When one thinks of patronage and the funding of important works of art or religious buildings in modern era Portugal, this mainly refers to monarchs and the high nobility. However, this historical reality does not exclude the activities of patrons and commissioners who have been forgotten by historiographical tradition. People and communities of African origin or descent played a fundamental role in the construction of what is now considered Portuguese National Heritage.

Participants
Antonieta Reis Leite (CES-UC)
Cláudia Pato de Carvalho (CES-UC)
Giuseppina Raggi (IHA – NOVA FCSH; CES-UC)
Hugo Ribeiro da Silva (CITCEM – FLUP)
Iskrena Yordanova (CESEM – NOVA FCSH; DS-CEMSP)
Margarida Calafate Ribeiro (CES – UC)
Paulo Almeida Fernandes (PP – ML; IHA – NOVA FCSH)
Rui Lobo (DARq, CES – UC)

Programme
10:15 - 10:30 | Welcome

10:30 - 11:00 | People of African birth or descent in the engravings and paintings of the Pimenta Palace: life trajectories and new approaches
Paulo Almeida Fernandes (PP-ML / IHA-FCSH-UNL)

11:00 - 12:30 | Presentation and discussion on ongoing research by members of the Making Portugal project team

12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch

14:00 | Internal workshop of the Making Portugal project team

This event is part of the activities of the MAKING PORTUGAL project «Challenging the past. Patronage and agency of people of African birth or descent in early-modern arts and architecture in Portugal during the Transatlantic slave trade (1486-1836)» (2023.12349.PEX) https://doi.org/10.54499/2023.12349.PEX, with a view to implementing its final results.