31.10.15

Rome by Penry Williams

The Welshman Penry Williams (1802-1885) lived in Rome where he painted several locations.

O galês Penry Williams (1802-1885) habitou na cidade de Roma onde pintou vários locais.

Penry Williams (1802-1885)-‘a distant view of St Pieter’s, Rome’     Bath (UK)-Victoria Art Gallery

Penry Williams (1802-1885)-‘Santa Maria Maggiore seen from the gardens of the Villa Negroni’-oil on canvas-ca 1827     Llanberis, Gwynedd (UK)-Amgueddfa Cymru — NationalMuseum Wales

Penry Williams (1802-1885)-‘temple of Hercules Victor, the Piazza di Bocca della Verità and the Church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin’-oil on canvas-ca 1827     Llanberis, Gwynedd (UK)-Amgueddfa Cymru — NationalMuseum Wales

Penry Williams (1802-1885)-‘Tiber with the temple of Hercules Victor, Santa Maria in Cosmedin and the Ponte Rotto seen from the conventof San Barto’-oil on canvas-ca 1827     Llanberis, Gwynedd (UK)-Amgueddfa Cymru — NationalMuseum Wales

Penry Williams (1802-1885)-‘Romans with oxcart in front a ruin in the background view to the city’-oil on canvas-ca 1827     Llanberis, Gwynedd (UK)-Amgueddfa Cymru — NationalMuseum Wales


30.10.15

Danube-Alps by Thomas Ender

The Austrian artist Thomas Ender (1793- \ 1875) painted motifs about the Alps, the Danube, and others from this region.

O austríaco Thomas Ender (1793-\1875) pintou motivos dos Alpes, Danúbio e outros desta região.

Thomas Ender (1793-\1875)-‘mountain village with small industrial plant’-watercolor on paper-ca 1875     Private collection

Thomas Ender (1793-\1875)-‘view of the residence of Archduke Johann in Gasten Hot Spring’-watercolor     Los Angeles-Getty Center

Thomas Ender (1793-\1875)-‘view from Nussdorf on the Danube’-oil on canvas

Thomas Ender (1793-\1875)-‘wooded river in the Alps’-watercolor-(1850-1870)     Los Angeles-Getty Center

Thomas Ender (1793-\1875)-‘view from Rankweil’-watercolor on paper-ca 1875     Private collection

29.10.15

Families by G. van Tilborch(gh) II

The Flemish artist Gillis van Tilborch(gh) II (ca 1625-ca 1678) used families and meetings as his favourite themes.

O flamengo Gillis van Tilborch(gh) II (ca 1625-ca 1678) usou as famílias e as reuniões como tema favorito.

Gillis van Tilborch(gh) II (ca 1625-ca 1678)-‘family portrait’-ca 1665     The Hague-Mauritshuis

Gillis van Tilborch(gh) II (ca 1625-ca 1678)-‘family portrait’-oil on canvas     Budapest-Szepmuveszeti Muzeum

Gillis van Tilborch(gh) II (ca 1625-ca 1678)-‘village kermis’-oil on canvas-ca 1660     Adelaide-Art Gallery of South Australia

Gillis van Tilborch(gh) II (ca 1625-ca 1678)-‘elegant company’-oil on canvas-(1655-1665)    Private collection

Gillis van Tilborch(gh) II (ca 1625-ca 1678)-‘kermesse’

28.10.15

Pasture by E. J. Verboeckhoven

The Belgian artist Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven (1798-1881) painted the grasslands of  different types of cattle.

O belga Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven (1798-1881) pintou a pastagem de diverso tipo de gado.

Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven (1798-1881)-‘an extensive wooded rocky landscape with shepherds and flock, cows and a traveler on a horseback’-oil on canvas-1868  
Private collection

Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven (1798-1881)-‘a farmer tending his animals’-oil on panel    Private collection

Manner of Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven (1798-1881)-‘a horse, sheep and a goat in a landscape’-oil on canvas     Private collection

Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven (1798-1881)-‘a gathering in the oasture’-oil on panel-1847     Private collection

Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven (1798-1881)-‘the country road’-oil on panel     Private collection


27.10.15

Swedish themes by C. A. Rothstén


The Swedish artist Carl Abraham Rothsten (1826-1877) painted regional themes.

O sueco Carl Abraham Rothstén (1826-1877) pintou temas regionais.

