The Fountain of Campo das Hortas (Portuguese: Chafariz do Campo das Hortas) is a fountain located in civil parish of Sé, municipality of Braga in northern Portugal.
| Fountain of Campo das Hortas | |
|---|---|
 The ornate fountain of Campo das Hortas in front of the Residence Cunhas Reis | |
| Artist | Manuel Luis |
| Medium | Granite Fountain |
| Subject | Campo das Hortas |
| Location | Sé, Braga, Portugal |
| 41°32′59.77″N 8°25′48.73″W / 41.5499361°N 8.4302028°W | |
| Owner | Portuguese Republic |
History
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This fountain is an example of the model of fountain seeded throughout the 16th and 17th century Portugal, which was first promoted in 1554 by João Lopes o Velho (the Elder) in Viana do Castelo.[1]
On 8 March 1594, a contract was issued, by Archbishop Agostinho de Jesus for the Archdiocese of Braga, to master-mason Manuel Luis to construct a fountain in the Campo de Santa Ana.[1] There was no indication if the project was completed within the year or pre-defined time.
By the 19th century, the fountain was relocated to the Campo das Hortas.[1]
In 1910, the crosses of Santa Ana and Campo das Hortas were classified as one national monument.[1][2] Although they were not located together, nor naturally contemporaneous, they were deemed to be constructed identically by Portuguese authorities.[1][2]
Characteristics
editIt is implanted in a harmonious location, isolated in the centre of garden space fronting the Arco da Porta Nova.[1]
Built on an octagonal base, it consists of alternating four-steps divided by green-space, with a circular tank at the top of the staircase.[1] The circular tank is marked by a column with bowl, decorated in grotesque animals ordered by six spouts, which is repeated in the smaller bowl.[1] From the second segment the column is decorated by three sections: the first with six figures at the spouts, the second with the coat-of-arms of Archbishop D. Baltasar Limpo, and the third a cylindrical body decorated with four rounded spirals.[1] The top of the spire is decorated with an armillary sphere and cross in metal.[1]
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Detail of armillary sphere and cardinal's cross -
Detail of spouts, showing figures and coat-of-arms -
Figure of a bishop, although unclear which -
The secondary bowl with figures
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References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Santos, João; Dinis, António (1998). "Chafariz do Campo das Hortas (n. PT010303520095 )" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ a b IGESPAR, ed. (2012), Cruzeiro do Campo das Hortas e Cruzeiro do Campo de Santa Ana (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: IGESPAR-Instituto Gestão do Patrimonio Arquitectónico e Arqueológico, retrieved 28 May 2012
- Sources
- Freitas, Bernardino Sena de (1890), Memórias de Braga (in Portuguese), vol. 5, Braga, Portugal
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Afonso, José Ferrão (1997), "Manuel Luis: Um contributo para o estudo de um mestre pedreiro quinhentista", Museu (in Portuguese), Porto, Portugal, pp. 7–45
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Nota Geral (in Portuguese) (1ª Série, Livro 85 ed.), Braga, Portugal: Arquivo Distrital de Braga