31.10.14

Daily routine by Jan Jozef Horemans the Elder

The Flemish painter Jan Jozef Horemans the Elder (1682-1759) addressed family and agricultural themes related to the seasons.

O pintor flamengo Jan Jozef Horemans the Elder (1682-1759) abordou temas familiares e agrícolas relacionados com as estações do ano.

Jan Jozef Horemans the Elder (1682-1759)-‘teatime’-oil on canvas    Antwerp-Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten

Jan Jozef Horemans the Elder (1682-1759)-‘family in kitchen’-oil on canvas  

Jan Jozef Horemans the Elder (1682-1759)-‘workshop with shoemaker butcher lacemaker’-oil on canvas  

Jan Jozef Horemans the Elder (1682-1759)-‘in the classroom’-oil on canvas  

Jan Jozef Horemans the Elder (1682-1759)-‘the drink companion’-oil on canvas    Stocholm-Hallwylska Museet

30.10.14

Satires by Peter Baumgartner

The German artist Peter Baumgartner (1834-1911) embraced several painting genres, among them there pieces taken from literary sources.

O alemão Peter Baumgartner (1834-1911) cultivou diversos géneros de pintura, entre eles os proveniente de fontes literárias.

Peter Baumgartner (1834-1911)-‘a procession with rain’-oil on canvas    Private collection

Peter Baumgartner (1834-1911)-‘the favorite meal’-oil on canvas

Peter Baumgartner (1834-1911)-‘in the kitchen’-oil on canvas

Peter Baumgartner (1834-1911)-‘the cigar’-oil on canvas-1911    Private collection

Peter Baumgartner (1834-1911)-‘the wedding contract’-oil on canvas    Private collection

29.10.14

Sites in the UK by Thomas Edwyn Mostyn

Besides designing landscapes with stunning gardens, the British Thomas Edwyn Mostyn (1864-1930) painted specific locations in Great-Britain.

O britânico Thomas Edwyn Mostyn (1864-1930), para além de conceber paisagens de jardins fantásticos, pintou locais específicos da Grã-Bretanha.

Thomas Edwyn Mostyn (1864-1930)-‘in Devonshire’-oil on canvas

Thomas Edwyn Mostyn (1864-1930)—Kirkudbright castle‘-oil on canvas    Newcastle-upon-Tyne-Laing Art Gallery

Thomas Edwyn Mostyn (1864-1930)-‘Moors near Dartmeet’-oil on canvas

Thomas Edwyn Mostyn (1864-1930)-‘morning, Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire’-oil on canvas

Thomas Edwyn Mostyn (1864-1930)-‘Alnwick castle’-oil on canvas

28.10.14

The 19th century American family by George Smith

The American George Smith (1829-1921) presented several versions of the typical family of his time and country.

O norte-americano George Smith (1829-1921) apresentou várias versões da família do seu tempo e país.

George Smith (1829-1921)-‘light and darkness’

George Smith (1829-1921)-‘home be it ever so humble’

George Smith (1829-1921)-‘as cold water is to a thirty soul. So is good news from a far country’

George Smith (1829-1921)-‘the recruiting sergeant’-oil on canvas    Private collection

George Smith (1829-1921)-‘the will found’-1868

27.10.14

Pets by Samuel Edmund Waller

Samuel Edmund Waller (1850-1903) painted people from different social strata in the presence of pets.

Samuel Edmund Waller (1850-1903) pintou pessoas de diferentes extratos sociais na presença de animais de estimação.

