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Ricardo do Pilar (1635–1700) was a Brazilian monk and painter.
Ricardo was born in
Ricardo do Pilar (1635–1700) was a Brazilian monk and painter.
Ricardo was born in Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...
where he studied art, then moved to Brazil around 1660. There he worked as a painter for the Monastery of St. Benedict in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
. In 1670 he joined the monastery as a secular brother. Brother Ricardo officially joined the Order of Saint Benedict
, image = Medalla San Benito.PNG
, caption = Design on the obverse side of the Saint Benedict Medal
, abbreviation = OSB
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, motto = (English: 'Pray and Work')
, foun ...
in 1695. He primarily painted portraits of saints and monks living at the monastery. He died in Rio de Janeiro in 1700.
References
* Some of the content was partly translated from the Portuguese Wikipedia article: Ricardo do Pilar (Portuguese) Brazilian painters 1700 deaths 1635 births Brazilian Benedictines Artists from Cologne German emigrants to Brazil {{Brazil-painter-stub