Contreiras
Contreiras is a surname in Portuguese language. Notable people with this surname include: * Carlos Contreiras, Angolan politician * Diogo de Contreiras, 16th century Portuguese painter * Rogério Contreiras (1922–1990), Portuguese footballer See also * Contreras, Spanish variant of the surname {{Surname, Contreiras, Portuguese-language surnames Portuguese-language surnames ...
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Diogo De Contreiras
Diogo de Contreiras was a Portuguese Mannerism, Mannerist painter, active between 1521 and 1562. He has been identified as the painter referred to as the ''Master of Saint Quentin.'' The identification of de Contreiras as the Master of Saint Quentin was determined by Martin Soria (1957) and later reinforced by Vítor Serrão. Career His first recorded works were decorations for the triumphal entry of King Manuel I and his wife Eleanor of Austria into Lisbon in 1521. His work was part of 429 flags painted by Portuguese painters of the time (including Álvaro Pires de Évora, Álvaro Pires, Diogo Gonçalo, Martins Fernandes and Fernão de Oliveira), paid for by the Lisbon Chamber of Commerce. He worked on the Church of São Silvestre in Unhos, contributing two tableaus dedicated to St. Sylvester, showing scenes of his life, to the church altarpiece (made 1537-1538) and four panels with images of other saints (made 1560-1570). The church has been declared a monument of public in ...
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