Antichrist by Matthias Gerung

The German Matthias Gerung (1500-1570) began working for Count Ottheinrich in 1531. Ten years later, when he became a Protestant his works focused on the condemnation of the Catholic Church clergy’s abuses led by the Antichrist (Ottheinrich-Bible in München-Bayerische Staatsbibliothek ms Cgm 8010,  1530-1532).

O Alemão Matthias Gerung (1500-1570) começou a trabalhar para o Conde Ottheinrich em 1531. Quando este, dez anos depois, se tornou Protestante as suas obras incidiram sobre a condenação dos abusos do Clero da Igreja Católica comandada pelo Anticristo.

Matthias Gerung (1500-1570)-'Hell abyss'-hand colored woodcut-ca 1536

Matthias Gerung (1500-1570)-'Vrelant encampment'-hand colored woodcut

Matthias Gerung (1500-1570)-'melancholy'-hand colored woodcut-1558

Matthias Gerung (1500-1570)-'destruction of Catholic Church'-hand colored woodcut

Matthias Gerung (1500-1570)-'the giving of the seven bowl of wrath (Revelation 16: 17-21) (298r-299)'-hand colored woodcuts

Mythology by Eustache Le Sueur

The Parisian artist Eustache Le Sueur (1616-1655) was part of the founding group of the French Academy of Painting.

O Parisiense Eustache Le Sueur (1616-1655) integrou o grupo fundador da Academia Francesa de Pintura.

Eustache Le Sueur (1616-1655)-'marine gods paying homage to love'-oil on canvas-ca 1636    Malibu-J. Paul Getty Museum

Eustache Le Sueur (1616-1655)-'the birth of Cupid'-oil on panel    Paris-Musée du Louvre

Eustache Le Sueur (1616-1655)-'Diana discovering the pregnancy of Callisto'-oil on canvas-

Eustache Le Sueur (1616-1655)-'Melpomene, Erato and Polyhymnia'-oil on canvas-ca 1655    Paris-Musée du Louvre

Eustache Le Sueur (1616-1655)-'abduction of Ganymede'-oil on canvas-ca 1650    Paris-Musée du Louvre

Hungarian battles in Magyar Nemzeti Galéria (Buda castle)

Like many other European countries, in the 2nd millennium of our era, Hungary suffered several invasions and many decisive battles to get its independence.

A Hungria, como tantos outros países Europeus, sofreu no II milénio da nossa era diversas invasões e muitas batalhas decisivas para a sua independência.

Károly Kisfaludy (1788-1830)-Prince Ladislaus (I, the Saint) at the battle near Cserhalom (1070)'-oil on canvas-(1826-1830)

Joszef Molnar (1821-1899)-'Charles Robert d'Anjou fleeing from the battle of Posada (1330)'-oil on canvas-1855

Joszef Borsos (1812-1885)-'battle of Mohács in 1526'-oil on canvas-1837

Soma Orial Petrich (1822-1880)-'Ms. Perényi gathering the dead after the battle of Mohács'-oil on canvas-ca 1860

Johann Peter Krafft (1780-1856)-'Zrinyl's charge from the fortress of Szigetvar'-oil on canvas-1825

Pál Vágó (1853-1928)-'the Hungarians at Kiev'-oil on canvas-1885

European beggars

Despite the establishment of the European social state, the existence of beggars was always a constant social issue. Numerous artists have painted this scourge of various types of society.

Apesar do estabelecimento do Estado social europeu, o problema dos pedintes manteve-se sempre atual. Numerosos artistas pintaram esta chaga dos vários tipos de sociedade.

Ivan Alekseyevich Yermenyov (1746-1792)-'the singing beggars'-watercolor    St Petersburg-Russian Museum

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (1793-1865)-'the charity'-ca 1865

Johann Georg Meyer (1813-1886)-'begging children'-oil on canvas-1880

Antoine Béranger (1785-1867)-'blind beggar and a young boy at the house of a lady'-oil on canvas-1819

Michel Martin Droling (1789-1851)-'alms to the poor'-oil on canvas    Private collection

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)-'little beggars'-1880

Mothers (19th century) by Jacob Simon Hendrik Kever

The Dutch artist Jacob Simon Hendrik Kever (1854-1922) painted many motifs dedicated to the family and especially to mothers.

O Holandês Jacob Simon Hendrik Kever (1854-1922) pintou numerosos temas dedicados à família e particularmente às mães.

