Guided Tour
Season 1, Episode 9: Mosteiro de Tibães, Braga
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The High Altar of the Church of the Monastery of Tibães is one of the most spectacular known examples of rococo carving. From the 18th century, the Golden Age, literally and metaphorically, the Tibães retable raises a question: why did the Order of the Benedictines, committed to the vow of poverty, order this such luxurious piece? What ideas are behind the Baroque style?
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Sé de Braga
Episode 2
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisboa
Episode 3
Museu Machado de Castro e Convento de Santa Clara-a-Nova, Coimbra
Episode 4
Museu de Alberto Sampaio, Guimarães
Episode 5
Museu Grão Vasco, Viseu
Episode 7
Convento de Cristo, Tomar
Episode 8
Convento da Madre de Deus, Lisboa
Episode 9
Mosteiro de Tibães, Braga
Episode 10
Universidade de Coimbra
Episode 11
Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea-Museu do Chiado, Lisboa
Episode 12
Museu Nacional de Etnologia, Lisboa
Episode 13
Museu Soares dos Reis, Porto