Brussels Royal Museum of Fine Arts

As Belgium has two official languages the Museum of Fine Arts of Brussels receives the names Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunste and Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts.

Devido ao facto de a Bélgica possuir duas línguas oficiais, o Museu de Belas Artes de Bruxelas recebe os nomes de Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunste e Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts.

Peter Brueghel the elder (ca 1525-1569)-‘the fall of Rebel Angels’-1562

Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825)-‘Mars disarmed by Venus’-1824

Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)-‘the massacre of the innocents’-(1611-1612)

Léon-Henri-Marie Frédéric (1856-1940)-‘the chalk sellers’-oil on canvas-ca 1822

Eugène-Jules-Joseph Laermans (1864-1940)-‘winter’

Boston Museum Isabella Stewart Gardner

Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840-1924) founded this museum in her home in Boston with diverse artwork pieces, particularly with European paintings, three of which were stolen on 18 March 1990.

Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840-1924) fundou este museu na sua residência de Boston principalmente com peças diversas e pinturas europeias, três das quais foram roubadas a 18 de Março de 1990.

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675)-'the concert'-oil on canvas-(1658-1660)    stolen

Rembrandt Harmneszoon van Rijn (1606-1669)-'the storm on the sea of Galilee'-oil on canvas-1637    stolen

Rembrandt Harmneszoon van Rijn (1606-1669)-'landscape with an obelisk'-oil on panel-1638    stolen

John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)-'el Jaleo'-oil on canvas-1882

Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510)-'the story of Lucretia'-oil on panel-(1496-1504)

National Maritime Museum-Greenwich

The National Maritime Museum, based in Greenwich, opposite London, is situated near the Royal Observatory which established the meridian named after the place. It especially documents Britain’s maritime history.


O Museu Marítimo Nacional, sediado em Greenwich, em frente a Londres, situa-se próximo do Observatório Real que estabeleceu o meridiano conhecido pelo nome do local. Documenta principalmente a história marítima da Grã-Bretanha.

Nicholas Pocock (1740-1821)-'the battle of Frigate Bay, 26 January 1782'-oil on canvas

Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg the younger (1740-1812)-'the battle of the First of June, 1794'-oil on canvas-1795

Willem van de Velde, the elder (1611-1693)-'the battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653'-oil on panel-1655

Jules Achille Noël (ca 1810-1881)-'the Bretagne'-oil on canvas-1859

George Arnald (ca 17863-1841)-'battle of the Nile-Aboukir Bay, 1-3 August 1798 (the destruction of L'Orient)'

Stockholm National Museum

The collection began with the paintings that King Gustav Vasa possessed in his residences. In the 1740s Carl Gustaf Tessin, ambassador to France, acquired numerous works of art. King Gustav III offered his entire estate. It lodges over one million pieces (drawings, engravings, sculptures, porcelain, etc.).


A colecção teve início com os quadros que o rei Gustavo Vasa possuía nas suas residências. Na década de 1740, Carl Gustaf Tessin, embaixador em França, adquiriu numerosas obras de arte. O rei Gustavo III ofereceu todo o seu espólio. Alberga mais de um milhão de peças (desenhos, gravuras, esculturas, porcelanas).

Pehr Hilleström the Elder (1732-1816)-'gallery of Roman sculpture in the Kungliga Museet'-watercolour-ca 1810

Carl Larsson (1853-1919)-'breakfast under the big birch'-watercolour

Otto van Veen (ca1556-1629)-'allegory of the temptation of youth'-oil on canvas

Judith Jans Leyster (1609-1660)-'young flute player'-oil on canvas-ca 1635

Alexander Roslin (1718-1793)-'king Gustav III (1746-1792) and his brothers'-oil on canvas-1771

St. Petersburg Central Naval Museum

The Museum gathers approximately ten thousand pieces of important Russian naval history since Peter the Great. It displays about five thousand paintings of various artists including naval officers.


O museu reúne no seu espólio aproximadamente dez mil peças importantes da história naval Russa desde Pedro, o Grande. Exibe cerca de cinco mil pinturas de artistas diversos incluindo oficiais da marinha.

Robert Kerr Porter (1777-1842)-'capture of Azov (18th May 1696) in the Russo-Turkish war (1686-1700)'-oil on canvas

Aleksey Danilovich Kivshenko (1851-1895)-'Council calling Michael F. Romanov (1596-1645) to the Reign'-oil on canvas-1880

Konstantin Alexandrovich Westchilov (1877-1945)-'cruiser Askold fighting on July 28th 1904 in the Yellow Sea'-oil on canvas-1906

Sergei Varlenovich Pen-'Empress Catherina II (1729-1796) in naval full dress'-oil on canvas1898

Johann Gau (1685-1732)-'view of Revel, the harbour and the Russian coast artillery'-oil on canvas

Museo del Prado - Christ paintings selection

Its design was ordered by Charles III (1716-1788), king of Spain and Naples but it was inaugurated by Fernando VII in the beginning of the 19th century. It displays a valuable collection of paintings of German, Flemish, French, Italian and Spanish origin.


Mandado construir por Carlos III (1716-1788), rei de Espanha e Nápoles, inaugurou-o Fernando VII no início do séc. XIX. Possui valiosa colecção de pintura de origem Alemã, Flamenga, Francesa, Italiana e Espanhola.

Alejo Antonilez (17th century)-'the scourging of Christ (Matthew 27, 25)'-oil on panel

Fernando Yáñez de la Almedina (ca 1475-1536)-'Ressuscited Christ presents your mother to the Patriarchs in Limbo'-oil on panel

Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502-1556)-'Holy Trinity'-oil on panel

Juan de Flandes (ca 1460-1519)-'the raising of Lazarus'-oil on panel-(1500-1510)

Andrea del Sarto (1486-1430)-'Madonna with Saints and one angel'-oil on panel-(1520-1550)

Museu temático (Museum theme)

O blogue Viático de Vagamundo pretende ser um museu de carácter pessoal sobre a condição humana. Procura ser didáctico e anódino (quanto possível) no respeitante aos temas e artistas plásticos. Não exclui nada nem ninguém. Evidencia o menos conhecido. A sua maior dificuldade reside na obtenção de fotografias de obras de arte e na sua localização. De história e hipóteses disse Eça de Queiroz 'não vi, não estive lá'.


This blog “Wanderer’s Viaticum” intends to constitute a personal museum about the human condition. It tries to be didactic and (as much as possible) anodyne with regard to themes and plastic artists. It does not exclude anything or anyone. It shows the least known. Its difficulty lies in obtaining images of works of art and their location. Eça de Queiroz referred to History and hypotheses in these terms: “I didn’t see, I wasn’t there.”

Jean-Louis Hamon (1821-1874)-'the Human comedy'-oil on canvas-ca 1852 Paris-Musée d'Orsay Compiègne-Musée National du Château

John Frederick Lewis (1804-1876)-'Easter day at Rome'-watercolor-1840 Sunderland-Museum and Art Gallery

Unknown-'cooking on spit'-miniature-1432 Paris-Bibliothèque National de France (Arsenal ms 5070)

Unknown 15th-'arrival of Alexander at Epheson'-miniature Paris-Bibliothèque National de France (ms Fr 9342, folio 69v)

Unknown 13th-'Monk sneaking a drink'-miniatue London-British Library (ms Sloane 2135, folio 44)