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| Mystery, the figures of Barcelos |
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Modelling life in clay, is to give free rein to the imagination to produce burlesque figures, animals, religious pictures and figures, usually reinterprete them in a mixture of respect and mockery, or representing scenes of work and play from rural life. These are some of the examples of the astonishing and exuberant veriety of forms, themes and colors than we normally call the Figures of Barcelos, in the northern region of Portugal. Barcelos is included in Santiago de Compostela's Roads, and for that reason the "pilgrims' boat" or the "small boat" (Barc + ellus), as proper name and always place of passage for of High Minho and of Galicia Lands. Barcelos is a city rich of history where is possible still today appreciate testimonies of admirable dones that happened in the secular streets, elegant buildings, manors, churches and in the imprisonment towers. It is a family that executes with your hands these Saints and others religious figures through the art of clay by the figures of Barcelos that in spite of authentic in the everyday of your village, Galegos, usually reinterprete them in a mixture of respect and mockery, All the pieces done by these artisans they are signed with the name "Mystery". The name Mystery was the nickname given to the father (Domingos Gonçalves) of the current owners of the workshop. This name ended for identifying a family workshop, what was very frequent to happen in the nuclei potters' of Barcelos tradition, once this art was transmitted through the generations. At present work at the workshop Domingos Gonçalves wife that calls her Virgínia Coelho Esteves and your sons Manuel and Francisco. |
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Saint Peter Saint Peter (Provided by CRAT, Regional Center of Tradicional Arts) |
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Nativity Scene Nativity Scene (Provided by CRAT, Regional Center of Tradicional Arts) |
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