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Colonial and Imperial Churches of São Paulo: Architecture and Ornamentation. Doctoral Thesis

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Author(s):
Mateus Rosada
Total Authors: 1
Document type: Doctoral Thesis
Press: São Carlos.
Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC/SBD)
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Examining board members:
Maria Angela Pereira de Castro e Silva Bortolucci; Paulo Yassuhide Fujioka; Myriam Andrade Ribeiro de Oliveira; Marcos Tognon; Marilia Maria Brasileiro Teixeira Vale
Advisor: Maria Angela Pereira de Castro e Silva Bortolucci
Abstract

This thesis analyzes the architecture and ornamentation of 120 remaining urban churches in São Paulo, that was built in the colonial and imperial periods, observing the spatial and architectural changes that occurred in that since the building of the first Catholic churches in the state, in the sixteenth century, until the end of the imperial period, in the nineteenth century. Talks about the aesthetic standards of the following artistic periods: Mannerism, Baroque, Rococo and the transition to Neoclassicism. It discusses constructive techniques and building materials, the spatial organization of the churches and their role in the urban space. It also analyzes the works of painting and wood carver that decorate the interiors of churches, showing external influences and standards developed in São Paulo. It catalogs architects, artists, carvers, sculptors and painters who worked in this temples. Evaluates the artistic importance of the churches and presents its architectural, paint and carver qualities, showing, in an overview, the elements that characterizing the own art of São Paulo of this period. Notes that the architecture and religious arts of São Paulo formed a significant group and with various influences and unique features of great interest and inestimable historical and cultural value. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 12/04036-7 - Churches of State of São Paulo in Colonial and Imperial time: architecture and ornamentation
Grantee:Mateus Rosada
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate