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Guide to the work of Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro

With the aim of making the collection of the Bordalo Pinheiro Museum known and also presenting the work of Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro to the public, the museum presents – now digitally – some of the chapters available in its Guide, with texts by important authors, for the understanding of the Bordalo’s legacy..

Drawing to Laugh: The Bourgeois Society in the Mirror

By Raquel Henriques da Silva

The historian presents us with the context in which the brilliant work of Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (1846-1905) appears, a remarkable figure of the Portuguese culture in the second half of the 19th century.

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A Thorn in the Side

By João Paulo Cotrim

An essay that aims to shed light on the development of Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro’s graphic work.

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A National Ceramics Factory

By Paulo Henriques

In this essay, we are going to find out how Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro became one of the most original and virtuous Portuguese ceramists of all time.

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Zé Povinho, always the same

By José-Augusto França

The historian, one of the greatest scholars of Bordalo’s work, presents us with one of the most ingenious creations by the Portuguese artist: the character Zé Povinho, symbol of the Portuguese people.

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