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Twelve Prophets of Aleijadinho
The Twelve Prophets are a set of soapstonesculptures completed between and by the artist Antônio Francisco Lisboa, commonly known as Aleijadinho. The sculptures are located in the Brazilian municipality of Congonhas, where they adorn the forecourt of the Santuário do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos. These sculptures, along with the basilica, were given World Heritage Site status by UNESCO in because of their extraordinary contribution to Baroque art.[3]
The Twelve Prophets
Each sculpture in the series commemorates a prophet of the Hebrew Bible. The twelve sculptures do not correspond to the Twelve Minor Prophets, but include some of the Major Prophets and prophets whose works are part of the Old Testament deuterocanon. Each figure holds a scroll with a text, in Latin, from their biblical writings.
Amazing spirit and power emanates from the heroic figures of the twelve prophets. Highly theatrical, the figures show individuality and in Congonhas aleijadinho obras da!