Saúda, Lisbon, ca 1650 |
Thalia, the Muse of Comedy, Palace of the Marquês de Marialva, 1670-75 |
The Cortege of Neptune and Amphitrite, Convent of Odivelas, ca 1670 |
The Cortege of Neptune and Amphitrite, Convent of Odivelas, ca 1670 |
The Leopard Hunt, Quinta da Cadriceira, ca 1660-67 |
Pan or Silenus, Lisbon, 1650-75 |
Singerie. The Chicken's Wedding, Quinta da Cadriceira, ca 1660-67 |
Singerie. The Chicken's Wedding, Quinta da Cadriceira, ca 1660-67 |
St. John the Baptist, Convent of Ara Coeli, ca 1670 |
Willem van der Kloet - Christ giving the keys to St. Peter, Palácio Galvão Mexia, 1707 |
Willem van der Kloet - The dancing lesson, Palácio Galvão Mexia, 1707 |
St. Francis, Lisbon, 1690-1720 |
Episodes from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Gabriel del Barco, ca 1695 |
Battle Scene, António Pereira, 1700-1712 |
Christ healing of a blind man, 1700-1730 |
The Baptism of Christ, 1700-1730 |
St. Gualter, Manuel dos Santos, 1706-1723 |
Martyrdom of St. Lawrence, Igreja de São Lourenço, 1710-1730 |
St. Anthony's Chapel, Convent Convent of Madre Deus |
St. Anthony's Chapel, Convent Convent of Madre Deus |
St. Anthony's Chapel, Convent Convent of Madre Deus |
Convent of Madre de Deus |
Nativity scene of the Convent of Madre de Deus, 1700-1730 |
Presépio da Madre de Deus, 1700-1730 |
Choir, Convent of Madre de Deus |
Choir, Convent of Madre de Deus |
The Last Supper, Choir, Convent of Madre de Deus |
Choir ceiling, Convent of Madre de Deus |
Choir, Convent of Madre de Deus |
Church of the Convent of Madre de Deus from the Choir |
Church of the Convent of Madre de Deus |
Assumption of Our Lady, André Gonçalves, 1759, Church of the Convent of Madre de Deus |
Reliquary, Choir of the Convent of Madre de Deus |
Reliquary, Convent of Madre de Deus |
Cloister of the Madre de Deus, National Azuelo Museum |
Azueljo - Naval Battle, Upper Cloister |
Azueljo - Naval Battle, Upper Cloister |
Jesus with the Doctors of the Church, Convent of Santo António da Concalescença, ca 1760 |
Nossa Senhora do Carmo, 1770-1780 |
Azulejo "Chinoiserie", Royal Factory of Rato, 1750-1775 |
Tin-glazed earthenware sculpture of Ephebus, Royal Factory of Rato, 1780-1816 |
Table Center with Sea Nymphs, Raphael Bordalo Pinheiro, 1896 |
The Harvesting at Sintra, Fábrica da Bempostinha, 1920 |
The Harvesting at Sintra, Fábrica da Bempostinha, 1920 |
Azulejo Panel, Domingos Soares Branco, Fábrica Lusitânia, 1940 |
20th Century gallery, Museu Nacional do Azulejos |
Allegory of Painting and Sculpture, Jorge Barradas, 1954 |
Allegory of Painting and Sculpture, Jorge Barradas, 1954 |
Section from the covering of Avenida da Cueta, João Abel Manta, 1970-1972 |
Albarrada, Bela Silva, 2001 |
Our Lady with the Child Jesus, Estrela Faria, 1950-1960 |
Panoramic Vista of Lisbon before the Earthquake of 1755, Palace of the Counts of Tentúgal |
Azulejo Panorama of Lisbon before 1755 - Santa Apolónia |
Azulejo Panorama of Lisbon before 1755 - São Vicenta de Fora, Sé, Castelo de São Jorge |
Azulejo Panorama of Lisbon before 1755 - Ribeira Palace, now the Praca do Comércio |
Azulejo Panorama of Lisbon before 1755 - Royal Shipyards |
Azulejo Panorama of Lisbon before 1755 - Palácio Corte-Real, Igreja São Roque |
Azulejo Panorama of Lisbon before 1755 - Igreja de São Paulo |
Azulejo Panorama of Lisbon before 1755 - Palácio Almada-Carvalhas |
Azulejo Panorama of Lisbon before 1755 - Palácio dos Condes de Murça, Ponte de Alcântara |
Azulejo Panorama of Lisbon before 1755, Museum Nacional do Azulejos |
Azulejo Panorama of Lisbon before 1755 - Bairro do Mocambo, |
Azulejo Panorama of Lisbon before 1755 - Santos Docks, Palácio Almada-Carvalhais |
Azulejo Panorama of Lisbon before 1755 - Alfam, Cathedral, Castle of St. George |
Azulejo Panorama of Lisbon before 1755 - Alfama |
Azulejo Panorama of Lisbon before 1755 |
Azulejo of Lisbon after the Pombaline Reconstruction |
Aerial View of the City of Lisbon, H.S. Dated, 1960 |
Manuel Hall (Low Choir), Madre de Deus Convent, with works from the golden age of Portuguese azulejos (1690-1725) |
Christ on the Cross, Manuel dos Santos |
Impressive Azulejo of Christ on the Cross installed here in the late 19th C. from the Convent of Sant'Ana |
Low Choir, Madre de Deus Convent |
Manuel Hall, Convent of Madre de Deus |
The Death of St. Francis, Manuel Hall, Convent of Madre de Deus |
Manuel Hall, Convent of Madre de Deus |
St. Francis embracing Christ on the Cross, Manuel Hall, Convent of Madre de Deus |
The Crucifixion, Manuel dos Santos |
The Crucifixion, Manuel dos Santos |
Church of the Convent of Madre de Deus |
Church of the Convent of Madre de Deus |
Crucifixion, Church of the Convent of Madre de Deus |
Reminds me of the style of Caravaggio, Church of the Convent of Madre de Deus |
Baroque pulpit, Church of the Convent of Madre de Deus |
Looking from the alter up to the choir, Church of the Convent of Madre de Deus |
Altar, Madre de Deus Convent |
Altar, Madre de Deus Convent |
Royal Balcony, Madre de Deus Convent |
Mother of God, Altar, Madre de Deus Convent |
Church of the Convent of Madre de Deus |
Church of the Convent of Madre de Deus |
Church of the Convent of Madre de Deus |
Church of the Convent of Madre de Deus |
St. Francis - Church of the Convent of Madre de Deus |
Adoration of the Magi, Madre de Deus |
Madre de Deus |
Moses on Mount Sinai - Church of the Convent of Madre de Deus |
Church of the Convent of Madre de Deus |
Church of the Convent of Madre de Deus |
Restaurant at the National Museum of Azulejos |