Frontispiece of "História da Colonização Portuguesa do Brasil", illustrated by Roque Gameiro, 1921
Alfredo Roque Gameiro was born in Minde, Portugal. When he was ten years old, he went to live in Lisbon with his oldest brother, Justin, who owned a lithography studio.[1] He studied at the "Faculty of Fine Arts" of the University of Lisbon, where José Simões de Almeida [pt] was one of his professors. After receiving a scholarship from the Portuguese government, he attended the "Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst" in Leipzig and studied lithography with Ludwig Nieper (1826-1906).[1] Upon returning to Portugal in 1886, he became the Director of the "Companhia Nacional Editora" and, in 1894, was appointed a Professor at the "Escola Industrial do Príncipe Real".
He was a frequent contributor to several weekly and monthly periodicals and worked with Manuel de Macedo (1839-1915) to provide illustrations for a deluxe edition of The Lusiads, published in 1900. From 1910 to 1920 he created 10 watercolors and 90 lithographs for what would be his most popular work, Lisboa Velha (Old Lisbon), with an introduction by the poet Afonso Lopes Vieira [pt]. He also illustrated several popular novels by Júlio Dinis. In 1919, he became the first Director of the "Escola de Arte Aplicada de Lisboa", a position he held until 1930. The following year, he and his daughter Helena had a successful joint exhibition in Brazil. He was elected a member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in 1923.
Three institutions bear his name: the "Escola Roque Gameiro" in Amadora (where he lived for many years), the "Casa Roque Gameiro" (his home, partly designed by Raul Lino; now an exhibition space) and the "Centro de Artes e Ofícios Roque Gameiro" in his hometown, which includes a museum devoted to watercolors. A majority of his works are on display at the municipal museum there, including many on loan from the Gulbenkian Foundation. Some of his designs appear on Portuguese postage stamps. All five of his children became artists: [2]
Maria Lucília Abreu, Roque Gameiro: o homem e a obra (the man and his work), ACD Edições, 2005, ISBN972-8855-17-6
Thereza Leitão de Barros, Exposição retrospectiva da obra de Roque Gameiro, Lisbon, 1946.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alfredo Roque Gameiro.
"A Tribo dos Pincéis" a book issued on the occasion of a conference held at his home in Amadora (2013). It includes his postage stamp designs and book illustrations by his entire family.
"A Tribo dos Pincéis" a website devoted to Roque Gameiro and his family.
Biographies and critical material compiled @ jcabral.info
February 06, 2023
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Alfredo Roque Gameiro 4 April 1864 Minde 15 August 1935 Lisbon was a Portuguese painter and graphic artist who specialized in watercolors Roque GameiroSelf portrait 1910s by Veloso SalgadoJose Malhoa Museum Caldas da RainhaBornApril 4 1864Alcanena Minde PortugalDiedAugust 5 1935Lisbon PortugalNationalityPortuguese Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 2 1 Quadros da Historia de Portugal 2 2 Lisboa Velha 1925 2 3 Historia de Portugal Popular e Ilustrada 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography Edit Frontispiece of Historia da Colonizacao Portuguesa do Brasil illustrated by Roque Gameiro 1921 Alfredo Roque Gameiro was born in Minde Portugal When he was ten years old he went to live in Lisbon with his oldest brother Justin who owned a lithography studio 1 He studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon where Jose Simoes de Almeida pt was one of his professors After receiving a scholarship from the Portuguese government he attended the Hochschule fur Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig and studied lithography with Ludwig Nieper 1826 1906 1 Upon returning to Portugal in 1886 he became the Director of the Companhia Nacional Editora and in 1894 was appointed a Professor at the Escola Industrial do Principe Real He was a frequent contributor to several weekly and monthly periodicals and worked with Manuel de Macedo 1839 1915 to provide illustrations for a deluxe edition of The Lusiads published in 1900 From 1910 to 1920 he created 10 watercolors and 90 lithographs for what would be his most popular work Lisboa Velha Old Lisbon with an introduction by the poet Afonso Lopes Vieira pt He also illustrated several popular novels by Julio Dinis In 1919 he became the first Director of the Escola de Arte Aplicada de Lisboa a position he held until 1930 The following year he and his daughter Helena had a successful joint exhibition in Brazil He was elected a member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in 1923 Three institutions bear his name the Escola Roque Gameiro in Amadora where he lived for many years the Casa Roque Gameiro his home partly designed by Raul Lino now an exhibition space and the Centro de Artes e Oficios Roque Gameiro in his hometown which includes a museum devoted to watercolors A majority of his works are on display at the municipal museum there including many on loan from the Gulbenkian Foundation Some of his designs appear on Portuguese postage stamps All five of his children became artists 2 Raquel Roque Gameiro Ottolini 1889 1970 also a watercolorist Manuel Roque Gameiro pt 1890 1944 who worked with diverse materials Helena Roque Gameiro 1895 1986 a landscape painter who married the film director Jose Leitao de Barros Maria Emilia Mamia Roque Gameiro pt 1901 1996 oil and watercolor painter married to painter Jaime Martins Barata Ruy Roque Gameiro 1907 1935 a sculptor who despite his short life is the best known His sculptures may be seen in Portugal and Mozambique Works Edit Portrait of his daughter Mamia 1919 Quadros da Historia de Portugal Edit Romans and Lusitanians Medieval knight Conquest of Lisbon The Taking of Santarem Moorish Room in Sintra Leonor Telles Before the Corpse of the Count Andeiro Egas Moniz in Leon Dom Pedro Punishes the Bishop of Porto John II inspects the Construction of the Naus Marker raised by the Portuguese by the Mouth of the River Zaire Departure of Vasco da Gama to India The People Throws the Body of the Bishop Dom Martinho from the Tower of the Cathedral in a Mutiny Disturbances of Afonso VI in Lisbon The French in the First Invasion Landing of the Liberals in Porto Lisboa Velha 1925 Edit Rua de Sao Miguel in Alfama from Lisboa Velha Chafariz da Alegria Rua das Madres Entrada da Rua de S Miguel O Arco Escuro Vieira Portuense Street Historia de Portugal Popular e Ilustrada Edit Popular History of Portugal Illustrated First Warriors of Lusitania Dom Pedro Whipping the Bishop of Porto Inprisonment of the Master of Aviz Battle of Salado Kidnap of the Queen Dona Mecia Lopes de Haro Interview of Dona Leonor Teles The Legend of the Alfageme of Santarem Martim de Freitas Depositing the Keys to the Castle of Coimbra in the Hands of the Corpse of King Dom Sancho II Taking of Evora Geraldo the Fearless Storming the Keep Death of the Bishop of Lisbon Death of the Abadess of the Monastery of Saint Benedict in Evora Death of Goncalo Mendes da Maia Murder of Lancarote Pessanha Naval Combat in the Harbour of Saltes Battle of Zalaca References Edit a b Brief biography A Arte em Portugal Luis Cabral A family of artistsFurther reading EditMaria Lucilia Abreu Roque Gameiro o homem e a obra the man and his work ACD Edicoes 2005 ISBN 972 8855 17 6 Thereza Leitao de Barros Exposicao retrospectiva da obra de Roque Gameiro Lisbon 1946 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alfredo Roque Gameiro A Tribo dos Pinceis a book issued on the occasion of a conference held at his home in Amadora 2013 It includes his postage stamp 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