Benfica Lisbon Painting

by Paul Meijering

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$2,000

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90.000 x 90.000 x 1.000 cm.

Title

Benfica Lisbon Painting

Artist

Paul Meijering

Medium

Painting - Acrylic Painting

Description

Realistic acrylic painting of Portuguese football club Benfica from Lisbon with the legendary Portuguese soccer player Eusebio, painted by the dutch fine artist Paul Meijering - the Original painting is 90 x 90 cm and for sale

Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon, Portugal. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Benfica are the current Portuguese champions, having won four consecutive league titles.

Founded in 1904 by a group of people led by Cosme Damiao, Benfica is one of the "Big Three" clubs in Portugal that have never been relegated from the Primeira Liga – the other two are rivals Sporting CP and FC Porto. The team is nicknamed Águias (Eagles) for the symbol atop the club's crest, and Encarnados (Reds) for the shirt colour. Since 2003, their home ground has been the Estadio da Luz, which replaced the original one. Benfica is the most supported Portuguese club, with an estimated fan base of 14 million supporters worldwide, and the European club with the highest percentage of supporters in its own country. By the end of December 2016, it had 184,264 paying members. The club's official anthem, "Ser Benfiquista", refers to its supporters who are called Benfiquistas. Benfica is honoured in three Portuguese Orders: those of Christ, of Merit and of Prince Henry.

Eusebio da Silva Ferreira GCIH, GCM (25 January 1942 - 5 January 2014) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker. Eusebio is considered by many as one of the greatest footballers of all time. During his professional career, he scored 749 goals in 745 matches at club level and 41 goals for his national team, a total of 790 goals.

Nicknamed the Black Panther, the Black Pearl, or o Rei (the King), he was known for his speed, technique, athleticism and his ferocious right-footed shot, making him a prolific goalscorer. He is considered S.L. Benfica's and the Portugal national team's most renowned player and one of the first world-class African-born players

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June 20th, 2017

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