Cristóvão de Figueiredo (died ) was a

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painter. Like many other important painters of the time, Cristóvão de Figueiredo was a pupil of Master

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, in

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, in the early 16th century. He later worked together with

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, Garcia Fernandes and Gregório Lopes in executing various

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s in Lisbon. Between 1522 and 1533, Cristóvão de Figueiredo worked in the

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and, in 1533, again joined Garcia Fernandes and Gregório Lopes in painting altarpieces for the Monastery of Ferreirim, near Lamego. Many of his paintings are now in the National Museum of Ancient Art (Lisbon) and the Machado de Castro Museum (Coimbra).

Works

Image:Deposição no Tumulo.jpg, ''"Deposição no Túmulo"'' - Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga Image:Cristóvão de Figueiredo - Ecce Homo.jpg, ''"Ecce Homo"'' - Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga Image:Cristóvão de Figueiredo - Trânsito da Virgem.jpg, ''"Trânsito da virgem"'' - Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga Image:Cristóvão de Figueiredo - Cristo Deposto da Cruz.jpg, ''"Cristo deposto da cruz"'' - Patriarcado de Lisboa Image:Cristovão de Figueiredo Santa Cruz-1.jpg, ''"Exaltação da Santa Cruz"'' - Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro Image:Cristóvão de Figueiredo - Martírio de Santo André.jpg, ''"Martírio de Santo André"'' - Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga Image:Cristóvão de Figueiredo - Martírio de Santo Hipólito.jpg, ''"Martírio de Santo Hipólito"'' - Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga Image:Cristóvão de Figueiredo - Menino de Jesus entre os Doutores.jpg, ''"Menino Jesus entre os Doutores"'' - Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga Image:Cristóvão de Figueiredo - Tríptico da Paixão de Cristo.jpg, ''"Tríptico da Paixão de Cristo"'' - Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga Image:Cristóvão de Figueiredo - Milagre da Ressureição do Mancebo.jpg, ''"Milagre da Ressurreição do Mancebo"'' - Museu Nacional Machado de Castro Image:Cristóvão de Figueiredo - Santíssima Trindade.jpg, ''"Santíssima Trindade"'' - Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis

References

Portuguese painting in the Age of Humanism (by Joaquim Oliveira Caetano).

Portuguese Renaissance painting (by Maria José Palla).

External links

Portuguese painters Portuguese male painters Year of death unknown 1540s deaths 16th-century Portuguese people Portuguese Renaissance painters Year of birth unknown {{Portugal-painter-stub