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Aleijadinho (älāzhädē`nyō) [Port.,=little cripple], 1730–1814, Brazilian sculptor. His real name was Antônio Francisco Lisboa. Although he was maimed in hands and feet, he is known for the brilliance of his church sculpture. His most famous works are the carvings in the Church of São Francisco at Ouro Prêto Ouro Prêto (ō`r  prā`t..... Click the link for more information. and the statues of the Twelve Prophets at Congonhas do Campo. The distinctive baroque style of Aleijadinho's works, carved in wood and indigenous soapstone, has caused much church sculpture in his native Minas Gerais to be attributed to him. |
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Cemin readily agrees, and produces a book about the
self-taught 18th-century Brazilian sculptor known as Aleijadinho, or the
Little Cripple. |
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