Azulejos Galleries

Azulejos - Portuguese Ceramic Tile Art : Azulejo is a uniquely Portuguese form of art, wherein sections of a larger picture are painted on ceramic tiles (generally in blue, but occasionally with a larger palette), glazed, fired and finally reassembled on both interior and exterior walls of buildings. Sometimes they have a functional purpose such as to name a road or a plaza, other times I've seen them covering entire buildings inside and out as an extremely elaborate wallpaper.

Azulejos - Portuguese Ceramic Tile Art

Azulejo is a uniquely Portuguese form of art, wherein sections of a larger picture are painted on ceramic tiles (generally in blue, but occasionally with a larger palette), glazed, fired and finally reassembled on both interior and exterior walls of buildings. Sometimes they have a functional purpose such as to name a road or a plaza, ot ...

Updated: Apr 11, 2006 5:13pm PST

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