From Rome to Lisbon: An Album for the Magnanimous King (itinerary) - Weale Album

Exhibition itinerary "From Rome to Lisbon: An Album for the Magnanimous King". Designed around the so-called Weale Album – a volume consisting of a set of drawings made in Rome in the 18th century to inform the king about the progress of his art commissions – the exhibition, installed at the Museum of São Roque, of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML), is built around the key idea of the journey between Rome and Lisbon during the reign of King John V, understood as a process of cultural and artistic exchange, seeking to recognize what actually traveled: words, drawings, works of art. Two hundred years after its loss, the Weale Album returns to Lisbon thanks to the sponsorship of its restoration, presentation, and study by SCML, as part of a partnership with the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts de Paris, where it is currently preserved in the library. The itinerary From Rome to Lisbon presents the exhibition and guides the reader through its objects, framing each section historically and artistically.

Author: Teresa Leonor M. Vale (coord.)

Year of publication: 2015
Publisher: SCML, Museum of São Roque
ISBN: 9789898410481 (PT) | 9789898410498 (ENG)