31.5.16

Jan de Bray’s best paintings

The Dutch artist Jan de Bray (ca 1627-1697) created paintings of remarkable beauty.

O holandês Jan de Bray (ca 1627-1697) executou pinturas de grande beleza.

Jan de Bray (ca 1627-1697)-‘Achilles among the daughters of Lycomedes (Ovid; Metamorphoses, XII, 162)’-oil on canvas-1664     Warsaw-Muzeum Narodowe

Jan de Bray (ca 1627-1697)-‘tending the children at the orphanage in Haarlem’-oil on canvas-1663     Haarlem-Frans Halsmuseum

Jan de Bray (ca 1627-1697)-‘Allegory van Frederk Hendrik’-1681     Haarlem-Frans Halsmuseum

Jan de Bray (ca 1627-1697)-‘the banquet of Anthony and Cleopatra’-1669     Private collection

Jan de Bray (ca 1627-1697)-‘a violin player’ oil on canvas-1658

30.5.16

Vulcan’s forge

For the Romans, Vulcan was the God who forged the metals.

Vulcano era para os Romanos o deus que trabalhava os metais.

Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625)-‘Venus at the forge of Vulcan, or Allegory of Fire’-oil on panel     Roma-Galleria Doria Pamphilj

Frans Floris (1528-1570)-‘Venus and Vulcan forge’-oil on oak-ca 1564     Berlin-Gemäldegalerie

Pieter Thijs (1624-1677)-‘Venus in the forge of Vulcan’-oil on canvas

Jacopo Bassano (1510-1592)-‘forge of Vulcan’-oil on canvas-ca 1585     Madrid-Museo del Prado

Charles Joseph Natoire (1700-1770)-‘Venus demanding arms for Aeneas’-oil on canvas-ca 1732     Montpellier-Musée Fabre


29.5.16

Views by Lucas van Uden

The Dutch artist Lucas van Uden (1595-1672) painted different motifs.

O holandês Lucas van Uden (1595-1672) pintou motivos diversos.

Lucas van Uden (1595-1672)-‘a cart crossing a river’-oil on panel     Private collection

Lucas van Uden (1595-1672)-‘panoramic river’-oil on panel     Private collection

Lucas van Uden (1595-1672)-‘contest the Muses and the Pierides’-oil on canvas     Private collection

Lucas van Uden (1595-1672)-‘winter with hunters’-oil on canvas     Private collection

Lucas van Uden (1595-1672)-‘village feast in the background’-oil on panel     Private collection



28.5.16

Vegetables by Peter van Boucle

The Belgian artist Pieter van Boucle (ca 1610-1677) painter still lifes with vegetables.

O belga Peter van Boucle (ca 1610-1677) pintou naturezas mortas com vegetais.

Peter van Boucle (ca 1610-1677)-‘big kitchen’-oil on canvas     Private collection

Peter van Boucle (ca 1610-1677)-‘vendor fruit, vegetables’-oil on canvas     Private collection

Peter van Boucle (ca 1610-1677)-‘table with fruit, vegetables’-oil on canvas     Private collection

Peter van Boucle (ca 1610-1677)-‘fruit, vegetables, basket of flowers’-oil on canvas     Dole-Musée des Beaux-Arts

Peter van Boucle (ca 1610-1677)-‘fruit stall with a couple’-oil on canvas     Besançon-Musée des Beaux-Arts


27.5.16

19th century American women

Some painters, born in the USA or European immigrants, represented scenes with American women.

Pintores, nascidos nos EUA ou emigrantes europeus, representaram cenas com mulheres americanas.

Louis Prang (1824-1908)-‘lawn tennis’-print-1887     Washington-Library of Congress

George Brown (1831-1913)-‘reliving old memories’-oil on canvas-ca 1883     Private collection

Samuel S. Carr (1837-1908)-‘beach scene (Coney Island)’-oil on canvas-ca 1879     Northampton (Mass.)-Smith College Museum of Art

Eastman Johnson (1824-1906)-‘the new bonnet’-1876     New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Charles Frederich Ulrich (1858-1908)-‘among in the Land of Promise’-1883     Washington-Corcoran Gallery of Art

26.5.16

Spain by J. Haynes-Williams

The British artist John Haynes-Williams (1836-1908) represented themes about Spain.

