Victor Meirelles
Victor Meirelles (born August 18, 1832 in Nossa Senhora do Desterro , † February 22, 1903 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian painter .
Life
Meirelles grew up in Brazil. After finishing school, he studied painting at the Academia Imperial de Belas Artes in Rio de Janeiro and for a few years in Paris and then returned to his native Brazil. Meirelles painted numerous pictures, especially those with a religious and military background.
Awards
- 1861 Knight of the Order of the Rose
- 1864 Knight of the Order of Christ , 1872 Commander, 1879 Dignitar, 1884 Grand Dignitar
gallery
Meirelles "The First Mass in Brazil", 1861
São João Batista no cárcere , 1852. Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
A degolação de São João Batista , 1855, Museu Victor Meirelles
Juramento da Princesa Regente , 1871. Museu Imperial
Estudo para Panorama do Rio de Janeiro , c. 1885. Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
O combate naval do Riachuelo , 1882–83. Museu Histórico Nacional
Battle of Guararapes , 1879. Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
Moema , 1866. MASP
A passagem de Humaitá , 1886. Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
literature
- Sandra Makowiecky: The time of Victor Meirelles and the city of Florianópolis on 19 & 20, Rio de Janeiro, Volume 3, Issue 4, October 2008
Web links
- Museu Victor Meirelles website (Portuguese)
- short biography in the Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural (Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Cronologia. Museu Victor Meirelles.Retrieved January 12, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meirelles, Victor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meireles, Vítor; Meireles de Lima, Vitor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1832 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florianópolis , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 1903 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |