Maximiano Alves
Maximiano Alves (22 August 1888 – 22 January 1954) was a Portuguese sculptor. Biography. Alves was born in Lisbon. He was the son of the engraver of the mint. He finished his course on sculpture at Lisbon School of Fine Arts in 1911, where he attended with a sculptor Simões de Almeida (his uncle) and two painters Luciano Freire and Ernesto Condeixa. He was awarded with a rank of an official of the Order of Christ, later he took part in the conception and execution of the Great War Monument in Lisbon. He took part in artistic works in  different periodical publications, one example was a review "Alma Nova" which was published in Faro in 1914. Expositions. He took part in different expositions including: At the João de Deus Museum-School: At the Museu da Marinha (Marine Museum) At the Palácio de São Bento Selected works. In Cape Verde: In Macau: