Andromeda and Perseus

King Cepheus, the father of Andromeda, tied her to a rock to be sacrificed to Ceto, a sea monster. Perseus, the legendary founder of Mycenae, released her after cutting the Medusa’s head. He used this head to eliminate Ceto and the Prince Agenor so that he could marry Andromeda, as it came to happen.

O rei Cefeu, pai de Andrómeda, amarrou-a a uma rocha para ser sacrificada a Ceto, monstro marinho. Perseu, lendário fundador de Micenas, libertou-a depois de cortar a cabeça a Medusa. Serviu-se desta cabeça para eliminar Ceto e o príncipe Agenor a fim de casar com Andrómeda, como aconteceu.

Piero di Cosimo (1462-1521)-'Perseus frreeing Andromeda'-oil on panel-ca 1513   Firenze-Galleria degli Uffizi

Pierre Mignard (1612-1696)-'the king of Greece, Céphée, and the queen Cassiopé, thanks the hero Perseus for having delivered their daughter Andromeda, offered in sacrifice to a marine monster'-oil on canvas-1679   Paris-Musée du Louvre

Giorgio Vasari (1511-1570)-'Perseus and Andromeda'-oil on canvas   Firenze-Palazzo Vecchio

Charles André van Loo (1705-1765)-'Perseus and Andromeda'-oil on canvas-(1735-1740)   St Petersburg-Hermitage

Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898)-'Perseus cycle 7. The doom fulfilled'-oil on canvas-1888    Stuttgart-Staatsgalerie

The Great Sphinx

The Great Pyramid of the Giza plateau, situated west of the Nile, is one of the largest carved stone blocks of the world. The existence of the material for the sculpture appears to be prior to construction of the temple. The work is due to Khufu (Jufu) or Khafre (Jafra) in the third millennium BC.

A grande pirâmide do planalto de Gizé, a Oeste do Nilo, encontra-se esculpida num dos maiores blocos de pedra do mundo. A existência do material da escultura parece ser anterior à construção do templo. A obra deve-se a Quéops (Jufu) ou Quéfren (Jafra) no III milénio aC.

David Roberts (1796-1884)-'the Great Sphinx, pyramids of Gizeh'-1839

Luigi Mayer (1755-1803)-'head of Great Sphinx'-watercolour (from 'views in ancient Egypt and Nubia, 1846'

Frederik Ludwig Norden (1708-1742)-'a profile of the colossal head of the Sphinx'   (Voyage d'Egypte et de Nubie)

Louis François Cassas (1756-1877)-'view of the head of the Great Sphinx and the second pyramid'

Cornelis de Bruijn (1652-1727)-'the Great Sphinx of Giza'-1698   from 'Reizen van Cornelis de Bruijn door de vermaardste Deelen van Klein Asia (1698)'

Rural environment by Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926)

Among the many paintings of North American Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926) there are lots related to the countryside landscape in his country.

Entre as muitas pinturas do Norte-americano Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926) existem imensas relacionadas com a paisagem campestre do seu país.

Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926)-'child with flowers'-oil on canvas-1918   Private collection

Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926)-'cows by the stream'-oil on canvas-1895   Private collection

Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926)-'berry picker'-oil on canvas-1894   Private collection

Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926)-'November's harmony'-oil on canvas-1893   Private collection

Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926)-'a June idyll'-oil on canvas-1887   Indiana-Museum of Art

London Monuments by Thomas Shepherd (1793-1864)

The British painter Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864) dedicated himself to the detailed depiction of architectural aspects of several cities in Great-Britain, including London, Bristol and Edinburgh.

O pintor Britânico Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864) dedicou-se à execução pormenorizada da parte arquitectónica de várias cidades da Grã-Bretanha, nomeadamente Londres, Bristol e Edimburgo.

Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864)-'St Paul's cathedral'-steel engraving

Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864)-'Westminster Abbey'-steel engraving

Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864)-'the Tower of London from the Tower'-steel engraving

Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864)-'the Parliament House, from Old Palace Yard, Westminstert'-steel engraving

Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864)-'St James Palace, Pall Mall'-steel engraving

Burning of Jan Hus at the stake (ca 1370-1415)

The theologian Jan Hus, a follower of the doctrine of John Wyclife of Oxford, in Bohemia, may be considered a precursor of Protestantism. Although excommunicated, in 1410 he attended the Council of Constance, whose aim was to put an end to the schism of Avignon. He was  condemned and burned alive on June 6, 1415.

O teólogo Jan Huss, seguidor na Boémia da doutrina de John Wyclife de Oxford, pode ser considerado um dos precursores do Protestantismo. Excomungado em 1410 compareceu no Concílio de Constança, destinado a terminar com o cisma de Avinhão, condenaram-no e queimaram-no vivo a 6 de Junho de 1415.