O britânico John Haynes-Williams (1836-1908) representou assuntos de Espanha.

John Haynes-Williams (1836-1908)-‘Spanish dancer’- oil on canvas-1873     Manchester-Art Gallery

John Haynes-Williams (1836-1908)-‘before the festival’ -oil on canvas     Private collection

John Haynes-Williams (1836-1908)-‘Adiós’- oil on canvas-1871     Coventry-Herbert Art Gallery and Museum

John Haynes-Williams (1836-1908)-‘the talisman’- oil on canvas-1871     Cardiff-Amgueddfa Cymru

John Haynes-Williams (1836-1908)-‘Will he come?’ - oil on canvas-1875     Cardiff-Amgueddfa Cymru


25.5.16

Snow and trees by Y. I. Zyablov

The Russian artist Yaroslav Igorevich Zyablov (1977-) painted trees in snowy areas.

O russo Yaroslav Igorevich Zyablov (1977- ) pintou árvores em zonas com neve.

Yaroslav Igorevich Zyablov (1977- )-‘a sudden overflow’

Yaroslav Igorevich Zyablov (1977- )-‘the birch grove’

Yaroslav Igorevich Zyablov (1977- )-‘Ramenskoye’

Yaroslav Igorevich Zyablov (1977- )-‘December’

Yaroslav Igorevich Zyablov (1977- )-‘flowing strean’


24.5.16

Russians by A. I. Korzukhin

The Russian artist Alexei Ivanovich Kozhukhin (1835-1894) painted themes about his country.

O russo Alexei Ivanovich Korzukhin (1835-1894) pintou temas do seu país.

Alexei Ivanovich Korzukhin (1835-1894)-‘before the confession’-oil on canvas-1877     Moscow-Tretyakov Gallery

Alexei Ivanovich Korzukhin (1835-1894)-‘the monastery hotel’-oil on canvas-1882     Moscow-Tretyakov Gallery

Alexei Ivanovich Korzukhin (1835-1894)-‘girls’ party’-oil on canvas-1889     St Petersburg-Russian Museum

Alexei Ivanovich Korzukhin (1835-1894)-‘the departure’-oil on canvas-1878     Moscow-Tretyakov Gallery

Alexei Ivanovich Korzukhin (1835-1894)-‘at the cemetery’-oil on canvas-1865     St Petersburg-Russian Museum


23.5.16

Prussian navy by A. Kircher

The German artist Alexander Kircher (1867-1939) represented warships of the Prussian navy.

O germânico Alexander Kircher (1867-1939) representou barcos de guerra da armada prussiana.

Alexander Kircher (1867-1939)-‘attack of the Prussian corvette Augusta in 1870’-lithograph

Alexander Kircher (1867-1939)-‘Prussian navy’-oil on canvas-ca 1939

Alexander Kircher (1867-1939)-‘SMS  Sankt Georg’

Alexander Kircher (1867-1939)-‘squadron drill of SMS Kronprinz Enzherzog Rudolf’-oil on canvas-1890

Alexander Kircher (1867-1939)-‘harbour at Rolandmühle’-1829

22.5.16

Prospectors by A, del Orient Browere

The North-American artist Albertus del Orient Browere (1814-1887) painted miners.

O norte-americano Albertus del Orient Browere (1814-1887) pintou mineiros.

Albertus del Orient Browere (1814-1887)-‘the mines of Placerville’

Albertus del Orient Browere (1814-1887)-‘Rip van Winckle’

Albertus del Orient Browere (1814-1887)-‘gold miners’

Albertus del Orient Browere (1814-1887)-‘the lone prospector’-1853

Albertus del Orient Browere (1814-1887)-‘the junction of Bowery and Broadway in New York’