Mythology by Bartolomäus Spranger (1546-1611)

Mythology, preferably Greek, has been a desired painting motif fulfilled by numerous artists.

A mitologia, preferencialmente a Grega, tem sido assunto desejado e concretizado por numerosos artistas.

Bartolomäus Spranger (1546-1611)-'Angelica and Medor'-oil on canvas-ca 1600   München-Alte Pinakothek

Bartolomäus Spranger (1546-1611)-'Hermes and Athena'-fresco-ca 1585   Prague-Castle

Bartolomäus Spranger (1546-1611)-'Venus and Adonis'-oil on canvas-1597   Wien-Kunsthistoriches Museum Gemäldegalerie

Bartolomäus Spranger (1546-1611)-'Venus and Vulcan'-oil on canvas-ca 1610 Wien-Kunsthistoriches Museum Gemäldegalerie

Bartolomäus Spranger (1546-1611)-'Vulcan and Maia'-oil on copper-(1575-1580) Wien-Kunsthistoriches Museum Gemäldegalerie

Bartolomäus Spranger (1546-1611)-'Mars on the battlefield'-oil on canvas- ca 1580   Private collection

Caravaggio in Rome

Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610) was born near Bergamo, in Caravaggio, a city of Lombardy. He worked in Rome, where today one can find works of profane and religious character.

Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610) nasceu perto de Bérgamo na cidade Lombarda de Caravaggio. Trabalhou em Roma onde hoje se podem encontrar obras de carácter profano e religioso.

Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610)-'boy with basket of fruit'-oil on canvas-(1593-1594)   Roma-Villa Borghese

Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610)-'young sick Bacchus'-oil on canvas-(1593-1594)   Roma-Villa Borghese

Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610)-'the fortune teller'-oil on canvas-(1593-1594)   Roma-Pinacoteca Capitolina

Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610)-'Judith beheading Holofernes'-oil on canvas-(1599)   Roma-Palazzo Barberini

Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610)-'Saint Pieter'-(1600-1601)   Roma-Chiesa di Santa Maria del Popolo (cappella Cerasi)

Games for children by Thomas Webster (1800-1886)

The English artist Thomas Webster (1800-1886) painted some of the most popular children's games of his time. Some of these games ended only because of the advent of technology that allows virtual images.

O Inglês Thomas Webster (1800-1886) pintou alguns dos jogos infantis mais em voga no seu tempo. Alguns deles só terminaram os seus dias com o advento da era tecnológica que permite imagens virtuais.

Thomas Webster (1800-1886)-'ring o' roses'-oil on panel-ca 1850   New Haven (Connecticut)-Yale Center for British Art

Thomas Webster (1800-1886)-'the playground'-oil on panel-1850   Private collection

Thomas Webster (1800-1886)-'sea-saw'- oil on panel-1849   Private collection

Thomas Webster (1800-1886)-'a school playground'-oil on canvas-1852   Private collection

Thomas Webster (1800-1886)-'foot ball'-colour lithograph

Zeus’s polygamy

The different variants of the mythological Greek god Zeus (Jupiter to the Romans) show that throughout his life he met several women besides Amalthea, his nursemaid, and Hera (Juno), whom he married, there were Io, Danae, Europe, Tethys, Semele, Mnemosyne, Antiope. He also kidnapped Ganymede

As diversas variantes mitológicas do deus grego Zeus (Júpiter para os romanos) mostram que ao longo da sua vida conheceu diversas mulheres para além de Amalteia, sua ama e Hera (Juno), com quem casou: Io, Danae, Europa, Tétis, Sémele, Mnemosina, Antíope. Também raptou Ganimedes.

Valentin Aleksandrovich Serov (1865-1911)-'the rape of Europe'-oil on canvas-1910   Moscow-The Tretiakov Gallery

Franz Anton Maulbertsch (1724-1796)-'Jupiter and Antiope'-fresco-ca 1780   Wien-Österreichische Galerie Belvedere

Marco Liberi (1644-1691)-'Jupiter and Mnemosyne'-oil on canvas  Budapest-Museum of Fine Arts

Gustave Moreau (1826-1898)-'Jupiter and Semele'-oil on canvas-(1894-1898)   Paris-Musée Gustave Moreau

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)-'Jupiter and Thetis'-oil on canvas-1811   Aix-en-Provence-Musée Granet

Vienna revolution 1848 (II)

The revolution had an apparent nationalistic feature because of the uprisings within the
Empire (Hungarians, Slovenes, Czechs, Slovaks, Croats, Serbs, Italians) but in reality it was organized by a socialist current.

A revolta tinha aparente carácter nacionalista por levantamentos pelo Império (Húngaros, Eslovenos, Checos, Eslovacos, Croatas, Sérvios, Italianos) mas na realidade foi organizada por corrente socialista.

Johann Nepomuk Höfel (1788-1964)-'the first uncensored newspaper are sold in street of Vienna after the revolution of 1848'-watercolour   Wien-Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien

Anton Ziegler-'big barricade on Michaeler square, May 26-27, 1848'-oil on canvas   Wien-Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien

Anonymous Austrian painter (19th century)-'officer Johann Pollet refuses orders to tram his cannons on the people of Vienna, 1848'-coloured lithograph   Wien-Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien

Anonymous (19th century)-'Archduke Johann inaugurating the Imperial Constitutional Assembly on June 22, 1848 (the meeting took place in the Hall of the Spanish Riding School)'-lithograph hand-coloured   Wien-Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien

Franz Schams-'guard room of the Academic League in the Hall of Vienna's Old University in City Center'-pen, and watercolour   Wien-Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien

Anonymous (19th century)-' a day-labourers' uprising is broken up by the National Guard in Vienna Prater on August 23, 1848´-lithograph hand-coloured       Wien-Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien

Richard II of England (1367-1400)

He ascended the throne at the age of 10. For this reason he was tutored by John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. They had Richard II replaced by Henry IV, an event that would lead to the “war of the roses”. His performance as King, the last from the Plantagenet dynasty, served as the theme to one of William Shakespeare’s plays.

