London by Wenceslas (Wenzel) Hollar

The engraver Bohemian Wenceslas (Wenzel) Hollar (1607-1677) lived in London for a long period of time. He left important pictorial indications of this city.

O gravador Boémio Wenceslas (Wenzel) Hollar (1607-1677) viveu largo período de tempo em Londres, cidade da qual deixou importantes testemunhos pictóricos.

Wenceslas (Wenzel) Hollar (1607-1677)-'St Paul burning, great fire of London'-drawing

Wenceslas (Wenzel) Hollar (1607-1677)-'old St Paul Cathedral, London, seen from the East'-drawing

Wenceslas (Wenzel) Hollar (1607-1677)-'Westminster'-drawing

Wenceslas (Wenzel) Hollar (1607-1677)-'view of London from Southwark'-drawing

Wenceslas (Wenzel) Hollar (1607-1677)-'trial of Thomas Wentworth, I Earl of Strafford (1641)'-drawing

The book of hunt by Gaston Phoebus

The French Gaston Phoebus wrote “The Book of Hunt” (15th century) and gave the hunting paintings to  an anonymous author.

O Francês Gaston Phoebus escreveu “The book of hunt” (15th century) e entregou as pinturas das caçadas a autor anónimo.

Unknown (15th century)-'this is how it divides looking the hear porary deer'-miniatures   Paris-BNF (Ms Fr 616, fol 65)

Unknown (15th century)-'this is how it divides the huntsman must hunt and take wild roe'-miniatures   Paris-BNF (Ms Fr 616, fol 86)

Unknown (15th century)-'this is how it divides the huntsman must hunt deer and take by force'-miniatures   Paris-BNF (Ms Fr 616, fol 87)

Unknown (15th century) -'this is how it divides the huntsman must hunt and take rabbits'-miniatures   Paris-BNF (Ms Fr 616, fol 92)

Unknown (15th century) -'this is how it divides the huntsman must hunt and take wild boar and other beast'-miniatures   Paris-BNF (Ms Fr 616, fol 105v)

An Orientalist, Georges Antoine Rochegrosse

Like many other painters who were inspired by what they considered to be exotic Antoine Georges Rochegrosse (1859-1938) presented oriental themes.

Como muito outros pintores sugestionados pelo que consideravam exótico, também Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938) apresentou temas orientais.

Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938)-'the Toilette'-oil on canvas-1921

Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938)-'Almond trees, Algiers'-oil on canvas   Private collection

Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938)-'the Arab guard'-oil on canvas   Private collection

Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938)-'Harem. New acquisition. Thebes eighteenth dynasty'-oil on canvas-1890    Private collection

Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938)-'harem girls in an aviary'-oil on canvas

Bathsheba

Bathsheba, the wife of the Hittite Uriah, was the woman King David fell in love with, (I Samuel 11:12) when he saw her bathing. After various circumstances they ended up getting married.

Por Betsabé, esposa do Hitita Urias, se apaixonou o rei David (I Samuel 11 e 12) quando a viu banhar-se. Depois de várias circunstâncias acabaram por casar.

Giovanni Battista Naldini (1537-1591)-'Bathsheba bathing'-oil on canvas transfered from paper   St Petersburg-Hermitage

Karl Brullov (1799-1852)-' Bathsheba'-oil on canvas unfinished-1832   Moscow-Tretyakov Gallery

Paolo Veronese (1528-1588)-'Bathsheba bathing'-oil on canvas-ca 1575   Lyon-Musée des Beaux-Arts

Hans Memling (1430-1494)-'Bathsheba'-oil on panel-ca 1482   Stuttgart-Staatsgalerie

Sebastiano Ricci (1659-1734)-'Bathsheba at the bath'-oil on canvas-ca 1720   Berlin-Gemäldegalerie

Russian history by Aleksey Danilovich Kivshenko

The Russian painter Alexey Danilovich Kivshenko (1851-1895) showed a particular interest in historical themes about his country.

O pintor Russo Aleksey Danilovich Kivshenko (1851-1895) manifestou particular interesse pelos temas históricos do seu país.

Aleksey Danilovich Kivshenko (1851-1895)-'Duke Dimitri and St Sergy at Redonezh before battle with Tartars'-oil on canvas

Aleksey Danilovich Kivshenko (1851-1895)-'Emperor Alexander I (1777-1825) in St Petersburg'-oil on canvas-1861    St Petersburg-Central Naval Museum

Aleksey Danilovich Kivshenko (1851-1895)-'reading code in the presence of Grand Duke Jaroslav of Novgorod'-oil on canvas   St Petersburg-Central Naval Museum

Aleksey Danilovich Kivshenko (1851-1895)-'Tsar Ivan IV Vasilyevich  the Terrible (1530-1584) conquering Kazan'-oil on canvas    St Petersburg-Central Naval Museum

 
Aleksey Danilovich Kivshenko (1851-1895)-'council calling Michael F. Romanov (1596-1645) to the Reign'-oil on canvas   St Petersburg-Central Naval Museum  

Gigantomachy

Gigantomachy is the battle between the Olympian Gods and the Giants, the sons of Ge (the primitive Mother Earth) when they sought to invade Olympus to settle in the high pantheon of Greek mythology.