Alphons Maria Mucha (1860-1939)-'Jan Hus preaching at the Bethlehem chapel in Prague'-tempera on canvas-1916   Prague-Mucha Museum

Carl Friedrich Lessing (1808-1880)-'Hussite sermon'-oil on canvas-1876   Berlin-Alte Nationalgalerie

Carl Friedrich Lessing (1808-1880)-'Jan Hus at the Council of Constance'-oil on canvas-1842   Frankfurt am Main-Städelsches Kunstinstitutnund  Städlische Galerie

Wenzel von Brozik (1851-1901)-'the bishop of Concord reads the death sentence'-1883

Siebold Schiling the elder (ca 1445-1485)-'burning of Jan Hus at the stake'-illuistration   in Spiezer Chronik (1485)

Travels by François-Antoine Bossuet (1798-1889)

The Belgian painter François-Antoine Bossuet’s (1798-1889) motifs are cities, monuments and landscapes, mainly from Italy and Spain, some of them linked to historical issues.

Os motivos do pintor Belga François-Antoine Bossuet (1798-1889) são cidades, monumentos e paisagens, principalmente de Itália e Espanha, alguns deles ligados a assuntos históricos.

François-Antoine Bossuet (1798-1889)-'fish market'-oil on canvas-1833   Antwerpen-Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten

François-Antoine Bossuet (1798-1889)-'city of Roubaix motif'-oil on wood-1836

François-Antoine Bossuet (1798-1889)-'Roman door at Cordoba, Spain'-oil on canvas-1872   Private collection

François-Antoine Bossuet (1798-1889)-'door of Justice, Alhambra, Spain'-oil on canvas

François-Antoine Bossuet (1798-1889)-'view of the city of Zaragosa, Spain'-oil on canvas

Unicorn in danger (tapestries)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in the section “The Cloisters” displays seven Flemish tapestries on the hunt of the Unicorn.

O Metropolitan Museum of Art de Nova Iorque na secção “The Cloisters” exibe sete tapeçarias Flamengas relativas à caça ao Unicórnio.

Flemish anonymous-'the hunters enter the woods'-Flemish tapestry   New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Cloisters)

Flemish anonymous-'the hunt of the unicorn' often called ''the unicorn is found'-Flemish tapestry   New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Cloisters)

Flemish anonymous-'the unicorn is attacked'-Flemish tapestry   New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Cloisters)

Flemish anonymous-'the unicorn defends itself' Flemish tapestry   New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Cloisters)

Flemish anonymous-'the unicorn is killed and brought to the castle'-Flemish tapestry   New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Cloisters)

Flemish anonymous-'the unicorn is in captivity and no longer dead'-Flemish tapestry   New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Cloisters)

Sea by Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)

Among the topics chosen by the North American Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927) is the beach frequented by bathers.

Entre os temas escolhidos pelo Norte-americano Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927) figura o mar frequentado por banhistas.

Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)-'at the seashore'-oil on canvas

Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)-'balloon vendor'-oil on canvas-1910

Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)-'happy days'-oil on panel-(1910-1920)   Roanoke-Art Museum of Western Virginia

Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)-'long beach'-oil on canvas-1922   Cincinnati-Art Museum

Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)-Coney Island'-ca 1914

19th century Russian painters

Several 19th century Russian painters left as legacy numerous studies of people’s lives within different social strata of the time.

Diversos pintores Russos do séc. XIX deixaram como legado inúmeros trabalhos da vida de pessoas dos vários extractos sociais da sociedade do seu tempo.

Nikolay Petrovich Bogdanov-Belsky (1868-1945)-'the school's gate'-oil on canvas-1897

Alexander Yakovlevich Golovin (1863-1930)-'girl with porcelain'-oil on canvas-1916

Karl (Kirill) Vikentievich Lemokh (1841-1910)-'new friends'-oil on canvas-1885

Ivan Andreievitch Pelevin (1840-1917)-'children on sled'-oil on canvas

Valery Ivanovich Yakobi (1834-1902)-'serene holiday of a beggar'-oil on canvas-1860

Work, fun and death by Gruzynski (1837-1892)

The Georgian painter Pyotr Nikolayevich Gruzynski (1837-1892) left pictorial documents ranging from episodes of the Caucasian war against the Ottoman Empire (1817-1864) to foreign issues.

O pintor Georgiano Pyotr Nikolayevich Gruzynski (1837-1892) deixou documentos pictóricos que vão de episódios da guerra Caucasiana contra o Império Otomano (1817-1864) a assuntos estrangeiros.

Pyotr Nikolayevich Gruzynski (1837-1892)-'the mountainers leaves the aul'-oil on canvas-1872    

Pyotr Nikolayevich Gruzynski (1837-1892)-'Carnival (Maslenitsa)'-oil on canvas-1889   St Ptetersburg-The Russian Museum

Pyotr Nikolayevich Gruzynski (1837-1892)-'Home'-oil on canvas-1881

   
Pyotr Nikolayevich Gruzynski (1837-1892)-'mail courrier'-oil on canvas-1861   Moscow-The Tretyakov Gallery    

Pyotr Nikolayevich Gruzynski (1837-1892)-'market in Fontainebleau'-oil on canvas-1864