Aleijadinho

(1730–1814) Colonial Brazil-born sculptor and architect (c.1738-1814)

Aleijadinho (1730–1814) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Aleijadinho belongs to the chapter ‘The Enlightenment’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Aleijadinho was born in Cachoeira do Campo and died in Ouro Preto. Aleijadinho worked in Minas Gerais. Wikidata associates Aleijadinho with Baroque and Rococo.

The catalogue has one building by Aleijadinho. The dated building is from 1771.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Elisabeth Geertruida Wassenbergh, Jean Hugues Taraval, Ivan Argunov, Marie-Joseph Peyre, and Johan Mandelberg.

• Church of Saint Francis of Assisi (Ouro Preto)