Lagos europeus (European lakes)

Os lagos europeus localizam-se principalmente na parte central: Itália, Suíça, Áustria. Alguns surgiram em crateras de vulcões extintos. Outros atribuem-nos ao recuo do Oceano Atlântico devido ao enrugamento dos Alpes.

European lakes are mainly located in the central part: Italy, Switzerland, Austria. Some were formed from the craters of extinct volcanoes. Others appeared because of the retreat of the Atlantic Ocean due to wrinkling of the Alps.

Peder Mork Monsted (1854-1941)-'Gandria Lake of Lugano'-oil on canvas Private collection

Peder Mork Monstedt (1859-1941)-'view of lake (Lehman), Vevey'-oil on board-1890 Private collection

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851)-'Bodensee (sketch of the city of Konstanz)'-oil on canvas-1842 London-British Museum

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1876)-'lake Albano and Castel Gandolfo'-oil on paper-ca 1826 Budapest-Magyar Szèpmüvészeti Múzeum

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)-'Malcesine on the lake of Garda'-oil on canvas-1913 destroyed