João Vaz (actor)

João José Vaz (9 March 1859, in Setúbal – 17 February 1931, in Lisbon) was a Portuguese painter and decorator who specialized in maritime subjects.

Biography

In 1872, he enrolled at the "Academia das Belas-Artes" (now part of the University of Lisbon), where he studied under António da Silva Porto.Brief biography
@ the Assemblea da República website. He graduated six years later. In 1881, he held his first exhibition at the Lisbon Geographic Society. Later, he exhibited more widely, including displays at the "Sociedade Promotora de Belas-Artes", the Artists' Guild and the "Sociedade Nacional de Belas-Artes". He was also a member of the "Lion's Group", an informal association of artists and writers who met in the Golden Lion Tavern with the goal of promoting Naturalism in the arts.

He was especially well known for his maritime paintings and provided illustrations for several magazines, including ''Branco e Negro'' (1896-1898), ''Atlantida'' (1915-1920) and ''Contemporânea'' (1915-1926).

In 1884, he became a Professor at the "Escola Industrial Afonso Domingues" (named after a 14th-century architect), where he was later promoted to Director. In 1912, he served on a government commission to establish new curricula for commercial and industrial education in the primary and secondary schools. Two years later, he inaugurated the new system at the "Escola de Desenho Industrial de Setúbal".

In addition to his canvases, he provided decorations for many public and private buildings, including the meeting room of the Assembly of the Republic, the Garcia de Resende Theater in Évora, the Buçaco Palace Hotel and the Belém Palace. He also created designs for commemorative postage stamps.Kullberg, Carlos
Selos de Portugal: Álbum I (1853-1910)
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References

Further reading

*João Francisco Envia. ''Setubalenses de Mérito''. Setúbal, 2003.
*Isabel Falcão, Isabel; José Pedro de Aboim Borges; Noémia Ferreira. ''João Vaz (1859-1931): um pintor do naturalismo''. Lisboa, Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves, 2005. .
*Diogo de Macedo. ''António Ramalho, João Vaz: um retratista, um marinhista''. Lisboa, Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea, 1954.
*João Barreto de Morais Vaz. ''O pintor João Vaz: contributo para o conhecimento da sua vida e obra''. 2 vols., Lisboa, 1998. Masters thesis
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External links

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Arcadja Auctions: more works by Vaz


"João Vaz, Pintor de Marinhas"

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1859 births
1931 deaths
Marine artists
People from Setúbal
19th-century Portuguese painters
Portuguese male painters
19th-century Portuguese male artists
20th-century Portuguese painters
20th-century Portuguese male artists