Ascendeu ao trono com 10 anos. Por essa razão teve como tutor João de Gant, duque de Lencastre. Substituíram Ricardo II por Henrique IV, acontecimento que daria origem à “guerra das rosas”. A sua actuação como rei, último da dinastia Plantageneta, serviu de tema a drama de William Shakespeare.

Unknown-'Richard II and the Royal Council'-miniature-(1400-1450) London-British Library-Harley Ms 4431, f.115v

Unknown-'Richard II meets his new bride'-miniature-15th century London-British Library-Harley Ms 4380, f 89 from Jean Froissart; Chronique

Unknown-'a challenge to a duel, king Richard II sits on a throne'-miniature London-British Library-Harley Ms 4380, f. 141

Unknown-'Richard II renounces his throne (1399)'-miniature   London-British Library-Harley Ms 1319, f. 53v from Jean Creton; Histoire du roy d' Angleterre

Unknown-'coronation of Henry IV, 1399'-miniature   London-British Library-Harley Ms 4380, f 186v from Jean Froissart; Chronique

Sirens and Odysseus

Due to their chants, the Sirens were a real danger for sailors because they ran aground or sank listening to them. In order to pass unscathed, Odysseus had himself tied up to the mast of the ship and filled his sailors’ ears with wax.

Devido ao seu canto, as sereias constituíam verdadeiro perigo para os navegantes que se encalhavam ou afundavam a ouvi-las. Para passar incólume, Odisseus fez-se amarrar ao mastro do navio e encheu de cera os ouvidos dos marinheiros.

Unknown (1th century)-'Sirens and Odysseus'-Roman mosaic   Tunis-Musée du Bardo (from house of Dionysos and Ulysses-Thugga)

John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)-'Sirens and Odysseus'-oil on canvas-1891   Melbourne-National Gallery of Victoria

Alessandro Allori (1535-1607)-'Sirens and Odysseus'-fresco-1560   Firenze-Banca Toscana

Francesco Primaticcio (ca 1504-1570)-'Sirens and Odysseus'-oil on canvas   Private collection

Friedrich Preller the young (1858-1901)-'Sirens and Odysseus'-oil on canvas   Leipzig-Museum der Bildenden Kunste

Professional attire by Nicolas de l'Armessin II (1640-1725)

The French Nicolas de l'Armessin II (1640-1725) satirizes the garments of several professionals of his time.

O francês Nicolas de l'Armessin II (1640-1725) satiriza os trajes de diversos profissionais da sua época.

Nicolas de l'Armessin II (1640-1725)-'policeman costume'-drawing   Paris-École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts

Nicolas de l'Armessin II (1640-1725)-'hardware dealer costume'-drawing   Paris-École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts

Nicolas de l'Armessin II (1640-1725)-'coppersmith costume'-drawing   Paris-École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts

Nicolas de l'Armessin II (1640-1725)-'plowman costume'-drawing   Paris-École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts

Nicolas de l'Armessin II (1640-1725)-'astrologer costume'-drawing   Paris-École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts

Nicolas de l'Armessin II (1640-1725)-'marshal costume'-drawing   Paris-École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts

Nicolas de l'Armessin II (1640-1725)-'miller costume'-drawing   Paris-École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts

German life by Rudolf Epp (1834-1910)

The German Rudolf Epp (1834-1910) painted mainly scenes of the middle class domestic life of the late 19th century.

O Alemão Rudolf Epp (1834-1910) pintou principalmente cenas da vida doméstica da classe média do final do séc. XIX.

Rudolf Epp (1834-1910)-'knitting girl'-oil on canvas

Rudolf Epp (1834-1910)-'the uninvited guest'-oil on canvas

Rudolf Epp (1834-1910)-'feeding the baby'-oil on canvas

Rudolf Epp (1834-1910)-'mother to dress the child'-oil on canvas

Rudolf Epp (1834-1910)-'peasantry gathering grapes'-oil on canvas-1905

Men and Nature by Adriaen van de Venne (1589-1662)

The Dutch painter Adriaen Pieterszoon van de Venne (1589-1662) used different themes on his works displayed in Central Europe museums.

O pintor holandês Adriaen Pieterszoon van de Venne (1589-1662) utilizou temas variados nas obras exibidas em Museus da Europa Central.

Adriaen Pieterszoon van de Venne (1589-1662)-'fishing for souls'-oil on panel-1614   Amsterdam-Rijksmuseum

Adriaen Pieterszoon van de Venne (1589-1662)-'Summer'-oil on oak panel-1614   Berlin-Gemäldegalerie

Adriaen Pieterszoon van de Venne (1589-1662)-'Winter'-oil on oak panel-1614 Berlin-Gemäldegalerie  

Adriaen Pieterszoon van de Venne (1589-1662)-'fools have the most fun'-oil on canvas-1661   Bruges-Groeninge Museum

Adriaen Pieterszoon van de Venne (1589-1662)-'what won't do for money!'-oil on oak panel-1625   Budapest-Szépmuveszeti Muzeum