Arrival of St Agnes of Assisi Antonio Oliveira 1697

Arrival of Saint Agnes of Assisi at the Convent by Antonio de Oliveira Bernardes. This painted was made on 1697 is now located inside the Church of Santa Clara in Evora, Portugal. António de Oliveira Bernardes was a Portuguese painter and tile maker from the 17th and 18th centuries. Born in Alentejo, he served as a steward of the Irmandade de S. Lucas, between 1686 and 1687. It is part of the so-called cycle of the masters of Portuguese tile production. It is thought that he may have died in 1732, although this cannot be confirmed.

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