Abstract
Enquanto arqueólogos, o nosso propósito deverá sempre ser o de procurar construir uma realidade que ficou no tempo e à qual apenas temos rasgos de informação, seja através de espólios, vestígios de estruturas, documentação escrita e pictórica. Devemos, por isso, utilizar todas as informações que consigamos obter para o período que nos propomos estudar e, entre elas, parece‑nos que a documentação pictórica, a existir, só pode ser encarada como uma mais‑valia na construção do conhecimento. Assim, pensámos utilizar a obra de reconhecida pintora seiscentista, Josepha d’Ayalla e Cabrera, como ponto de partida para o estudo de objectos do quotidiano do século XVII em Portugal. Procurou‑se classificar os objectos por ela representados, comparando‑os com as evidências arqueológicas seiscentistas, estabelecendo paralelos formais e interpretações utilitárias dos mesmos.
As archaeologists our aim is to build a reality which stayed back in time. A reality reaching us through small dashes of information provided by finds, architectural structures, written or pictorial evidence. Thus, an archaeologist should use every available information for the study of past periods and among those it seems that pictorial information, when existent, as to be considered as an added value to knowledge. Supported by this idea, the painted work of the famous 17th century artist, Josepha d’Ayalla e Cabrera, was used as a starting point for the study of daily objects in Early Modern Portugal. Our aim was to classify those objects, comparing them to 17th century archaeological finds establishing formal parallels and its utilitarian interpretations.
As archaeologists our aim is to build a reality which stayed back in time. A reality reaching us through small dashes of information provided by finds, architectural structures, written or pictorial evidence. Thus, an archaeologist should use every available information for the study of past periods and among those it seems that pictorial information, when existent, as to be considered as an added value to knowledge. Supported by this idea, the painted work of the famous 17th century artist, Josepha d’Ayalla e Cabrera, was used as a starting point for the study of daily objects in Early Modern Portugal. Our aim was to classify those objects, comparing them to 17th century archaeological finds establishing formal parallels and its utilitarian interpretations.
Original language | Portuguese |
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Title of host publication | Arqueologia em Portugal |
Subtitle of host publication | 150 anos |
Editors | Arnaud José Morais, Martins Andreia, Neves César |
Place of Publication | Lisboa |
Publisher | Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses |
Pages | 1145-1054 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-972-9451-51-5 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2013 |
Event | I Congresso da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses, Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses - Duration: 1 Jan 2013 → … |
Conference
Conference | I Congresso da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses, Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses |
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Period | 1/01/13 → … |