Percurso em azulejo entre escadarias e arcadas do Palácio Fronteira
Partial view of the Gallery of Kings at the Palace of the Marquises of Fronteira, in São Domingos de Benfica, Lisbon, which houses one of the most significant collections of 17th-century secular tilework in Portugal, although some panels have been restored or completed at a later date. The panels depict Portuguese monarchs and are integrated into the architecture of a former recreational estate commissioned by D. João de Mascarenhas, 1st Marquis of Fronteira, beginning in 1671–1672, to serve as the family’s country home. The gallery is connected to other spaces decorated with contemporary tiles, such as the Terraço das Artes and the formal gardens, forming an iconographic journey that combines dynastic glorification, courtly culture, and decorative function. The palace, still inhabited by the founder’s descendants and managed by the Fundação das Casas de Fronteira e Alorna, preserves in situ a remarkable collection of 17th-century tiles designed for these gardens, terraces, and courtyards, which confers upon it significant heritage and historical value within the context of Portuguese tile art. An analysis of these figurative motifs provides insight into the role of the royal image in the assertion of Lisbon’s nobility following the Restoration.



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