Pictorial themes by Frank Weston Benson

The North-American Frank Weston Benson (1862-1925) painted several life themes led by his contemporary country people.

O Norte-americano Frank Weston Benson (1862-1925) pintou variados temas da vida conduzida pelos contemporâneos do seu país.

Frank Weston Benson (1862-1925)-'calm morning'-oil on canvas-1904   Boston-Museum of Fine Arts
 

Frank Weston Benson (1862-1925)-'rainy day' -oil on canvas-1906   Chicago-Art Institute  

Frank Weston Benson (1862-1925)-'summer'-oil on canvas-1909   Rhode Island-School of Design Museum of Art

Frank Weston Benson (1862-1925)-'twilight'-oil on canvas    Private collection

Frank Weston Benson (1862-1925)-'in the Marsh or duck hunting'-watercolor-1916 Boston-Museum of Fine Arts

Waterfalls

A waterfall or cataract means the abrupt drop of water from a natural river or stream caused by unevenness of the water line.

Por cachoeira ou catarata entende-se a queda natural abrupta da água dum rio ou ribeiro provocada por desnível do leito da linha de água.

Otto von Karneke (1826-1899)-'the Rhine falls near Schaffhausen'-gouache-1899

Robert Scott Duncanson (1821-1872)-'waterfall on Mont-Morency'-oil on canvas-1864   Washington-Smithsonian American Art Museum


Jules Tavernier (1844-1889)-'Wailuku falls, Hilo'-pastel on paper-ca 1886   Honolulu-Museum of Art

Fedor Mikhailovich Matveev (1753-1826)-'the Imatra waterfall in Finland''-oil on canvas-1819   St Petersburg-the Russian Museum

Thomas Cole (1801-1848)-'Kaaterskill falls'-ca 1820

Nordic themes by Johan C. C. Dahl

The Norwegian Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (1788-1857), the founder of the “golden age”, toured Germany (Dresden) and Italy (Naples).

O Norueguês Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (1788-1857), fundador da 'idade de ouro', viajou pela Alemanha (Dresden) e Itália (Nápoles).

Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (1788-1857)-'Fjord with sailing boat'-oil on canvas

Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (1788-1857) 'view of Dresden at foolmoon'-oil on canvas-1839   Dresden-Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (1788-1857)-'Copenhagen harbour by moonlight'-oil on canvas-1846   New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (1788-1857)-'Frederiksholms canal in Copenhagen with Christian IV's brewery'-oil on canvas-1817   München-Neue Pinakothek

Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (1788-1857)-'Frederikborg castle'-oil on canvas-1814

Winter Palace by Luigi Ossipovich Premazzi

The Milanese Luigi Ossipovich Premazzi (1814-1891) lived a long time in St Petersburg protected by important figures of the political regime.

O Milanês Luigi Ossipovich Premazzi (1814-1891) viveu longo tempo em St Petersburg protegido por altas figuras do regime político vigente.

Luigi Ossipovich Premazzi (1814-1891)-'interiors of the Winter Palace. The green dining room'-watercolour

Luigi Ossipovich Premazzi (1814-1891)-'interiors of the Winter Palace. The study of Empress Maria Alexandrovna'-watercolour

Luigi Ossipovich Premazzi (1814-1891)-'interiors of the Winter Palace. The white hall'-watercolour-1865

Luigi Ossipovich Premazzi (1814-1891)-'interiors of the Winter Palace. The bedchamber of Empress Maria Alexandrovna'-watercolour

Luigi Ossipovich Premazzi (1814-1891)-'interiors of the Winter Palace. The dressing room of Empress Maria Alexandrovna'-watercolour

The Independence of the USA by Jean-L.-G. Ferris

The painter Jean-Louis Gerome Ferris (1863-1930) left pictorial documents of great for a better understanding of the independence of the USA: the drafting of the Declaration, the Liberty Bell, Betsy Ross creating the first Flag.

O pintor Jean-Louis-Gerome Ferris (1863-1930) deixou documentos pictóricos com interesse para o conhecimento da Independência dos EUA: elaboração da Declaração, sino da Liberdade, Betsy Ross a confecionar a primeira Bandeira.

Jean-Louis-Gerome Ferris (1863-1930)-'Franklin, Adams, Jefferson, writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776'-oil on canvas   Private collection

Jean-Louis-Gerome Ferris (1863-1930)-'the bell's first note'-oil on canvas-1913   Private collection

Jean-Louis-Gerome Ferris (1863-1930)-'Betsy Ross, 1777'-oil on canvas   Private collection

Jean-Louis-Gerome Ferris (1863-1930)-'Washington's inauguration at Philadelphia'-oil on canvas   Private collection

Jean-Louis-Gerome Ferris (1863-1930)-'building the cradle of Liberty'-oil on canvas   Private collection

Europe by Carl Blechen

The German painter Carl Blechen (1798-1840) traveled around some parts of Europe and left pictorial documentation about ​​this pilgrimage.

O pintor Alemão Carl Blechen (1798-1840) viajou por parte da Europa e deixou documentação pictórica dessa peregrinação.