Por Gigantomaquia entende-se a batalha travada entre os deuses olímpicos e os gigantes, filhos de Ge (primitiva Terra-Mãe), quando estes pretenderam invadir o Olimpo para se instalarem no panteão cimeiro da mitologia Grega.

Unknown (5th century BC)-'Dionysus fighting a giant during the Gigantomachy'-attic-(red-figure)-pelike-Nola-ca 460 BC   Paris-Musée du Louvre (G 434)

Manner of the Lysippides painter (6th century BC)-'Hermes (or Phobos) and Ares in a chariot, Athena next to them, trampled giant'-attic-(black figure)-amphora-Vulci-530 BC   München-Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Munich 1553)

Swing painter (6th century BC)-'Poseidon fighting the giant Polybotes during the Gigantomachy'-attic-(black figure)-amphora-(540-530 BC)   Paris-Musée du Louvre (F 226)

Manner of the Pronomos painter (6th century BC)-'Ares and Dioskouroi attack the giants'-(red-figure)-pelike-Tanagra   Athens-National Museum

Painter of the Paris (5th century BC)-'Poseidon fighting Polybotes'-attic-(red-figure)-kilix-Vulci-(475-470 BC)   Paris-BNF (cabinet des Médailles) (cdm 573)

Indians by Charles Marion Russell

The North-American painter Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926) documented scenes of natives and settlers as well as battles between them.  

O pintor Norte-americano Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926) documentou cenas de colonos e nativos e de batalhas entre eles.

Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926)-'the Custer fight. Lakota and Northern Cheyennes at the battle of Little Bighorn (Indian side)'-lithograph-1903

Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926)-'cowboy bargaining for an Indian girl'-oil on canvas-1895   Dartmouth College (New Hampshire)-Hood Museum of Art

Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926)-'Keeoma'-oil on wood-1896   Fort Worth (Texas)-Museum Amon Carter of Occidental Art

Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926)-'council on war'-watercolour on paper    Fort Worth (Texas)-Museum Amon Carter of Occidental Art

Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926)-'the fire boat'-oil on canvas-1918   Great Falls-Charles Marion Russell Museum

Aspects of Venice by Friedrich Paul Nerly

Son of a German painter, Paul Friedrich Nerly (1842-1919) was born   in Venice, the city where he created some of his best works. He left representations of other Italian regions such as Rome, Naples and surrounding areas.

Filho de pintor Alemão, Friedrich Paul Nerly (1842-1919) nasceu em Veneza, cidade onde criou algumas das suas melhores obras. Deixou representações de outras regiões de Itália como Roma, Nápoles e arredores.

Friedrich Paul Nerly (1842-1919)-'Canale grande'-oil on canvas   Private collection

Friedrich Paul Nerly (1842-1919)-'Canale grande at moonlight'-oil on canvas   Private collection

Friedrich Paul Nerly (1842-1919)-'courtyard in Venice'-oil on canvas   Private collection

Friedrich Paul Nerly (1842-1919)-'Piazza di San Marco at night'-oil on canvas

Friedrich Paul Nerly (1842-1919)-'Gallery of the Palazzo Ducale'-oil on canvas   Private collection

Mythological abductions

In a kidnapping crime the victim was predominantly female. The abductor removed the victims from their environment by violence, intimidation or fraud. The intention was to force against the sexual integrity of the person concerned. In Greek mythology there are lots of successful abduction cases.

No delito de rapto a vítima era predominantemente do sexo feminino. O raptor retirava‑a do seu ambiente pela violência, intimidação ou fraude. A intenção era forçar a integridade sexual da pessoa visada. Na mitologia grega existem imensos casos de raptos bem-sucedidos.

Paul Joseph Jamin (1853-1903)-'a rape on the Stone-Age'-oil on canvas-1888   Reims-Musée des Beaux-Arts

Charles-André van Loo (1705-1765)-'Neptune and Amymone'-oil on canvas-ca 1757   Paris-Musée du Louvre

Michel Dorigny (1617-1663)-'Pan and the nymph Syrinx'-oil on canvas-1657   Paris-Musée du Louvre  

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)-'the abduction of Europa'-oil on oak panel-1632   Malibu-J. P. Getty Museum

Sebastiano Conca (ca 1680-1764)-'the rape of the Oreithya by Boreas (the North wind)'-oil on canvas   Paris-Musée du Louvre    

Roman Doors by Giuseppe Vasi

The engraver Giuseppe Vasi (1710-1782) was Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s master. He devoted some of his works to the entrance doors in Rome by the Aurelian Wall (270-273), built to defend the city from barbarian attacks.

O gravador Giuseppe Vasi (1710-1782) foi mestre de Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Dedicou algumas das suas obras às portas de entrada em Roma pela muralha Aureliana (270-273) edificada para defender a cidade do ataque dos bárbaros.

Giuseppe Vasi (1710-1782)-'porta maggiore'-etching

Giuseppe Vasi (1710-1782)-'porta Tiburtina'-etching

Giuseppe Vasi (1710-1782)-'porta cavalleggeri'-etching

Giuseppe Vasi (1710-1782)-'porta di San Paolo'-etching

Giuseppe Vasi (1710-1782)-'porta Pia-etching