José da Costa e Silva

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José da Costa e Silva (born July 25, 1747 in Vila Franca de Xira , † March 21, 1819 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Portuguese architect.

The opera Teatro Nacional São Carlos

Life

After studying architecture and drawing in Lisbon , he went to Bologna in 1769 . After his return in 1780 he worked as an architect. His buildings, which were mainly built in the Lisbon area, can be assigned to classicism .

In 1781 he became a university teacher for architecture and drawing.

In 1807 he went with the Portuguese royal court , fleeing from the Napoleonic invasion troops, the Brazilian Rio de Janeiro , where he died 1819th

Works (selection)

The Palácio Nacional da Ajuda in Lisbon
The Igreja do Loreto , in Lisbon's Chiado district

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Person encyclopedia Quem É Quem - Portugueses Célebres. , 1st edition, Temas & Debates, Lisbon 2009, page 486 ( ISBN 978-989-644-047-3 )
  2. ↑ Infopedia entry from Porto Editora , accessed on October 14, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Silva, José da Costa e
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese architect
DATE OF BIRTH July 25, 1747
PLACE OF BIRTH Vila Franca de Xira , Portugal
DATE OF DEATH March 21, 1819
Place of death Rio de Janeiro , Brazil