Guided Tour — Season 1, Episode 2: Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisboa

Episode synopsis

The Cross of D. Sancho I proves how the first kings of Portugal, contrary to what was conveyed for centuries, were sophisticated and elegant men. Despite the incredible vicissitudes it went through, the Cross of D. Sancho I went through 800 years (almost) unscathed. And it is a testament to the invention of the cross as the main Christian icon.

About Guided Tour

Guided Tour is a television and radio program about the treasures of the Portuguese cultural heritage. Treasures with recognized universal value, pieces that any western country would be proud to integrate into its heritage, and little known to the Portuguese. From a silver goblet with Mozarabic decoration and a thousand years old to a cloister that is referred to as a masterpiece of European Renaissance, passing through a collection of African art classified as one of the best in the world, the nature of objects, their context geographic location and historical time vary from episode to episode.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Sé de Braga
• E3Museu Machado de Castro e Convento de Santa Clara-a-Nova, Coimbra
• E4Museu de Alberto Sampaio, Guimarães
• E5Museu Grão Vasco, Viseu
• E7Convento de Cristo, Tomar
• E8Convento da Madre de Deus, Lisboa
• E9Mosteiro de Tibães, Braga
• E10Universidade de Coimbra
• E11Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea-Museu do Chiado, Lisboa
• E12Museu Nacional de Etnologia, Lisboa
• E13Museu Soares dos Reis, Porto