Leça da Palmeira in Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Monumento a António Nobre / Monument Dedicated to António Nobre

— Matosinhos Mar —

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2023

1. Monumento a António Nobre / Monument Dedicated to António Nobre Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

O conjunto escultórico evocativo de António Nobre (1867-1900) insere-se num arranjo paisagistico envolvente da Boa Nova projetado em 1980 por Álvaro Siza Vieira, o mais conceituado e premiado arquiteto contemporâneo português. As esculturas que representam o poeta Antonio Nobre e as suas musas inspiradoras são uma obra de 1974, da autora lo escultor Barata Feyo (1899-1980). António Nobre, um dos poetas portugueses mais notáveis do final do século XIX, passou largas temporadas em Leça da Palmeira, onde compôs uma parte significativa da sua obra poética. Cravada num dos rochedos da praia, uma placa de mármore, reproduzindo um dos seus sonetos que evoca a Boa Nova, materializa também uma homenagem ao poeta.

The sculptural ensemble dedicated to Antonio Nobre (portuguese poet 1857-1900) is part of the landscape arrangement of Boa Nova, designed in 1980 by Álvaro Siza Vieira, the award-winning Portuguese architect (Pritzker, 1992). The sculptures representing the poet Antonio Nobre and his inspiring Muses were composed by the artist Barata Feyo (1899- 1980). Nobre was one of the most notable Portuguese poets of the late 19th century and spent long periods of time in Leça da Palmeira, where he

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composed a significant part of his poetic work. The tribute to the poet is materialized by a marble plaque containing one of his sonnets about Boa Nova, pinned on a rock at the shore.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is March 18, 1900.

Location. 41° 12.125′ N, 8° 42.79′ W. Marker is in Leça da Palmeira, Porto, in Matosinhos. Marker can be reached from Avenida Liberdade. The marker is on the pedestrian path between Avenida Liberdade and the ocean. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Leça da Palmeira, Porto 4450, Portugal. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Farol da Boa Nova / The Boa Nova Lighthouse (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Marginal de Leça da Palmeira / The Leça da Palmeira Waterfront (about 180 meters away); A origem da Vieira de Santiago / The Origin of the Scallop Shell of Santiago (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Naufrágio de Veronese / Shipwreck of Veronese (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); O Aterro / The Embankment (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Emmanuel Rodrigues da Rocha (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Igreja de S. Miguel / Church of San Miguel (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Rua das Salinas / Saltern Street (approx. 2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leça da Palmeira.

Also see . . .
1. António Nobre (Wikipedia).

Overview:
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2023

2. Monumento a António Nobre / Monument Dedicated to António Nobre Marker - wide view
Besides the marker itself, also visible here is the sculptural ensemble dedicated to Nobre, with the statue depicting Nobre visible directly above the marker, and the statues of his muses to the left.
António Pereira Nobre (16 August 1867 – 18 March 1900) was a Portuguese poet. His masterpiece, Só (Paris, 1892), was the only book he published.

(Submitted on February 7, 2024.)

2. António Nobre, Portuguese poet (Britannica).

Excerpt: … in Paris, where he was influenced by the French Symbolist poets. There he wrote the greater part of the only book he published in his lifetime, Só (1892; “Alone”), inspired by nostalgic memories of a childhood spent in the company of peasants and sailors in northern Portugal. Só combines the simple lyricism of Portuguese traditional poetry with the more refined perceptiveness of Symbolism.

At first Só met with a mixed reception, but it became one of the most popular and most imitated works of poetry in Portugal. A final version appeared in 1898. A generation of poets who followed and imitated him was called the Sósino Generation.

(Submitted on February 7, 2024.)

3. [Na praia lá da Boa Nova, um dia], António Nobre - Carla Bolito (YouTube, 1:44). In 2011 RTP had a sort of short poem-of-the-week series, where various persons, some of note, gave readings of poems, with each poem receiving multiple readings, to illustrate the ways of a poem. Here actress Carla Bolito reads Na praia lá da Boa Nova, um dia - the poem on the rock in Photo 3. (Submitted on February 7, 2024.)

António Nobre - sonnet segment (as mentioned on the marker) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2023

3. António Nobre - sonnet segment (as mentioned on the marker)

Rough 150 meters to the northwest of the marker, on the shoreline behind the Capela da Boa Nova, is a bit of Nobre’s sonnet “Lá na Praia da Boa Nova” (written 1887), inscribed on a marble plaque mounted to the rocks. It reads:

Na praia lá da Boa Nova, um dia,
Edifiquei (foi esse o grande mal)
Alto Castelo, o que é a fantasia,
Todo de lápis-lazúli e coral!

Loosely translated: On the beach there at Boa Nova, one day, I built (that was the great evil) - a tall castle - such was the fantasy, all of lapis lazuli and coral!

The plaque was installed in the 1940s and is scheduled to be restored at some point in 2024.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 60 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 7, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.