ARTIS - Instituto de História da Arte

O presente artigo pretende revelar alguns dos resultados da investigação realizada sobre proveniências de painéis de azulejo em contexto museológico. As potencialidades destes estudos, em articulação com o sistema Az Infinitum, revelam-se encorajadoras, uma vez que o sistema permite o relacionamento de dados, contribuindo também para disponibilizar informação relativa a imóveis em ruína, ou destruídos, a partir de revestimentos cerâmicos que chegaram aos nossos dias. Para a sistematização deste trabalho são fundamentais as fontes documentais, mas também o registo fotográfico do património azulejar.

The present article aims to reveal some of the findings that have resulted from investigation concerning the provenance of tile panels in a museological context. The potential of these studies, which have been conducted using the Az Infinitum system, are most encouraging. This system allows for the correlation of data, and thus contributes to the availability of the information – relating to buildings, that have either been destroyed or that are in ruins – that is acquired through the ceramic coatings that have resisted the passage of time and have reached us today. For the systematization of this work not only are the documentary sources fundamental but the photographic record of the tile heritage is also of the utmost importance.

This article is about the Portuguese tilemaking of the former Monastery of Santa Marta de Jesus, currently Hospital of Santa Marta, still in situ. The main goal is the study of the patterned tiles from the 17th century, exploring the documentation as well as the ideas and solutions invented by the tile-layers that applied the tiles on the walls. Also, the authors aim to introduce the new information system for the Portuguese azulejos’ inventory, named Az Infinitum - Azulejo Indexation and Reference System, available online.

Tomando como ponto de partida um catálogo de azulejos de padrão da Fábrica do Carvalhinho, publicado no segundo quartel do século XX, e inspirado na azulejaria dos séculos XVII e XVIII, o presente artigo pretende comparar os desenhos dos padrões industriais com os originais que lhes serviram de fonte de inspiração. Para tal recorre ao projeto em curso " Catalogação de padrões da azulejaria portuguesa " , acessível em linha através do Az Infinitum – Sistema de Referência e Indexação de Azulejo. A análise do catálogo permite ainda abordar questões relacionadas com opções de inventário e catalogação, assim como a relação entre estas publicações, de cariz comercial e de divulgação, e a aplicação efetiva dos azulejos, tendo sido escolhido, como caso de estudo, as fachadas azulejadas do concelho de Ovar. O artigo termina com uma reflexão sobre a questão dos revivalismos no azulejo e, em particular, no azulejo de padrão. Abstract The starting point to this paper was a catalogue published by the Carvalhinho factory, in the second quarter of the 20 th century, displaying patterned tiles inspired on Portuguese tiles from the 17 th and 18 th centuries. The paper aims to compare the industrial patterned drawings with the originals, which inspired them. To achieve this purpose, the authors utilized the ongoing project " Cataloguing Portuguese patterned tiles " , available online through the Az Infinitum – Azulejo Indexation and Reference System. The study of the factory's catalogue gave the authors the possibility to discuss questions linked with the inventory and cataloguing options, as well as the relation between these commercial publications, its dissemination, and the tiles' application in buildings. Ovar was the county selected as a case-study. The paper ends with a reflexion about the revivals in tiles, and, particularly, revivals in patterned tiles.

[about the work "pop Galo / Rooster" by Joana Vasconcelos] This essay presents Pop Galo as a sculpture that opens new perspectives for the use and exploration of one of the types of art that most characterizes the collective imaginary and the Portuguese patrimonial heritage – the azulejo [glazed tile].

There are in the National Library of Portugal (BNP) about fifty paintings from former convents, mainly portraits executed between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, which are hung in rooms and along corridors, far from the eyes of the public and simultaneously protected by recent conservation and restoration interventions. These paintings, of little artistic interest, are, however, individual cases for the study of conservation and restoration interventions made in the nineteenth century. The data obtained will contribute to the history of paintings restoration, in terms of its practical aspects (about materials and techniques used), that is still to be written in Portugal. Our research, which began in January 2011 and is predicted to end in December 2013, has been oriented by three complementary lines of action, with an interdisciplinary methodological base: the exploitation of the BNP's precious and unpublished documental archive; the assessment to the conservation status of the paintings and identification of restoration works; and the material study of the works, from physical and chemical methods of examination and analysis, in order to deepen our technical knowledge about the restoration of easel painting in the nineteenth century. Through historical documents we could identify periods of restoration, restorers and materials used. The observation of paintings allowed selecting a set of twenty-seven pieces that showed old restorations, made in the nineteenth or early twentieth century. In addition it's very important to use examination methods and laboratory analysis to characterise the restoration works and the materials used.

RESUMO A investigação consagrada ao estudo das pedreiras (extintas e em atividade) e à sua relação com o património histórico-artístico tem sido escassa em Portugal, registando-se a ausência de um programa que, à escala nacional, identifique e promova as suas potencialidades sociais, económicas e patrimoniais.O presente projeto, assente em princípios e práticas interdisciplinares, pretende evidenciar a importância dos mármores do Anticlinal Alentejano, num contexto de valorização patrimonial e cultural, numa região onde a indústria das rochas ornamentais define as paisagens, molda a economia e estabelece modos de vida. O conhecimento alcançado pela investigação científi-ca, difundido através de várias plataformas e destinado a diversos públicos, contribuirá para o desenvolvimento regional, fornecendo conteúdos sólidos para um turismo industrial e cultural atrativo, sustentável e de qualidade. ABSTRACT The research devoted to the study of quarries (extinct and active) and its relation with the historical-artistic heritage has been scarce in Portugal, noting the absence of a program that, at a national scale, identifies and promotes its social, economic and patrimonial potentialities. The current project based on interdisciplinary principles and practices, aims to highlight the importance of the marbles from Alentejo Anticline in a context of patrimonial and cultural valorization, in a region where the ornamental rock industry defines landscapes, shapes the economy and establishes ways of life. The knowledge reached from scientific research, disseminated through several platforms and intended for various audiences, will contribute to regional development, providing solid contents for an industrial and cultural tourism, attractive, sustainable and with quality.