Nationality Portuguese Occupation Sculptor | Name Antonio Lopes Role Sculptor | |
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Born 27 October 1866 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal Died June 21, 1942, Alijo, Portugal Parents Jose Joaquim Teixeira Lopes Education Escola Superior de Belas Artes do Porto, Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts People also search for Jose Joaquim Teixeira Lopes, Miguel Ventura Terra, Fernando Tavora, Jean-Francois Colson | ||
PORTO Musée Antonio Teixeira Lopes
António Teixeira Lopes (Vila Nova de Gaia, 27 October 1866 – Alijó, 21 June 1942) was a Portuguese sculptor.
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 Porto, 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 Paris, where he entered the École des Beaux-Arts and became a distinguished student.
Around 1895, together with his brother, architect 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.
Teixeira Lopes dealt mostly with allegoric, historical and religious themes, using clay, marble and bronze as materials. His vast work dots public spaces, palaces and churches in Portugal.
