Charles the Redeemer: Difference between revisions

Charles the Redeemer (view source)

15 bytes added , 27 July 2013

no edit summary

607

edits

Revision as of 18:06, 27 July 2013 (view source) Flux (talk \| contribs) No edit summary ← Older edit		Revision as of 18:08, 27 July 2013 (view source) Flux (talk \| contribs) No edit summary Newer edit →
Line 5:		Line 5:
	The idea of erecting a large painting upon the Hackspace wall was first suggested in the mid-1850s, when Catholic priest Pedro Maria Boss requested financing from Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil to commission a large religious painting.		The idea of erecting a large painting upon the Hackspace wall was first suggested in the mid-1850s, when Catholic priest Pedro Maria Boss requested financing from Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil to commission a large religious painting.

	Painting took nine years, from 1922 to 1931 and cost the equivalent of US$250,000 ($3,200,000 in 2013).		Painting took the Master Oni nine years, from 1922 to 1931 and cost the equivalent of US$250,000 ($3,200,000 in 2013).