page_title: Damião de Góis
hierarchical_section_title: Damião de Góis
caption_attribution_description: Português: Retrato de Damião de Góis, óleo sobre tábua, talvez da autoria de Jan Gossaert ou outro autor flamengo desconhecido, baseado numa gravura de Philips Galle de 1587 que, por sua vez, toma inspiração de um desenho de Albrecht Dürer realizado entre 1520 e 1521. Localização desconhecida. English: Portrait painting of Damião de Góis, oil on oak, maybe by Jan Gossaert or other unknown Flemish painter; It is based on a 1587 engraving by Philips Galle which got it's inspiration from a 1520/1521 drawing made by Albrecht Dürer. Unknow location.
context_page_description: Damião de Góis, born in Alenquer, Portugal, was an important Portuguese humanist philosopher. He was a friend and student of Erasmus. He was appointed secretary to the Portuguese factory in Antwerp in 1523 by King John III of Portugal. He compiled one of the first accounts on Ethiopian Christianity.
context_section_description: Damião de Góis (Portuguese: [dɐmiˈɐ̃w̃ dɨ ˈɡɔjʃ]; February 2, 1502 – January 30, 1574), born in Alenquer, Portugal, was an important Portuguese humanist philosopher. He was a friend and student of Erasmus. He was appointed secretary to the Portuguese factory in Antwerp in 1523 by King John III of Portugal. He compiled one of the first accounts on Ethiopian Christianity.
caption: Portrait of Damião de Góis, 16th century, after an engraving by Albrecht Dürer
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