Carl Blechen (1798-1840)-'view of Assisi'-oil on canvas-(1832-1835)   München-Neue Pinakothek

Carl Blechen (1798-1840)-'palm house on the Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island) near Podsdam'-oil on canvas-(1832-1834)   Hamburg-Kunsthalle

Carl Blechen (1798-1840)-'Neustadt-Eberswalde mill'-oil on panel-1830   Berlin-Alte Nationalgalerie

Carl Blechen (1798-1840)-'gorge at Amalfi'-oil on canvas-1831   Berlin-Alte Nationalgalerie

Carl Blechen (1798-1840)-'the blasted tower of Heidelberg castle'-oil on canvas-ca 1830   Bremen-Kunsthalle

Algerians by Jean-Raymond Hippolyte Lazerges

The French Jean-Raymond Hippolyte Lazerges (1817-1897) studied in Paris with the painter François Bouchot (1800-1842). He died in Algeria where he painted local motifs.

O Francês Jean-Raymond Hippolyte Lazerges (1817-1897) estudou em Paris com o pintor François Bouchot (1800-1842). Faleceu na Argélia onde pintava motivos locais.

Jean-Raymond Hippolyte Lazerges (1817-1897)-'around the fountain in north Africa'-oil on canvas  

Jean-Raymond Hippolyte Lazerges (1817-1897)-'a water caarrier'-oil on canvas

 Jean-Raymond Hippolyte Lazerges (1817-1897)-'the musician'-oil on panel  

Jean-Raymond Hippolyte Lazerges (1817-1897)-'a rendezvous in the Arabic street'-oil on canvas
 

Jean-Raymond Hippolyte Lazerges (1817-1897)-'the flower seller'-oil on canvas

Jean-Raymond Hippolyte Lazerges (1817-1897)-'the dervish of café Mohamed Chérif

Feminine mythology - Pomona

In Roman mythology Pomona was considered the goddess of fruit and their respective trees. She was associated with abundance. Her attributes were a pruning knife and a sickle. Vertumnus, the god of shepherds, was forced to metamorphose himself to get close to his beloved one. (Ovid, Met. XIV, 623).

Na mitologia romana consideravam Pomona a deusa dos frutos e das árvores onde se criavam. Encontrava-se ligada à abundância. Tinha como atributos a faca de podar e a foice. Vertumno, deus dos pastores, viu-se obrigado a metamorfosear-se para se aproximar da sua apaixonada (Ovid; Met. XIV, 623).

Paulus Moreelse (1571-1638)-'Vertumnus and Pomona'-oil on canvas-ca 1650   Rotterdam-Museum Boijmans van Beuningen

Nicolas Fouché (1653-1733)-'Pomona'-oil on canvas-ca 1700   Budapest-Museum of Fine Arts

Francesco Melzi (ca 1491-1570)-'Vertumnus and Pomona'-oil on panel-(1518-1522)   Berlin-Gemäldegalerie (after the restoration)

Gerbrandt van der Eeckhout (1621-1674)-'Vertumnus and Pomona'-oil on canvas-1669     Private collection

Jan Ranc (1674-1735)-'Vertumnus and Pomona'-oil on canvas-(1710.1722)   Montpellier-Musée Fabre

Luca Giordano (1632-1705)-'Vertumnus and Pomona'-oil on canvas-(1682-1683)    Private collection

New discoveries by Jan van der Straet

The Dutch engraver Jan van der Straet became known in Italy as Giovanni Stradanus (1523-1617). He published these engravings in the work “New Reperta” (New Discoveries) between the years 1620-1630 in an edition stored at the University of Liège (old collections).

O gravador Holandês Jan van der Straet tornou-se conhecido em Itália como Giovanni Stradanus (1523-1617). Publicou estas gravuras no trabalho “Nova Reperta” (New Discoveries) entre os anos de 1620-1630 numa edição guardada na Universidade de Liège (coleções antigas).

Jan van der Straet or Giovanni Stradanus (1523-1617)-'oleum olivarum'-etching

Hans Collaert II after Jan van der Straet or Giovanni Stradanus (1523-1617)-'mola alata'-etching

Jan van der Straet or Giovanni Stradanus (1523-1617)-'the calculation of the longitude'-etching

Jan van der Straet or Giovanni Stradanus (1523-1617)-'cane sugar'-etching

Jan van der Straet or Giovanni Stradanus (1523-1617)-'Hyacvm et Lvces venerea'-etching

Jan van der Straet or Giovanni Stradanus (1523-1617)-'distillatio'-etching

Dutch Rural by Jan van Goyen

The Dutchman Jan van Goyen (1596-1656) painted the hard life of the peasants of his time.

O Holandês Jan van Goyen (1596-1656) pintou a vida dura dos camponeses do seu tempo.

Jan van Goyen (1596-1656)-'peasants huts with a sweep well-oil on oak-1633    Dresden-Gemäldegalerie
  

Jan van Goyen (1596-1656)-'landscape with a peasant cottage'-oil on panel-1631   St Petersburg-Hermitage

Jan van Goyen (1596-1656)-'haymaking'-oil on wood-1630    Moscow-Pushkin Museum

Jan van Goyen (1596-1656)-'farmyard with haystack'-oil on wood   Salzburg-Residezgalerie

Jan van Goyen (1596-1656)-'sandy road with aa farmhouse'-oil on wood-1677    New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jan van Goyen (1596-1656)-'river landscape with a windmill and a ruined castle'-oil on canvas-1644   Paris-Musée du Louvre