Carl Abraham Rothstén (1826-1877)-‘Haga Palace (Slott)’

Carl Abraham Rothstén (1826-1877)-‘view of Gripsholm castle’

Carl Abraham Rothstén (1826-1877)-‘Stockholm-the inlet of Salt Sea’-oil on canvas

Carl Abraham Rothstén (1826-1877)-‘Viggbyholm’-oil on canvas-ca 1877

Carl Abraham Rothstén (1826-1877)-‘Stockholm, seen from Danviksklippan’

26.10.15

Nudity by Lambert Sustris

The Dutchman Lambert Sustris (ca 1520-ca 1584) painted several themes on human nudity.

O holandês Lambert Sustris (ca 1520-ca 1584) pintou temas diversos sobre a nudez humana.

Lambert Sustris (ca 1520-ca 1584)-‘Jupiter and Io’-oil on canvas-ca 1560     St Petersburg-Hermitage

Lambert Sustris (ca 1520-ca 1584)-‘allegory of vanity’-oil on canvas     Private collection

Lambert Sustris (ca 1520-ca 1584)-‘Venus and Cupid’-oil on canvas-ca 1560     Paris-Musée du Louvre

Attr, Lambert Sustris (ca 1520-ca 1584)-‘reclining Venus’-oil on canvas-1550     Amsterdam-Rijksmuseum

Lambert Sustris (ca 1520-ca 1584)-‘scene of bath’-oil on canvas     Roma-Galleria Borghese


25.10.15

Freezing weather by F. M. Kruseman

The characteristic cold time of part of the year in Holland served as a working theme for the artist Frederik Marinus Kruseman (1781-1842).

O tempo gelado característico de parte do ano na Holanda serviu de tema a Frederik Marinus Kruseman (1781-1842).

Frederik Marinus Kruseman (1781-1842)-‘winter with skaters near a castle’-oil on canvas     Private collection

Frederik Marinus Kruseman (1781-1842)-‘castle in a winter on a frozen river’-oil on panel-1855     Private collection

Frederik Marinus Kruseman (1781-1842)-‘skating in the midst of winter’

Frederik Marinus Kruseman (1781-1842)-‘winter with figures’-oil on panel     Private collection

Frederik Marinus Kruseman (1781-1842)-‘winter with skaters on a frozen river’-oil on canvas-1867     Private collection

24.10.15

Groves by I. I. Shishkin

The Russian artist Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (1832-1898) painted groves of his country.

O russo Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (1832-1898) pintou bosques do seu país.

Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (1832-1898)-‘haymaking in a oak grove’-oil on canvas-ca 1874     Private collection

Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (1832-1898)-‘brook in a birch grove’-oil on canvas-1888    St Petersburg-Russian Museum

Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (1832-1898)-‘near dacha’-oil on canvas-ca 1894     Private collection

Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (1832-1898)-‘rain in the oak grove’-oil on canvas-1891     Moscow-Tretyakov Gallery

Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (1832-1898)-‘promenading in the forest’-oil on canvas-1869    St Petersburg-Russian Museum


23.10.15

Orchard

Orchards are areas of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit trees.

Os pomares são extensões de terreno plantadas de árvores de fruto.

Luther Emerson van Gorder (1861-1931)-‘apple orchard’-oil on canvas-1882    Huntington (Indiana)-Library

Winford Dewhurst (1864-1941)-‘apple blossom time in Arc-la-Bataille’-oil on canvas- ca 1841     Private collection

Edmond Charles Tarbell (1862-1938)-‘in the orchard’-oil on canvas-1891     Chicago (Illinois)-Terra Foundation for American Art

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)-‘the orchard in blossom, Louveciennes’-oil on canvas     Washington-National Gallery of Art

Adolf Werner (1862-1916)-‘fruit blessing motif Gleichenberg in Styria’-oil on canvas- ca 1916     Private collection


22.10.15

Switzerland

Several painters chose motifs about Switzerland for their works.

Vários pintores escolheram motivos suíços para as suas obras.

Wilhelm Theodor Nocken (1830-1905)-‘view of castle Oberhofen on lake Thun’-oil on canvas     Private collection

Hubert Sattler (1817-1904)-‘view of the castle Chillon on lake Geneva’

Johann Wilhelm Jankowsky (1825-1870)-‘view of the Pilatus with Tomlishorn and Donkey’-oil on canvas-1866     Private collection

Hubert Sattler (1817-1904)-‘view of the Wilhelm Tell Chapel on lake Lucerne’-oil on board     Private collection

Carl Porttmann ( -1894)-‘fisherman’s family on the shores of Lake Geneva’-oil on canvas-1832     Private collection