Title: Doenças e mistérios do Aleijadinho
Description: Study of the art and influence of his physical disability on artist, Alejadinho (b. Ouro Preto, Brazil 1738-1814) who created sculptures recognized throughout the world. Important study that combines art, medicine and history on how the crippled and maimed condition of Aleijadinho (Antonio Francisco Lisboa) "made him sublime, reflecting on his large production of art, his sufferings and troubles".
Subjects: Health, Artists, Diseases
Places: Brazil
People: Antônio Francisco Lisboa (1730?-1814)