All Victor Meirelles's oil paintings



ID Image  Oil Pantings, Sorted from A to Z     Other Information
77509 Dom Pedro II Dom Pedro II Date 1864(1864) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 252 ?? 165 cm (99.2 ?? 65 in) cyf
94292 The first Mass in Brazil The first Mass in Brazil 1860(1860) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 268 ?? 356 cm (105.5 ?? 140.2 in) cjr
85598 Uma rua da cidade do Desterro Uma rua da cidade do Desterro Date 1851(1851) Medium Oil on paper Dimensions 34.2 x 49.3 cm (13.5 x 19.4 in) cjr

Victor Meirelles
Victor Meirelles de Lima (August 18, 1832 -February 22, 1903) was a 19th century painter. He studied art in Paris but painted most of his works in and about his native Brazil. His religious and military paintings helped him become one of the most popular and celebrated Brazilian painters. His The first Mass in Brazil was the first Brazilian painting to be accepted in the Salons of Paris and is one of the most well known paintings in his native country, being reproduced in every book of History for elementary schools. . Related Artists to : | Charles-Joseph Natoire | Ambrosius Bosschaert | Otto Pilny | Jacob Grimmer | Hendrik Heerschop |