Samuel Edmund Waller (1850-1903)-‘success!’-oil on canvas-1881    London-Tate Gallery

Samuel Edmund Waller (1850-1903)-‘mistletoe seller’

Samuel Edmund Waller (1850-1903)-‘sweethearts and wives’    London-Tate Gallery

Samuel Edmund Waller (1850-1903)-‘one and twenty’    Preston (UK)-Harris Museum and Art Gallery

Samuel Edmund Waller (1850-1903)-‘keep my secret’    Sheffield-Museums

26.10.14

Christianity by Alphonse Legros

Alphonse Legros (1837-1911) painted some themes related to Jesus Christ and Christianity

Alphonse Legros (1837-1911) pintou alguns temas relacionados com Jesus Cristo e cristianismo

Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)-‘rehearsing the service’-oil on canvas-ca 1870    London-Tate Gallery

Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)-‘pilgrimage’-oil on canvas-1871

Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)-‘women in prayer’-1888

Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)-‘the calling of Saint Francis’

Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)-‘an apology’

25.10.14

Fruit still life by Johann Wilhelm Preyer


The German artist Johann Wilhelm Preyer (1803-1889) painted mainly still lifes, many of them with pieces of fruit.

O germânico Johann Wilhelm Preyer (1803-1889) pintou principalmente naturezas mortas, muitas das quais com frutos.

Johann Wilhelm Preyer (1803-1889)-‘dessert fruit with ivory tankard’

Johann Wilhelm Preyer (1803-1889)-‘fruit still life’-1846    Berlin-Alte Nationalgalerie

Johann Wilhelm Preyer (1803-1889)-‘still life of fruit nuts and a glass on a marble lodge’

Johann Wilhelm Preyer (1803-1889)-‘bock Munich still life’

Johann Wilhelm Preyer (1803-1889)-‘fruit still life on a marble table’


24.10.14

Figures and Sights by Frederick Walker

The British artist Frederick Walker (1840-1875) painted many places of his island with characters of the time.

O britânico Frederick Walker (1840-1875) pintou diversos locais da sua ilha com personagens da época.

Frederick Walker (1840-1875)-‘the housewife’-1871

Frederick Walker (1840-1875)-‘Marlow ferry’    Burnley-Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum

Frederick Walker (1840-1875)-‘the vagrants’-oil on canvas-1869    London-Tate Gallery

Frederick Walker (1840-1875)-‘study for the Harbour of Refuge’-ca 1872    London-Tate Gallery

Frederick Walker (1840-1875)-‘the old gate’-watercolor-ca 1875

23.10.14

Oxford and England by William Turner of Oxford

The British landscape artist William Turner of Oxford (1789-1862) should not be confused with his homonym and contemporary painter, William Turner.

O paisagista britânico William Turner of Oxford (1789-1862) não deve ser confundido com o seu homónimo e contemporâneo, William Turner.

William Turner of Oxford (1789-1862)-‘Newnham-on-Severn from Dean Hill’    Gloucester-City Museum and Art Gallery

William Turner of Oxford (1789-1862)-‘Oxford from Hinksey Hill’-ca 1840    Private collection

William Turner of Oxford (1789-1862)-‘a bridge and cottage at Newnham’-watercolor    Private collection

William Turner of Oxford (1789-1862)-‘skating’-oil on canvas    London-Tate Gallery

William Turner of Oxford (1789-1862)-‘peasants outside an inn’-oil on canvas    London-Tate Gallery


22.10.14

Paintings by Bénigne Gagneraux

The French artist Bénigne Gagneraux (1756-1795) painted mostly themes about his time and about Greek mythology.

O francês Bénigne Gagneraux (1756-1795) pintou principalmente temas do seu tempo e da mitologia grega.

Bénigne Gagneraux (1756-1795)-‘lion hunt’-oil on canvas    Private collection

Bénigne Gagneraux (1756-1795)-‘the blind Oedipus commending his children to the Gods’-oil on canvas     Stockholm-National Museum

Bénigne Gagneraux (1756-1795)-‘the genius of Peace stopping horses Mars’-oil on canvas-1794     Genève-Musée d’Art et d’Histoire

Bénigne Gagneraux (1756-1795)-‘abduction of Ganymede’-oil on canvas-ca 1782  

Bénigne Gagneraux (1756-1795)-‘the battle of Seneffe (detail)’ -oil on canvas-1786    Dijon-Musée des Beaux-Arts