30.6.11

Berlin Gemäldegalerie-mythology collection


Its name is der Gemäldegalerie Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. It was recently installed near the Potsdamer Platz. The collection, which is being gathered since 1830, includes about 900 of the best works of European masters of the 13th to 18th centuries.

De seu nome completo Gemäldegalerie der Staatliches Museen zu Berlin, encontra-se recentemente instalada perto da Potsdamer Platz. Da sua colecção, reunida a partir de 1830, fazem parte cerca de 900 obras dos melhores mestres europeus dos séculos XIII a XVIII.
Albrecht Altdorfer (1480-1538)-'landscape with Satyr family'-oil on panel-1507

Hans Baldung Grien (1484-1545)-'Pyramis and Thisbe'-oil on wood-ca 1530


Piero di Cosimo (1462-1521)-'Venus, Mars, Cupid'-oil on wood-(1486-1510)


Tiziano Vecellio (1490-1576)-'Venus, organist, Cupid and dog'-oil on canvas-ca 1550


Jean François de Troy (1679-1752)-'Bacchus and Ariadne'-oil on canvas-1717

29.6.11

Slaves (escravos)


The material evidence of the existence of slaves is present in sculptures of Greek origin which inspired artists of later centuries.

A existência de escravos encontra provas materiais em esculturas de origem grega inspiradoras de artistas de séculos posteriores.
Anonymus (3th century BC)-'Gaul or gladiator dying'-sculpture-roman copy Roma-Musei Capitolini

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564)-'dying slave'-sculpture Paris-Musée du Louvre

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564)-'rebellious slave'-sculpture Paris-Musée du Louvre

Hiram Powers (1805-1873)-'the Greek slave'-sculpture New Haven-Yale University Art Gallery

William Dean Kilpatrick (20th century)-'an escaping slave family'-sculpture-1999 New Jersey-Morris Canal Monument

28.6.11

Italian rural life by Raffaello Sorbi (1844-1931)


The simple life of people in rural central Italy inspired the painter Raffaello Sorbi (1844-1931) to create the following works.


A vida simples das pessoas do meio rural da Itália central inspirou estas obras do pintor Raffaello Sorbi (1844-1931).


Raffaello Sorbi (1844-1931)-'a game of leapfrog (saltarello cavallucio)'-1887


Raffaello Sorbi (1844-1931)-'huntsmen's lunch'-1903

Raffaello Sorbi (1844-1931)-'traveling'

Raffaello Sorbi (1844-1931)-'a sunlit osteria'-1913

Raffaello Sorbi (1844-1931)-'a game of morra'

27.6.11

Family in the 19th century

It is believed that the term "family" derives from the Latin 'famulus' which means 'domestic slave'. Family means a primary social grouping made ​​up with people linked by kinship: father, mother, children. It started with marriage (originally Christian, and civil after the French Revolution), which enclosed different levels of power, protection, interests and duties.

Atribui-se a origem do termo ao latim 'famulus' que significa 'escravo doméstico’. Por família entende-se um agrupamento social primário constituído com pessoas ligadas por parentesco: pai, mãe, filhos. Iniciada com o casamento (inicialmente cristão, civil após a Revolução Francesa) nela existiam diferentes níveis de poder, protecção, interesses e funções.
Giovanni Battista Torriglia (1858-1937)-'amidst the Florentine Hills'-oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Torriglia (1858-1937)-'a happy family-the thread of life'-oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Torriglia (1858-1937)-'the web of life'-oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Torriglia (1858-1937)-'the spinning wheel'-oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Torriglia (1858-1937)-'family games'-oil on canvas


 

26.6.11

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen-statues (19th century)

"Glyptothek" is usually understood as a collection of sculptural art which includes small fine engraved stones.

Por gliptoteca entende-se normalmente um acervo de arte escultórica onde se incluem pequenas pedras finas gravadas.
Stephan Sinding (1846-1922)-'night'-1914

Jens Adolph Jerichau (1816-1883)-'the panther hunter'-1846

Herman Ernst Freund (1786-1840)-'Odin'-(1825-1829)

Jean Gautherin (1840-1890)-'Paradise lost'

François-Raoul Larché (1860-1812)-'the meadow and the brook'

25.6.11

Illuminations (Iluminuras)

This type of medieval painting intended to illustrate all sorts of manuscripts became a source of study of the history and customs of the time.

