A pintura de tectos em perspectiva no Portugal de D. João V

Synopsis of A pintura de tectos em perspectiva no Portugal de D. João V

«A pintura de tectos em perspectiva no Portugal de D. João V» is the art history essay by Magno Moraes Mello, from Editorial Estampa, in paperback.

Study devoted to perspective ceiling painting in Portugal during the reign of D. João V. Based on his master's thesis, the author analyses the mural decoration of Baroque ceilings, the use of perspective and the relationship between feigned architecture and real space in the Portuguese artistic context of the period.

Published in 1998, it belongs to the Teoria da Arte series, vol. 24. Text in Portuguese. It derives from a master's thesis (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 1997) with bibliographic references and index.

Reference work for art historians and readers interested in Portuguese Baroque painting and ornamental perspective.