Europe by Ignacy Gierymski

The Polish Ignacy Aleksander Gierymski (1850-1901) painted European themes.

O polaco Ignacy Aleksander Gierymski (1850-1901) pintou temas europeus.

Ignacy Aleksander Gierymski (1850-1901)-‘the Saxon guard in Warshaw’

Ignacy Aleksander Gierymski (1850-1901)-‘feast of trumpets’

Ignacy Aleksander Gierymski (1850-1901)-‘Louvre at night’-1892

Ignacy Aleksander Gierymski (1850-1901)-‘gate in the old Town’

Ignacy Aleksander Gierymski (1850-1901)-‘street at night’

Central Europe by Nikolai ‘von’ Astudin

The Russian Nikolai 'von' Astudin (1847-1925) lived in Germany. He painted many motifs from Germany and from Central Europe.

O russo Nikolai ‘von’ Astudin (1847-1925) viveu na Alemanha. Pintou muitos motivos alemães e outros da Europa Central.

Nikolai ‘von’ Astudin (1847-1925)-‘Alpine landscape’-1879

Nikolai ‘von’ Astudin (1847-1925)-‘Oberlahnstein Steegertor at Bacharach am Rhein’

Nikolai ‘von’ Astudin (1847-1925)-‘summer landscape with peasants and windmill’

Nikolai ‘von’ Astudin (1847-1925)-‘city street’

Nikolai ‘von’ Astudin (1847-1925)-‘mountain landscape with Grossglockner-1878

Europe by William Pars

The Englishman William Pars (1742-1782) traveled in Europe with the purpose of creating paintings of the places he visited.

O inglês William Pars (1742-1782) viajou por parte da Europa com a finalidade de elaborar pinturas dos locais visitados.

William Pars (1742-1782)-'a view near Cluse in Savoy'-graphite, watercolor and ink on paper    London-Tate Gallery

William Pars (1742-1782)-'the glacier of Grindelwald'     London-British Museum

William Pars (1742-1782)-'Rhone glacier'-oil on canvas    London-Victoria and Albert Museum

William Pars (1742-1782)-'the entrance to the Grotto of Posillipo'-watercolor over pencil-1781    Birmingham-Museum and Art Gallery

William Pars (1742-1782)-'Chamonix valley'-oil on canvas    London-British Museum

Europe by Filippo Baratti

Filippo Baratti (1849-1936) was born in Trieste at the time when the city was joining the Austro-Hungarian Empire. As an Orientalist he visited Spain and North Africa. In the 1880s he settled temporarily in London.

Nasceu Filippo Baratti (1849-1936) em Trieste na época em que a cidade se integrava no Império Austro-húngaro. Como Orientalista visitou a Espanha e o Norte de África. Na década de 1880 instalou-se temporariamente em Londres.

Filippo Baratti (1849-1936)-'market day in Spain'-oil on canvas

Filippo Baratti (1849-1936)-'gunsmiths at the palace of Alhambra, Granada'-oil on canvas

Filippo Baratti (1849-1936)-'Waterloo place'-oil on canvas

Filippo Baratti (1849-1936)-'view of Whitehall'-oil on canvas-1884

Filippo Baratti (1849-1936)-'the Life-guard passing Hyde Park Corner'-oil on canvas    Private collection

Europe by Carl Blechen

The German painter Carl Blechen (1798-1840) traveled around some parts of Europe and left pictorial documentation about ​​this pilgrimage.

O pintor Alemão Carl Blechen (1798-1840) viajou por parte da Europa e deixou documentação pictórica dessa peregrinação.

Carl Blechen (1798-1840)-'view of Assisi'-oil on canvas-(1832-1835)   München-Neue Pinakothek

Carl Blechen (1798-1840)-'palm house on the Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island) near Podsdam'-oil on canvas-(1832-1834)   Hamburg-Kunsthalle

Carl Blechen (1798-1840)-'Neustadt-Eberswalde mill'-oil on panel-1830   Berlin-Alte Nationalgalerie

Carl Blechen (1798-1840)-'gorge at Amalfi'-oil on canvas-1831   Berlin-Alte Nationalgalerie

Carl Blechen (1798-1840)-'the blasted tower of Heidelberg castle'-oil on canvas-ca 1830   Bremen-Kunsthalle

Plague in Europe (peste na Europa)

The plague that lasted from the 14th to the 17th century led to a high number of deaths in all social classes. It was followed by social consequences, including famine due to lack of manpower.

A peste dos séculos XIV a XVII provocou elevado número de mortos de todas as classes sociais. Seguiram-se sequelas sociais, nomeadamente períodos de fome por falta de mão-de-obra.

Master of 1492-'Giovanni Boccaccio and Florentines who have fled from the plague'-miniature-Bruges-ca 1485  in Giovanni Boccaccio; Decameron.

Luigi Baccio del Bianco (1604-1657)-'the plague in Florence in 1630'

Jules Elie Delaunay (1828-1891)-'plague at Rome'-oil on canvas-1869   Paris-Musée d'Orsay

Gaetano Giulio Zumbo (1656-1701)-'the plague'-wash sculpture   Firenze-Museo Nazionale della Specola

Gaetano Gandolfi (1734-1802)-'St Feliciano liberating Foligno from plague'-oil on canvas   Roma-Galleri Nazionale di Arte Antica (Palazzo Barberini)

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