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| The church of Bom Jesus do Matozinhos in Congonhas, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. A masterpiece of the Minas Baroque architecture, it is surrounded by soap-stone statues of Old Testament prophets sculpted by Aleijadinho (Antonio Francisco Lisboa) between 1800 and 1805. The prophet in this picture is Jonah. |
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