A Colonial Court

architecture, ornaments and utensils of the Ouro Preto Old Palace (1721-1735)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-02672019v27e12

Keywords:

Palace, Colonial Court, Minas Gerais

Abstract

This article analyzed the architecture, ornaments and utensils present in the Ouro Preto Old Palace, the first house of governors installed in Vila Rica and a building that served as the official residence of the Dom Lourenço de Almeida (1721-1732) and Conde das Galvêas captainsgenerals. The house of the Vila Rica main captain Henrique Lopes de Araújo, host and benefactor, resident in a neighboring and integrated building to the palace, was also evaluated. Although the Ouro Preto Old Palace has became a courtier space, adapted to the demands of the noble or seigniorial house, it maintained specific characteristics of the colonial reality, manifested, for example, in the presence of the slavery, which will determine, furthermore, the future of that property.

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Author Biography

  • Tarcísio de Souza Gaspar, Instituto Federal do Sul de Minas Gerais / Muzambinho, MG, Brasil

    Professor de História do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sul de Minas Gerais, Campus Muzambinho. Mestre em História pela Universidade Federal Fluminense e doutor em História Social pela Universidade de São Paulo.

Published

2019-10-01

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Section

Material Culture Studies

How to Cite

GASPAR, Tarcísio de Souza. A Colonial Court: architecture, ornaments and utensils of the Ouro Preto Old Palace (1721-1735). Anais do Museu Paulista: História e Cultura Material, São Paulo, v. 27, p. 1–42, 2019. DOI: 10.1590/1982-02672019v27e12. Disponível em: https://periodicos.usp.br/anaismp/article/view/148383.. Acesso em: 18 may. 2024.