23 September 2026
29 August 2026
O Polvo Colossal. (The Colossal Octopus.)
Pierre Dénys de Montfort (1766-1820), desenho;
Étienne Claude Voysard (1746-1807), gravurista.
Esta gravura icônica apareceu pela primeira vez na página 256 do segundo volume de “Histoire Naturelle Générale et Particulière des Mollusques”, escrita por Montford e publicada em Paris em 1802.
O autor criou esta ilustração baseado nas narrativas de marinheiros franceses que tiveram seu navio estruído por um polvo gigantesco na costa de Angola.
Esta narrativa e outras como a de uma armada inglesa de dez barcos de guerra que teria sido atacada por outros destes monstros em 1782 arruinaram a carreira e credibilidade científica de Montfort, mas hoje são vistas como as primeiras descrições de contatos reais como, talvez, a lula gigante (Architeuthis dux) ou a lula colossal (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni).
Pierre Dénys de Montfort (1766-1820), design;
Étienne Claude Voysard (1746-1807), engraver.
This iconic engraving was published for the first time on page 256 from the second volume of “Histoire Naturelle Générale et Particulière des Mollusques” by Montfort and published in Paris, 1802.
It represents an attack to a three-masted sailing ship by a giant octopus and is based on stories from French sailors who claimed their vessel was attacked by a monstrous cephalopod off the coast of Angola.
This and other narratives like one about a fleet of ten British warships that went missing in 1782 after being dragged underwater by colossal octopuses destroyed Montfort's scientific
While his extreme theories were ridiculed at the time, modern marine biology validates that encounters with genuine giants like the giant squid (Architeuthis dux) or the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni).
26 August 2026
Alexander o Grande (356 A.C.-323 A.C.) - III [Alexander the Great (356 B.C.-323 B.C.) - III]
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| Johann Georg Platzer (1704–1761) Alexandre Corta o Nó Górdio. Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Alemanha. Alexander cuts the Gordian Knot. Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany. |
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| Johann Georg Platzer (1704–1761) A Rainha das Amazonas, Talestris, no campo de Alexandre Magno - óleo sobre cobre. The Amazon Queen, Thalestris, in the Camp of Alexander the Great - oil on copper. |
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| Jean-Simon Berthélemy (1743–1811). Alexandre Corta o Nó Górdio - 1767 - óleo sobre tela. Musée du Louvre, Paris. Alexander Cuts the Gordian Knot - 1767 - oil on canvas. Musée du Louvre, Paris. |
14 August 2026
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) - IV.
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| Nu Feminino - 1493 - pena e tinta sobre papel. Musée Bonnat, Bayonne, França. Female Nude - 1493 - pen and ink on paper. Musée Bonnat, Bayonne, France. |
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| Série do Apocalipse: São Miguel e o Dragão - ca. 1498. Apocalypse Series: - Saint Michael and the Dragon - ca. 1498. |
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| A Bruxa (Bruxa Montada num Bode Voador) - ca. 1500 - gravura em cobre. The Witch (Witch Riding Backwards on a Goat) - ca. 1500 - copper engraving. |
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| A Morte de Crescentia Pirckheimer - 1504. Kunsthalle, Bremen. Death of Crescentia Pirckheimer - 1504. Kunsthalle, Bremen. |
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| A Santíssima Trindade - 1511. The Holy Trinity - 1511. |
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| Retrato duma Jovem - 1515. Nationalmuseum, Estocolmo. Portrait of a Young Woman - 1515. Nationalmuseum, Stockholm. |
07 August 2026
Mulheres - XXI. (Women - XXI.)
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| Pierre-Eugène Vibert (1875-1937). Nu Feminino — xilografia. Female Nude — woodcut. |
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| Friedrich von Amerling (1803-1887). Pescadora Adormecida - 1834. Sleeping Fisherwoman - 1834. |
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| Jan Portielje (1829-1908). A Caixa de Jóias. The Jewelry Box. |
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| James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). A Veste Japonesa — ca. 1878 - lápis, carvão e pastel sobre papel. The Japanese Dress — ca. 1878 - pencil, chalk and pastel on paper. |
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| Mieczysław Reyzner (1861-1941). Mulheres a Rezar no Pórtico - 1902. Women Praying in the Porch - 1902. |
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| Wladyslaw Theodore Benda (1873-1948). O Vestido com Estampa de Pavão — 1923. Peacock Dress — 1923. |
16 June 2026
Homens - XXVI. (Men - XXVI.)
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| Ventura di Archangelo Salimbeni (1568-1613). Jovem Ajoelhado com um Jarro. Youth Kneeling Holding a Vase. |
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| Pietro Novelli, o Monrealese (1603-1647). Prisioneiro Sentado num Pedestal. Pietro Novelli, called Il Monrealese (1603-1647). Prisoner Seated on a Pedestal. |
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| Georg Martin Preisler (1700-1754). Nu Masculino - gravura. Male Nude - engraving. |
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| Jean-Germain Drouais (1763-1788). Gladiador Sentado. Seated Gladiator. |
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| Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767-1855). Nu Masculino - ca. 1790. Male Nude - ca. 1790. |
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| Luigi Lucioni (1900-1988). Atleta a Descansar - 1938. Resting Athlete - 1938. |
13 June 2026
Ontem na História - XXV. (Yesterday in History - XXV.)
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| capela na Igreja de São Domingos - Lima. cartão postal limenho - ca. 1920. chapel in the Church of Saint Dominic - Lima. Lima postcard - ca. 1920. |
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| ca. 1948 - Papa Pio XII abençoa multidão reunida na Praça de São Pedro. ca. 1948 - Pope Pius XII blesses the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square. |
09 June 2026
Flores - XXIII (Flowers - XXIII)
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| Suzuki Kiitsu (1796-1858). Girassol. Sunflower. |
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| John Wainwright (ativo entre 1845-1873). Flores e Canários - 1863. John Wainwright (activ e 1845-1873). Flowers and Canaries - 1863. |
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| Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919). Buquê de Primavera - 1866. Spring Bouquet - 1866. |
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| Leon Wyczółkowski (1852-1936). Flores na Janela - 1910 - pastel, aguarela e guache sobre papel. Flowers at the Window - 1910 - pastel, watercolour and gouache on paper. |
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| Yoshijiro Urushibara (1880-1953). Lírios 2: Lírios e Vaso - xilogravura. Lilies 2: Lilies with Vase - colour woodblock print |
25 May 2026
Catolicismo - XXIV (Catholicism - XXIV)
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| píxide - ca. 1250. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nova Iorque. pyx - ca. 1250. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. |
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| Francesco de' Rossi, o Salviati (1510–1563). Sagrada Família com o Papagaio. Francesco de' Rossi, called Il Salviati (1510–1563). Holy Family with a Parrot. |
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| Santa Emília de "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" - 1636. Saint Emily from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" - 1636. |
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| São Jacinto Salva uma Imagem da Virgin Maria - ca. 1750. Saint Hyacinth Saves an Image of the Virgin Mary - ca. 1750. |
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| Paris: Bouasse-Lebel, ca. 1880. |
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| Oratório Rural com os Quatorze Santos Auxiliares - ca. 1900 - litografia, cartão postal. Roadside Shrine of the Fourteen Auxiliary Saints - ca. 1900 - lytography, post card. |







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