30.9.15

Cardiff in Amgueddfa Cymru-National Museum Wales

The representation of the city of Cardiff, in different time periods, can be seen at the National Museum Wales.

A cidade de Cardiff encontra-se representada em várias épocas no National Museum Wales.

British School-Cardiff from the river Taff-oil on metal

P. M. McCabe-Cardiff Junction, dry dock-oil on board

British School-Cardiff, Canton bridge-oil on canvas    

J. Price-Cardiff docks-1844

S. Bonynge-Cardiff, old Canton bridge-oil on canvas-ca 1915

29.9.15

Signs Zodiac by G. M. Falconetto

The Italian artist Giovanni Maria Falconetto (1468-1534) painted frescoes with zodiac symbols.

O italiano Giovanni Maria Falconetto (1468-1534) pintou frescos com os símbolos do Zodíaco.

Giovanni Maria Falconetto (1468-1534)-‘Sign of Aries’-fresco-(1515-1\520)    Mantova-Palazzo d’Arco

Giovanni Maria Falconetto (1468-1534)-‘Sign of Aquarius’-fresco-(1515-1\520)    Mantova-Palazzo d’Arco

Giovanni Maria Falconetto (1468-1534)-‘Sign of Gemini’-fresco-(1515-1\520)    Mantova-Palazzo d’Arco

Giovanni Maria Falconetto (1468-1534)-‘Sign of Virgo’-fresco-(1515-1\520)    Mantova-Palazzo d’Arco

Giovanni Maria Falconetto (1468-1534)-‘Sign of Scorpio’-fresco-(1515-1\520)    Mantova-Palazzo d’Arco

28.9.15

Marine issues by P. Monamy

The British painter Peter Monamy (1681-1749) devoted his work to navy themes.


O pintor britânico Peter Monamy (1681-1749) dedicou-se a assuntos sobre a marinha.

Peter Monamy (1681-1749)-‘harbor scene: an English ship with sails loosened firing a gun’-oil on canvas     New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Peter Monamy (1681-1749)-‘a third-rate joining her Squadron off Elizabeth Castle, Jersey’

Peter Monamy (1681-1749)-‘British men-of-war and a sloop’-oil on canvas-ca 1730     New Haven (Conn.)-Yale Center for British Art

Peter Monamy (1681-1749)-‘Royal yacht becalmed at anchor’-oil on canvas-ca 1730     New Haven (Conn.)-Yale Center for British Art

Peter Monamy (1681-1749)-‘the opening of the first Eddystone Lighthouse in 1698’-oil on canvas-ca 1703     New Haven (Conn.)-Yale Center for British Art

27.9.15

Mountains by J. W. Schirmer

The landscapes of the German artist Johann Wilhelm Schirmer (1802-1866) include, sometimes, mountainous places.

As paisagens do germânico Johann Wilhelm Schirmer (1802-1866) compreendem, por vezes, zonas montanhosas.

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer (1802-1866)-‘rocky outcrop in Switzerland’-oil on panel-ca 1853

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer (1802-1866)-‘at the Alb’-oil on paper-1858

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer (1802-1866)-‘the Wetterhorn’

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer (1802-1866)-‘Berglandschaft’

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer (1802-1866)-‘the Hintersee near Berchtesgaden’-oil on paper-1838

26.9.15

Christianity in Istanbul

There are some Christian traces from the Byzantine period in several places in Istanbul.

Provenientes do período bizantino encontram-se alguns vestígios cristãos em diversos locais de Istambul.

Anonymous-‘Emperor Leo VI (886-912)’-mosaic     Hagia Sophia Museum

Anonymous-‘the enrolment for taxation’     Saint Saviour Church

Anonymous-‘Last Judgment’      Saint Saviour Church

Anonymous-’Emperor Justinian (left) and Constantine (right) offering Hagia Sophia and the city of Constantinople to Mary the Theotokos’

Anonymous-‘Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos (1042-1055) and Empress Zoe (1028-1050)’     Hagia Sophia Museum

25.9.15

Books-pipes by W. M. Harnett

The artist William Michael Harnett (1848-1892), Irish naturalized American, painted still lifes.

William Michael Harnett (1848-1892), irlandês naturalizado norte-americano, pintou naturezas mortas.

William Michael Harnett (1848-1892)-‘music and literature’-oil on canvas-1878     Allbright-Knox Art Gallery  

William Michael Harnett (1848-1892)-‘a study table’-oil on canvas-1882     Utica (NY)-Munson William Proctor Institute    

William Michael Harnett (1848-1892)-‘job lot cheap’-oil on canvas-1878     Weston-Salem (NC)-Reynold House, Museum of Art

William Michael Harnett (1848-1892)-‘three castles, tobacco’-oil on canvas-1880     New York-Brooklyn Museum

William Michael Harnett (1848-1892)-‘secretary’s table’-oil on canvas-1879     Santa Barbara Art Museum

24.9.15

Snake Indians by A. Jacob Miller

The American artist Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874) painted themes about the Snake Indians of Oregon.

O norte-americano Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874) pintou temas sobre os Índios Snake do Oregon.

Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874)-‘Snake Indian pursuing a crow horse thief’-watercolor    Boston-Museum of Fine Arts

Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874)-‘Snake Indians’     Private collection

Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874)-‘Indian women, Snake tribe, Oregon’-drawing    Private collection

Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874)-‘Snake Indian pursuing a crow horse stealer’-watercolor      Private collection

Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874)-‘Indian boys aka children of the Snake tribe’-watercolor     Private collection

23.9.15

Sacred-profane by G. Mostraert

The Belgian artist Gillis Mostraert (1528-1598) painted sacred and profane themes in the sixteenth century.

O belga Gillis Mostraert (1528-1598) pintou temas sagrados e profanos no século XVI

Gillis Mostraert (1528-1598)-‘Netherland household’-oil on wood    Budapest-Szepmuveszeti Muzeum

Gillis Mostraert (1528-1598)-‘War and Fire’-oil on wood-1569    Paris-Musée du Louvre

Gillis Mostraert (1528-1598)-‘Sodom and Gomorrah’-oil on panel-1597     Private collection

Gillis Mostraert (1528-1598)-‘flight into Egypt’-oil on canvas    St Petersburg-Hermitage

Workshop of Gillis Mostraert (1528-1598)-‘the charrette hay allegory (vanity of de world, the deadly sins)’-after 1554     Paris-Musée du Louvre


22.9.15

’Hamlet's feast 16th century

The village feasts in the Netherlands in the sixteenth century are well documented.

As festas de aldeia na Holanda no século XVI encontram-se bem documentadas.

Pieter Bruegel the Younger (1568-1625)-‘village fair’

Hans Bol (1534-1593)-‘village feast’

Gillis Mostaert (1528-1598)-’village feast’-oil on wood    Ghent-Museum voor Schone Kunsten

Isaac Claeszoon van Swanenburg (1537-1624)-‘a Flemish feast’

Pieter Bruegel the Younger (1568-1625)-‘village fair’

21.9.15

Cows by C. F. Mali

The German artist Christian Friedrich Mali (1832-1906) painted rural animals, mainly cows.

O germânico Christian Friedrich Mali (1832-1906) pintou animais rurais, principalmente vacas.

Christian Friedrich Mali (1832-1906)-‘home drive’-1879

Christian Friedrich Mali (1832-1906)-‘peasants and cattle’

Christian Friedrich Mali (1832-1906)-‘cattle watering’

Christian Friedrich Mali (1832-1906)-cattle with shepherd at the ford‘-1890

Christian Friedrich Mali (1832-1906)-‘farmer and shepherd boy and flock of sheep at the sea shore’-1878