Collection: Domingos Sequeira

Domingos António de Sequeira (1768–1837) was a Portuguese painter active at the Royal Court of King John VI of Portugal. Born in Lisbon, he trained initially in his native city before relocating to Rome in 1788, where he studied under Antonio Cavallucci. His work emerged during a transitional phase between Neoclassicism and Romanticism, reflecting the stylistic shifts of late 18th- and early 19th-century European art.

Sequeira’s oeuvre included portraiture, historical compositions, and religious subjects, executed in oil, etching, and lithography. His portraits of the Portuguese royal family, such as "Portrait of King John VI" (Palácio Nacional de Queluz), combined Neoclassical precision with Romantic emotional resonance.

His use of chiaroscuro and anatomical accuracy set his work apart, while his later pieces, like "The Adoration of the Magi" (1828), adopted a looser, more expressive brushwork.

Though primarily associated with the Portuguese court, Sequeira’s influence extended to 19th-century Iberian painting, particularly among artists working between Neoclassicism and Romanticism. His lithographic experiments and historical themes anticipated Romantic interests in national identity and dramatic narrative. Works such as "The Adoration of the Magi" (1828, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga) are central to studies of Portuguese art’s transition into modernity.