Mateus Vicente de Oliveira
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Mateus Vicente de Oliveira (1706–1786) was a Portuguese
architect. He studied under the architects João Frederico Ludovice and Jean Baptiste Robillon during the construction of the royal palace at Mafra
- Portugal's attempt to rival the Spanish king's palace at Escorial.
Oliveira worked chiefly in the late Baroque
and rococo
styles of architecture. While he is best remembered for his design of the Palace of Queluz on which he worked from 1742 - 1758. he also worked on many other projects. In 1779 he began work on on the Basílica da Estrela in Lisbon
, this church was incomplete at the time of de Oliveira's death and work continued under the direction of Reinaldo Manuel, while Manuel was responsible for much of the classical detail of the church's exterior, the blueprint
of the church is credited to de Oliveira.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
architect. He studied under the architects João Frederico Ludovice and Jean Baptiste Robillon during the construction of the royal palace at Mafra
Mafra National Palace
The Mafra National Palace is a monumental Baroque and Italianized Neoclassical palace-monastery located in Mafra, Portugal, some 28 kilometres from Lisbon. Its dimensions are so huge that it dwarfs the city...
- Portugal's attempt to rival the Spanish king's palace at Escorial.
Oliveira worked chiefly in the late Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
and rococo
Rococo
Rococo , also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful...
styles of architecture. While he is best remembered for his design of the Palace of Queluz on which he worked from 1742 - 1758. he also worked on many other projects. In 1779 he began work on on the Basílica da Estrela in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, this church was incomplete at the time of de Oliveira's death and work continued under the direction of Reinaldo Manuel, while Manuel was responsible for much of the classical detail of the church's exterior, the blueprint
Blueprint
A blueprint is a type of paper-based reproduction usually of a technical drawing, documenting an architecture or an engineering design. More generally, the term "blueprint" has come to be used to refer to any detailed plan....
of the church is credited to de Oliveira.