António Teixeira Lopes (27 October 1866–21 June 1942) was a

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sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable ...

Life

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

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, where he continued his education with celebrated artists like sculptor

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and painter

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. In 1885 he left for

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, where he entered the

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and became a distinguished student. Around 1895, together with his brother,