Brazilian fruit by A. Eckhout

The Dutch artist Albert Eckhout (ca 1610-ca1666) travelled to the Northeastern Brazil with Count Maurice of Nassau.

O holandês Albert Eckhout (ca 1610-ca1666) viajou até ao nordeste brasileiro com o conde Maurício de Nassau.

Albert Eckhout (ca 1610-ca1666)-‘calabash, citrus and a cactus’-oil on canvas    Copenhagen-Nationalmuseet

Albert Eckhout (ca 1610-ca1666)-‘bananas, guavas and other fruit’-oil on canvas    Copenhagen-Nationalmuseet

Albert Eckhout (ca 1610-ca1666)-‘pineapple, papaya and other fruit’-oil on canvas    Copenhagen-Nationalmuseet

Albert Eckhout (ca 1610-ca1666)-‘pumpkins and melons’ -oil on canvas    Copenhagen-Nationalmuseet

Albert Eckhout (ca 1610-ca1666)-‘coconuts’-oil on canvas    Copenhagen-Nationalmuseet

Brazilian’s sea by Mauro Ferreira

The Brazilian painter Mauro Ferreira (1958-) gave importance to the themes of the seaside,  and to Minas Gerais.

O pintor brasileiro Mauro Ferreira (1958- ) deu relativa importância aos temas da beira-mar e de Minas Gerais.

Mauro Ferreira (1958- )-‘Igrejinha da Glória view from the sea’-oil on canvas

Mauro Ferreira (1958- )-‘collecting networks’-oil on canvas

Mauro Ferreira (1958- )-‘Boa Viagem Island, Niterói’-oil on canvas

Mauro Ferreira (1958- )-‘morning in a corner of Minas Gerais’-oil on canvas

Mauro Ferreira (1958- )-‘Gragoatá nook, Niterói’-oil on canvas

Brazilian people by José Ferraz de Almeida Junior

A priest from a place called José Ferraz de Almeida Junior (1850-1899) managed to raise funds for his studies in Rio de Janeiro. The Emperor D. Pedro II granted him a scholarship so that he could improve his learning in Paris (1876). He portrayed for the first time the Brazilian people in their daily lives. He was stabbed to death by his lover’s husband.

Um Padre da localidade de José Ferraz de Almeida Junior (1850-1899) conseguiu angariar fundos para os seus estudos no Rio de Janeiro. O Imperador D. Pedro II concedeu-lhe uma bolsa para se aperfeiçoar em Paris (1876). Retratou pela primeira vez o povo Brasileiro no seu dia-a-dia. Morreu apunhalado pelo marido da sua amada.

José Ferraz de Almeida Junior (1850-1899)-reading (leitura)'-oil on canvas-1892    São Paulo-Pinacoteca do Estado  

José Ferraz de Almeida Junior (1850-1899)-'hicks kitchen (cozinha caipira)'-oil on canvas-oil on canvas-1892    São Paulo-Pinacoteca do Estado
 

José Ferraz de Almeida Junior (1850-1899)-'fishing (pescando)'-oil on canvas-1894    Private collection
 

José Ferraz de Almeida Junior (1850-1899)-'monsoon departing (partida da Monção)'-oil on canvas-1897    São Paulo-Museu Paulista    

José Ferraz de Almeida Junior (1850-1899)-'hicks playing (caipiras negaceando)'-oil on canvas-1888    Rio de Janeiro-Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
   

José Ferraz de Almeida Junior (1850-1899)-'street in São Paulo (Rua da Consolação)'-oil on wood

Brazilian customs by Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-1858)

The German painter Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-1858) was in Brazil between 1822 and 1825. He left several works about the customs of the beginning of Independence. Some of them are reproduced in his book “Voyage pittoresque dans le Brésil”, Engelman, Paris (1835).

O pintor germânico Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-1858) esteve no Brasil entre 1822 e 1825. Deixou diversos trabalhos sobre os costumes do início da Independência. Alguns deles encontram-se reproduzidos no seu livro “Voyage pittoresque dans le Brésil”, Engelman, Paris (1835).

Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-1858)-'capoeira'-oil on canvas-ca 1830

Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-1858)-batuque or  batucada'-oil on canvas-ca 1830

Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-1858)-'Indians visiting a Brazilian plantation in Minas Gerais'-oil on canvas-ca 1824

Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-1858)-'Recife capital of Pernambuco, sometime during the 1820s'-oil on canvas-ca 1830

Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-1858)-'village of christianized Tapuyos indians'-oil on canvas-ca 1830