Mateus Fernandes
Mateus Fernandes (died 10 April 1515) was a Portuguese architect born in Covilhã. He was noted for his works in the Manueline style at the Monastery of Batalha, Portugal. • Illustration — Portal of the Unfinished Chapels in the Monastery of Batalha (close up) He became master of works at the monastery of Batalha in 1490 or slightly earlier, during the reign of king John II of Portugal. Before this date, nothing is known of his private life, as he has left no records to consult other than his architectural marvels.
Mateus Fernandes
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- Born
- 1401 · Covilhã.
- Died
- 1515 · Covilhã.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Occupation
- architect
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Mateus Fernandes (died 10 April 1515) was a Portuguese architect born in Covilhã. He was noted for his works in the Manueline style at the Monastery of Batalha, Portugal. • Illustration — Portal of the Unfinished Chapels in the Monastery of Batalha (close up) He became master of works at the monastery of Batalha in 1490 or slightly earlier, during the reign of king John II of Portugal. Before this date, nothing is known of his private life, as he has left no records to consult other than his architectural marvels.
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Born at Covilhã in 1401, died in Covilhã in 1515.
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- 1.Teresa Bettencourt da Câmara - Obidos : arquitectura e urbanismo : séculos XVI e XVII, Lisboa : Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda, 1990, p. 103
- 2.Albrecht Haupt (1890) Die Baukunst der Renaissance in Portugal; Frankfurt am Main
- 3.Donald Frederick Lach (1977) Asia in the making of Europe; University of Chicago Press;
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