Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Record ID
monument;ISL;pt;Mon01;26;ar
Library Location
Dois Portos, Lisbon, Portugal
Notes
The Matriz Church in Dos Portos, located in Upper Extramadura north of Lisbon, not far from the Atlantic Ocean, is one of the rare churches in this large area to retain a Mudejar roof. The architecture of the latter belongs completely to the 16th century AD, specifically to the era of the beginning of the Renaissance. Some of its elements, such as the capitals of the columns of the central pavilion, refer to the style of the disciples of the great royal architect João de Castilho, evident in some examples in Lisbon and Tomar. This allows us to date the building to the 1930s. These roofs were built all over Portugal, and the centers of their manufacture were in Sintra and Lisbon. Its construction spread and became popular among the court’s surroundings since the beginning of D.’s rule. Manuel I (1492 - 1521 AD), and the most expressive example of it is found in the Palace of Sintra. On the other hand, the use of the zellijalashbili was widespread in many churches and palaces, just as other building elements dating back to the same tradition were used, such as the pedimented porch and the doors and windows with bordered arches imitating the “Andalusian” style, traces of which we find in the ruins of the Palace of Azoya, in the Monastery of Madre de Dios de Casabregas in Lisbon, and in the Monastery of Varasujos on the outskirts of Torres Vedras. What distinguishes the Church of Dues Portos is its Two contrasting styles coincided: the capitals of the columns, the classical style, represented the trend that was defending architecture in the “old style,” and the ceilings with multi-colored and gilded lattices, which represented a completely different taste that contradicted the taste of the defenders of the standards of Greek and Roman antiquities.
Sample Text
Pedro Dias “Matriz Church” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;pt;Mon01;26;ar