Este tipo de pintura medieval destinado a ilustrar toda a espécie de manuscritos tornou-se fonte de estudo da história e dos costumes da época.
Unknown (15th century)-'the French King at court'-tempera colors and gold paints on parchment-(1460-1470) Malibu-J. Paul Getty Museum (the story of two lovers, French Ms 68, fol. 1)

Unknown (15th century)-'the destruction of Jerusalem (Titus)'- tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment ca 1415 Malibu-J. Paul Getty Museum (concerning the fates of illustrous men and women, French Ms 63, fol. 237)

Unknown (13th century)-'the forest'-ca 1230 München-Staatbibliothek (Codex Latinus Monacensis Ms 4660 Carmina Burana)

Unknown (15th century)-'Chaucer reading to Richard II Troilus and Cressida'-ca 1415 Cambridge-Corpus Christi College (Ms 61, fol. 1v)

Unknown (14th century)-'bloodletting'-miniature Lisboa-Biblioteca da Ajuda (Aldebrande of Florence in Medical Treatise, 1353, folio 19r)

24.6.11

New York Metropolitan (Italian majolica)

A new type of glazed painted pottery with bright colors, called majolica, appeared during the Italian Renaissance period.

No período da Renascença italiana surgiu um novo tipo de cerâmica vidrada pintada com cores garridas denominada majólica.

Nicolò da Urbino (ca 1480-ca 1540)-'Armorial'-plate-(1520-1524)
Andrea della Robbia (1435-1525)-'Prudence'-ca 1475

Unknown (15th century)-allegory of chastity and the arms of Matthias Corvinus and Beatrice de Aragon'-dish

Unknown-'mock triumph of love'-roundel-(1510-1520)

Francesco Xanto Avelli da Rovigo (active 1530-1542)-'death of the woman of Sestos'-1532

23.6.11

Satires by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1824)

Some of the watercolors of the English painter Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1824) show satirical motifs of his time.

Algumas das aguarelas do pintor Inglês Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1824) evidenciam motivos satíricos da sua época.
Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1824)-'the tooth ache or torment and torture'-watercolour

Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1824)-'the anatomist'-watercolour-1811

Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1824)-'the rapid shaver'-watercolour

Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1824)-'a fall in beer'-watercolour

Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1824)-'strong waters at bath'-watercolour

22.6.11

Achilles at the court of king Lycomedes

This event is part of the post-Homeric legends (Publilius Statius; Acchileid). Tethys entrusted her son Achilles to the king Lycomedes, dressing him as a woman so that he couldn’t participate in the Trojan War. Ulysses (Odysseus), dressed as a merchant, identified him among the daughters of the king because Achilles had chosen a sword.

Este acontecimento integra-se nas lendas post-Homéricas (Publilius Statius; Acchileid). Tétis confiou ao rei Licomedes seu filho Aquiles vestido de mulher para não participar na Guerra de Tróia. Ulisses (Odisseus), vestido de mercador, identificou-o entre as filhas do rei, por ter escolhido uma espada.
Jan de Bray (1627-1697)-'Achilles discovered by Ulysses'-oil on canvas Warsaw-National Museum

Jan de Boeckhorst (1604-1668)-'Achilles among the daughters of Lycomedes'-oil on canvas München-Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen

Erasmus Quellin II (1607-1673)-'Achilles among the daughters of Lycomedes'-oil on canvas Bruges-Groeningen Museum

Gérard de Lairesse (1641-1711)-'Achilles among the daughters of Lycomedes'-oil on canvas-ca 1685

Pompeo Girolamo Battoni (1708-1787)-'Achilles at the court of Lycomedes'-oil on canvas- ca 1745 Firenze-Galleria degli Uffizi

21.6.11

German food by Georg Flegel (1566-1638)

In his still life works the German painter Georg Flegel (1566-1638) showed the meals of the middle class people during his lifetime.

Nas suas naturezas mortas mostrou o pintor Alemão Georg Flegel (1566-1638) a alimentação da classe média durante o período da sua vida.
Georg Flegel (1566-1638)-'breakfast image with herring, Bartmann pitcher and a stag beetle'-oil on beech panel-1635 Köln-Wallraf-Richartz Museum

Georg Flegel (1566-1638)-'large meat presentation'-oil on copper-1638 Private collection

Georg Flegel (1566-1638)-'still life with flowers and roasted pheasant'-oil on beech panel Private collection

Georg Flegel (1566-1638)-'still life with cakes and sweetmeats'-oil on canvas Frankfurt am Main-Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Georg Flegel (1566-1638)-'still life with cheese and cherries'-oil on canvas Stuttgart-Staatsgalerie