António Teixeira Lopes (27 October 1866–21 June 1942) was a Portuguese

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Life

Teixeira Lopes was the son of sculptor José Joaquim Teixeira Lopes and started learning his art in his father's workshop. In 1882 he entered the Academy of Fine Arts (''Escola de Belas Artes'') in

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, where he continued his education with celebrated artists like sculptor António Soares dos Reis and painter João Marques de Oliveira. In 1885 he left for

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, where he entered the École des Beaux-Arts and became a distinguished student. Around 1895, together with his brother,

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José Teixeira Lopes, he built his atelier in Vila Nova de Gaia, which nowadays houses a museum (the Casa-Museu Teixeira Lopes) dedicated to his work. He was professor of the School of Fine Arts of Porto for many years.

Works

Teixeira Lopes dealt mostly with allegoric, historical and religious themes, using

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and

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as materials. His vast work dots public spaces, palaces and churches in Portugal. ''Infancia de Caim'' (Childhood of Cain) is housed by the Soares dos Reis National MuseumSdRNM

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References

1866 births 1942 deaths University of Porto alumni People from Vila Nova de Gaia 20th-century Portuguese sculptors 19th-century Portuguese sculptors 19th-century Portuguese male artists Portuguese male sculptors {{Portugal-sculptor-stub