Manuel Cargaleiro
Illustration — Cargaleiro in 2015 Manuel Cargaleiro (16 March 1927 – 30 June 2024) was a Portuguese artist who created ceramics and painting. Cargaleiro learned as an autodidact. He produced earthenware squares, the Portuguese Azulejo, an art that still has its importance in Portugal, and had been brought by the Arabs to the Iberian Peninsula.
Also recorded as Manuel Alves Cargaleiro
Manuel Cargaleiro
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- Born
- 1927 · Vila Velha de Ródão.
- Died
- 2024 · Castelo Branco.
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Occupation
- painter · ceramicist
- Known for
- Azulejo géométrique
- Honours
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal · Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry · Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword · Grand Cross of the Order of Camões · Officer of Arts and Letters · Medal of Cultural Merit
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Illustration — Cargaleiro in 2015 Manuel Cargaleiro (16 March 1927 – 30 June 2024) was a Portuguese artist who created ceramics and painting. Cargaleiro learned as an autodidact. He produced earthenware squares, the Portuguese Azulejo, an art that still has its importance in Portugal, and had been brought by the Arabs to the Iberian Peninsula.
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Born at Vila Velha de Ródão in 1927, died in Castelo Branco in 2024.
The recorded working language is Portuguese. Works named in the authority record are Azulejo géométrique. Distinctions recorded are Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal, Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword and Grand Cross of the Order of Camões.
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Vila Velha de Ródão.
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