Brazil Slide Series: Collection A Heranca Cultural De Minas Gerais, Slide No. 0015.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

15) Carved arcade above the entrance to the Nossa Senhora do Carmo church. The distinct feature of the baroque architecture that developed in Minas Gerais and which was characteristic of Aleijadinho's work, was the substitution of the curve for the straight line.15) A arcada esculpida acima da entrada da Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo. A característica distinta da arquitetura barroca, que foi desenvolvida em Minas Gerais, e que era típica dos trabalhos de Aleijadinho, era a substituição da curva por uma linha reta.

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Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

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Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1992