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Manuel Cargaleiro

Portuguese painter (1927-2024) · Portugal · On the map · Artists · Died at 97

Manuel Cargaleiro was a Portuguese artist who created ceramic and painting. Cargaleiro learned as an autodidact. He produced earthenware squares, the Portuguese Azulejo, an art that still has its importance in Portugal, and had been brought by the Arabs to the Iberian Peninsula.

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Awards

Medal of Cultural Merit2020
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal
Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
Grand Cross of the Order of Camões
Officer of Arts and Letters

About this person

Country
Portugal
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2024 · aged 97