Aleijadinho
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Antônio Francisco Lisboa, better known as Aleijadinho, was a sculptor, carver and architect of Colonial Brazil, noted for his works on and in various churches of Brazil. With a style related to Baroqu
View of Ouro Preto, with the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, partly designed by Aleijadinho, in the background
Receipt signed by Aleijadinho when he received payment for the work on the Twelve Prophets
Aleijadinho in Vila Rica, 1898–1904, romantic reconstruction of an imaginary scene in the artist's life, by Henrique Bernardelli. Reproduction in Kósmos magazine of a lost screen
Imaginary portrait of Aleijadinho, by Henrique Bernardelli
Baruch ben Neriah
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Baruch ben Neriah was the scribe, disciple, secretary, and devoted friend of the Biblical prophet Jeremiah. He is traditionally credited with authoring the Book of Baruch.
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…the central wing of the staircase — and eight minor prophets, chosen according to the importance established in the order of the biblical canon, namely Baruch, Hosea, Jonah, Joel, Obadiah, Amos, Nahum and Habakkuk. The proportions of the figures are extremely distorted. Part of the critic attributes this to…
Baruch ben Neria from the Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum (1553).
Statue of Baruch by Aleijadinho
An image of Baruch from Gustave Doré's illustrations for La Grande Bible de Tours.
Baruch Bulla