Dimas Sequeira's photos with the keyword: Portalegre

This old building, on Guilherme Gomes Fernandes Street, was at the start the College of Saint Sebastian. In the 19th century the Portalegre Wool Factory was installed there, until it was moved to the present location, the same of the Tapestries Museum. Then this building was adapted for the municipal purposes of a City Hall.

This is one of the few remaining parts of Portalegre Castle, along with wall sections with door ways. In the 19th century degradation prevailed and there wasn't much left when it was decided to reverse the situation.

On wall at Carmo Street, Portalegre. It shows the thrashing in Vale de Barqueiros estate, at the civil parish of Seda, in 1988, in the council of Alter do Chão.

On wall of January 31st Street, at Portalegre.It shows a herd of cows on the countryside of Benavila, a civil parish of Avis.

At Guilherme Gomes Fernandes Street, Portalegre.

At Dr. José Frederico Laranjo Square, Portalegre.

Still standing at Rossio, Portalegre. Its long branches have to be supported with "crutches" to prevent them from breaking.

Displayed in the Portalegre Tapestry Museum (former Convent of Saint Francis). This kind of tapestry has an exclusive purpose of reproduce paintings, ordered or authorized by their authors.

Displayed in the Portalegre Tapestry Museum (former Convent of Saint Francis). This kind of tapestry has an exclusive purpose of reproduce paintings, ordered or authorized by their authors.

Displayed in the Portalegre Tapestry Museum (former Convent of Saint Francis). This kind of tapestry has an exclusive purpose of reproduce paintings, ordered or authorized by their authors.

Displayed in the Portalegre Tapestry Museum (former Convent of Saint Francis). This kind of tapestry has an exclusive purpose of reproduce paintings, ordered or authorized by their authors.

This is displayed in the Portalegre Tapestry Museum (former Convent of Saint Francis). The tapestry of Portalegre was created in 1947, using node points conceived by Manuel Peixeiro, who had been student of textiles at Roubaix, France. Such nodes allowed to reproduce paintings with great accuracy, including colours, chosen among 700 possibilities (or up to 1200, in more difficult works). Such tapestries are ordered by the painters themselves, or with their agreement. The painters tell how many copies can be issued (5, 6, 10) and check the quality of the work before it is released. Each dm2 of the tapestry has between 2,500 and 10,000 node points (authentic textile pixels), applied with the right colours in the right places according to the painting reproduced. The first tapestry was achieved in 1948 but international acceptance only occurred in 1952, when Jean Lurçat was suggested to tell, between a French tapestry and an authorized "copy" achieved in Portalegre, which he believed to be the French one, and he pointed the one from Portalegre. Many painters decided to order replicas of their works in Portalegre tapestry, which can be found in private collections and many institutions, like the European Justice Court (Luxemburg), the Government of Bad-Württemberg (Germany) and the Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia).

Seen from Luís de Camões Street, Portalegre.

Old access to Paço Square, Portalegre.

At Mercy Street, Portalegre.

Beyond the doorway, lies Republic Square, in Portalegre.

Now it houses the District Archives. It stands at Serpa Pinto Square, Portalegre.

At Saint Clare Street, Portalegre.