Emanuel Santos | |
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Born | 20 November 1976 |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Notable work | Sculpture of Cristiano Ronaldo at Madeira Airport |
Emanuel Jorge da Silva Santos (born 20 November 1976)[1] is an artist from Madeira, Portugal. In 2017, he became famous for a sculpture of Madeiran native footballer Cristiano Ronaldo which was widely derided by media outlets. The English newspaper The Guardian commented “suddenly, this sculptor was the most famous artist in the world”.[2]