The beginning of the production of majolica azulejos in Portugal- João and Filipe de Góis in 16th-century Lisbon

Abstract

The names of João and Filipe de Góis and their connection to the production of glazed ceramics and azulejos in the third quarter of the 16th century were already known and had already been documented. However, there was not a single work that could be objectively associated with any of them. The discovery of the monogram of João de Góis in the remaining azulejos from incomplete panels in the Church of Graça, in Lisbon [3], changed our perception about the importance of these two men in the beginning of the manufacture of majolica azulejos in Portugal. This paper includes a transcription to modern Portuguese of the full documents from the archives of the Holy Inquisition of Lisbon relative to the two brothers with footnotes in English about the most relevant parts for the history of the early production of majolica azulejos in Lisbon.