| Jorge Colaço | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | GOSE |
| Birth Date: | 1868 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tangier, Morocco |
| Death Place: | Oeiras, Portugal |
| Nationality: | Portuguese |
| Field: | Painting |
| Movement: | Romanticism |
Jorge Colaço (26 February 1868 - 23 August 1942) was a Portuguese painter specially known for his works as tile (azulejo) painter.
Jorge Colaço was born in Tangier, Morocco, the son of a Portuguese diplomat.[1] He studied art in Lisbon, Madrid and Paris.
Even though Jorge Colaço was a canvas painter and caricaturist, he specialised in designing and painting azulejo panels to decorate large surfaces. His designs had a late Romantic taste, celebrating the achievements of Portuguese history. Along with historical themes, he also produced ethnographic and landscape scenes.[2]
Among his most important works are tile panels in the Palace Hotel of Bussaco (1907); São Bento railway station in Porto (1905–1916); Sports Pavilion of Eduardo VII Park in Lisbon (1922); façade of the Church of Saint Ildefonso in Porto (1932) and many others. He also has works in Brazil, England (Windsor Castle), Geneva (Centre William Rappard[3]) and other countries.