Victor Meirelles
(1832–1903) Brazilian painter (1832–1903)
Victor Meirelles (Brazil, 1832–1903) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Victor Meirelles belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Victor Meirelles was born in Florianópolis and died in Rio de Janeiro. Victor Meirelles trained at Academia Imperial de Belas Artes and Escola Nacional de Belas Artes. Victor Meirelles was awarded Imperial Order of the Rose.
The best-known works include ‘The First Mass in Brazil’, ‘Moema’, ‘Guararapes Battle’, and ‘Naval Battle of Riachuelo’. The catalogue has 81 works by Victor Meirelles with free images. The dated works span the years 1846–1898. Works by Victor Meirelles are held by several collections, among them Museu Victor Meirelles, Museu Histórico Nacional collection, Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, and São Paulo Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Édouard Manet, Charles Altamont Doyle, Lucius Richard O'Brien, Julius Mařák, and Stefano Ussi.