German Painter, 1751-1829  Related Paintings of TISCHBEIN, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm :. | Portrat der Familie Saltykowa | Portrat einer Frau, Oval | Portrait of Christian Gottlob Heyne | Portrait of William VIII | Portrait Goethes in der Campagna |
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SOMER, Paulus van
Flemish Baroque Era Painter, ca.1576-1621
Konstantin Alexeievich Korovin
1861-1939
Antonio Carvalho de Silva Porto
(Porto, 11 November 1850 - Porto, 11 June 1893) was a Portuguese naturalist painter. Born in Porto, he studied there under João Antenio Correia and T. Furtado, then continued his studies in Paris and Rome. While in Paris he exhibited his work in the Salon and in the World´s Fair of 1878. In Paris, he studied with his friend João Marques de Oliveira, where they were pupils of Adolphe Yvon and Alexandre Cabanel. They became followers of the naturalist Barbizon School, and brought the new school of painting to Portugal, when they returned in 1879. Silva Porto become one of the most acclaimed naturalist painters of his generation, showing the heritage of Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot and Charles-François Daubigny. Secondary effects from impressionism can sometimes be found in his paintings.