Jacob Simon Hendrik Kever (1854-1922)-'motherly love-oil on canvas '    Private collection

Jacob Simon Hendrik Kever (1854-1922)-'a careful sip' -oil on canvas    Private collection

Jacob Simon Hendrik Kever (1854-1922)-'on mather a's lap'-oil on canvas     Private collection

Jacob Simon Hendrik Kever (1854-1922)-'dressing the baby'-oil on canvas     Private collection

Jacob Simon Hendrik Kever (1854-1922)-'minding the baby'-oil on canvas    Private collection

Jacob Simon Hendrik Kever (1854-1922)-'a moment of leisure'-oil on canvas     Private collection

Great Dagon Pagoda by Lieutenant Joseph Moore

Parked in Burma (now Myanmar) Lieutenant Joseph Moore of Her Majesty’s 89th Regiment (active 1824), painted several local motifs.

Estacionado em Burma (atualmente Myanmar) o tenente Joseph Moore (ativo 1824) do Regimento 89.º [“Her Majesty 89th Regiment”], pintou diversos motivos locais.

Lieutenant Joseph Moore (active 1824)-'scene from the upper terrace of the Great Dagon Pagoda at Rangoon to the South east'- handcoloured aquatint engraved by George Hunt-1826

Lieutenant Joseph Moore (active 1824)-'scene upon the terrace of the Great Dagon Pagoda at Rangoon taken near the Great Hill'- handcoloured aquatint engraved by George Hunt-1826

Lieutenant Joseph Moore (active 1824)-'scene upon the terrace of the Great Dagon Pagoda at Rangoon looking toward the north'- handcoloured aquatint engraved by George Hunt-1826

Lieutenant Joseph Moore (active 1824)-'the principal approach to the Great Dagon Pagoda at Rangoon'-handcoloured aquatint engraved by George Hunt-1826

Lieutenant Joseph Moore (active 1824)-'view of the Great Dagon Pagoda an adjacent scenery taken on the eastern road from Rangoon'- handcoloured aquatint engraved by George Hunt-1826

Lieutenant Joseph Moore (active 1824)-'view of the Great Dagon Pagoda at Rangoon from the west'- handcoloured aquatint engraved by George Hunt-1826

Sacred and Profane by Giovanni Migliara

Giovanni Migliara (1786-1837), an Italian noble artist, painted the sacred and profane motifs that were worth of his attention.

Italiano da Nobreza pintou Giovanni Migliara (1786-1837) os temas sagrados e profanos que mereceram a sua atenção.

Giovanni Migliara (1786-1837)-'interior of the monastery of Altacomba'-oil on canvas-1833    Milano-Galleria di Piazza Scala (Fondazione Cariplo)

Giovanni Migliara (1786-1837)-'view of the cloister of Santo Antonio in Padua'-oil on canvas    Milano-Galleria di Piazza Scala (Fondazione Cariplo)

Giovanni Migliara (1786-1837)-'Inside the church the Eucharist'-oil on canvas-1822    Milano-Galleria di Piazza Scala (Fondazione Cariplo)

Giovanni Migliara (1786-1837)-'view of the surroundings of Leco'-oil on canvas-(1815-1820)    Milano-Galleria di Piazza Scala (Fondazione Cariplo)

Giovanni Migliara (1786-1837)-'view of Doge's Palace in Venice'-oil on canvas-1815    Milano-Galleria di Piazza Scala (Fondazione Cariplo)

Nature by Carl Spitzberg

The romantic poet and painter Carl Spitzberg (1808-1885) was interested in the representation of human beings in contact with nature.

O poeta romântico e pintor Carl Spitzberg (1808-1885) interessou-se pela representação de seres humanos no seu contacto com a natureza.

Carl Spitzberg (1808-1885)-'hunter, a girl looking after'-oil on canvas-ca 1875    Private collection

Carl Spitzberg (1808-1885)-'women bath in Dieppe III'-oil on canvas-ca 1857    St Gallen-Art Museum    

Carl Spitzberg (1808-1885)-'girl with goat'-oil on paper mounted on paperboard-1851    Schweinfurth-Georg Schäfer Museum

Carl Spitzberg (1808-1885)-'rest on the vineyard'-oil on canvas-ca 1845     Private collection

Carl Spitzberg (1808-1885)-'Tyrolean toll house'-oil on canvas-(1855-1860)     Schweinfurth-Georg Schäfer Museum

Deutsches Historisches Museum (Berlin)

The Deutsches Historisches Museum, based in Berlin, has several paintings that do not relate to the history of Germany.

O Deutsches Historisches Museum, sediado em Berlim, possui diversas pinturas que não se prendem com a história Alemã.

Frans Francken (II) (1581-1642)-'the seven works of Mercy'-oil on canvas

Peter Jakob Horemans (1700-1776)-'peasants pay the maner Lord their rent in kind'-oil on canvas-1767

Heinrich Lucas Arnold (1815- )-'the reading cabinet'-oil on canvas

Friedrich Friedländer (1825-1901)-'the pawshop'-oil on canvas-1866

Carl Stilling (1874-1938)-«the forge'-oil on canvas-1909

Eduard Krause-Wichmann (1864-1928)-'founding'-oil on canvas-1900