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André Gonçalves | |
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_-_Pierre-Antoine_Quillard.png) Portrait of André Gonçalves byPierre-Antoine Quillard (c.1730), Museum ofÉvora. | |
| Born | 1685 |
| Died | 1754(1754-00-00) (aged 68–69) |
| Known for | Painting |
André Gonçalves (1685 inLisbon – 1754 in Lisbon), was a Portuguese painter. He was one of the first artists in his country to adopt French and Italian styles of painting, as opposed to the prevailing Spanish styles. Some sources give his years of birth and death as 1692 and 1762, respectively.
At sixteen, he began an apprenticeship in the workshops ofAntónio de Oliveira Bernardes [pt], where he studied until 1704. In 1711, he joined the localGuild of Saint Luke and remained a member for life. By this time, he had created his first major work depicting a scene from the life ofSaint Amaro for the chest in thesacristy of the Saint's namesake chapel in Lisbon.
He began to establish his personal style in the 1720s with work done at the convent of "Our Lady of the Conception of Cardais". At this time, he also appears to have painted the screens in the chapel of "Our Lady Jesuit Church" inHorta onFaial Island, representing theDeath of the Virgin and the Apostles at Mary's tomb.
In the early 1730s, he participated in decorating the Mafra Convent at theMafra National Palace, a major project that brought him into contact with other well-known Portuguese artists, as well as the work of French and ItalianBaroque masters. Later, he would work withVieira Lusitano (who may have been a former student) at thePaulist convent, and theChurch of the Child of God.
In the 1740s, he decorated the convent at theChurch of Mater Dei. Paintings ofSaint Dominic andSaint Joseph at the "Sacred Heart of Jesus Church" inSanta Cruz da Graciosa, have been identified as his.
In the 1750s, he returned to the Church of Mater Dei, where he was commissioned to paint a series of scenes depicting Saint Joseph's life in Egypt for the sacristy and a rendition ofThe Assumption for thegable in thechancel. Among his final works were a series of portraits of saints for therefectory at theChurch of Saint Roch.
Many of his works were destroyed or severely damaged in theLisbon earthquake of 1755.
