Retrato de Luís de Vasconcelos e Sousa, 3.º Conde de Castelo Melhor aos 27 anos. Feliciano de Almeida (atrib.), 1663. Colecção particular
Feliciano de Almeida (1635–1694) foi um pintor português barroco ativo no século XVII, conhecido por seus retratos, incluindo os da nobreza portuguesa enviados à Galeria dos Uffizi, em Florença.
Filiação: Feliciano de Almeida era filho de António de Almeida. filho de António de Almeida e Maria da Conceição.
Contexto Familiar: O seu pai, António de Almeida, foi Governador das Capitanias do Sul do Brasil em 1656.
Obra: Feliciano de Almeida pintou retratos notáveis, como o de D. João de Mascarenhas, 1.º Marquês de Fronteira, e Pedro Jacques de Magalhães, 1.º Visconde de Fonte Arcada.
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Feliciano de Almeida nasceu em Achém (Guiné)? por volta de 1635
e era filho de Filipa da Silva e do Capitão Pascoal de Almeida, cavaleiro-
-fidalgo da Casa Real. É um artista com atividade documentada a partir de 1653, residindo na Rua do Boi Formoso, na freguesia dos Anjos, no Bairro das Olarias (Anjos). Em 1665, é denunciado à Inquisição por se envolver com uma oleira, Vicência de Faria, e designado como pintor d'el Rei.* No mesmo processo de devassa, é assinalado como “pintor de retratos
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https://repositorio.ulisboa.pt/bitstream/10451/57080/1/Web_Castelo%20Melhor%20e%20os%20Seus%20Tempos.pdf
he reconquered Angola from the Dutch and was appointed Governor of Rio de Janeiro and Angola, where he gave orders to Captain Pascoal de Almeida, the father of the painter Feliciano de Almeida (see below
The painter Feliciano de Almeida (1635-1694)
[45] The examination of relevant documentation suggests that Feliciano de Almeida was born in Achem, present-day Guinea, in 1635. The fact that his parents were Captain Pascoal de Almeida and Filipa da Silva may well explain his overseas birthplace.55 An oil painter, controller-cum-inspector, portrait painter and one of the most highly sought after copiers of his time, Almeida became famous for his ad vivum paintings, such as the portrait of Francisco Jacinto dos Anjos.56 Hardly anything is known about his return to Portugal or his education. However, it was possible to identify useful sources with biographical information concerning his father, which contributes to a better understanding of the painter's career.
[46] In 1630, Pascoal Roiz de Almeida served king João IV as a corporal and, together with Captain Miguel Maldonado, conquered the territory of Cabo Frio. Between 1632 and 1634, in his capacity as sergeant, he fought against the Dutch army for the stretch of land between Rio de Janeiro and Cabo Frio. He retired later in 1634, but he continued to serve the Portuguese monarch as an overseer and a captain at the Fortaleza de Santo António de Achem, close to São Jorge da Mina, where he was kept hostage by the Dutch (9th of February, 1642). His captivity did not last long, as he managed to flee to London on an English vessel. Later in 1642, he was reported to have settled in Rio de Janeiro.57 He returned to Portugal in 1644 and fought, again alongside Salvador Correia de Sá, against the Spanish occupation of Alentejo. As a reward for his services and under the orders of Dom João IV, he took on the post of overseer at Fortaleza de São João, in Rio de Janeiro (1646),58 where he remained from 1647 until the 7th of January, 1651.59
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https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/rihajournal/article/view/70196/71090
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outros Paschoal de Almeida, Pafcoal d'Almeida e variações
A Agencia do Banco Nacional Ultramarino
na Provincia de S. Thomé
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Pedatura Lusitana
https://archive.org/details/pedatura-lusitana/page/n2715/mode/2up?q=%22Pascoal+de+Almeida%22
Nobiliário de famílias de Portugal / Felgueiras Gaio
Marinha de Zezere e M.º de Almeida asima era irmãa de Leonardo de Almeida e de João de Almeida de q.m vem os de Villar de Paraizo foi o Dr. Paschoal de Almeida Ab.e de S. Marinha de Zezere
17 Gaspar de Queiroz
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RIHA Journal 0144 | 1 December 2016
Portraits by Feliciano de
Almeida (1635-1694) in Cosimo
III de' Medici's Gallery
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