Victor Meirelles

Victor Meirelles ( born August 18, 1832 in Florianópolis, † February 22, 1903 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian painter.

Life

Meirelles grew up in Brazil. After leaving school, he studied painting at the Academia Imperial de Belas Artes in Rio de Janeiro, and for some years in Paris and then returned to his home country Brazil. Meirelles painted numerous pictures, especially with religious and military background.

Gallery

São João Batista no Cárcere, 1852. Museu Nacional de Belas Artes

A degolação de São João Batista, 1855, Museu Victor Meirelles

Juramento because Princesa Regente, in 1871. Museu Imperial

Estudo para panoramic do Rio de Janeiro, c. In 1885. Museu Nacional de Belas Artes

O combate naval do Riachuelo, 1882-83. Museu Histórico Nacional

Moema, 1866. MASP

A passagem de Humaitá, 1886. Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo