03 — ARTWORK
The Earthquake in Lisbon
GLAMA STRÖBERLE, João · 1760 →
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas
- TYPE
- Landscape
PALETTE
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- FILE
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COMMENTARY
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The Earthquake in Lisbon c. 1760 Oil on canvasA woven cloth used as a support for painting. The best-quality canvas is made of linen; other materials used are cotton, hemp, and jute. It is now so familiar a material that the word 'canvas' has become almost a synonym for an oil painting, but it was not until around 1500 that it began to rival the wooden panel (which was more expensive and took longer to prepare) as the standard support for movable paintings (the transition came later in Northern Europe than in Italy). Canvas is not suitable for painting on until it has been coated with a ground, which isolates the fabric from the paint; otherwise it will absorb too much paint, only very rough effects will be obtainable, and parts of the fabric may be rotted by the pigments. It must also be made taut on a stretcher or by some other means. Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, occurred in the Kingdom of Portugal on Saturday, 1 November, the holy day of All Saints' Day. In combination with subsequent fires and a tsunami, the earthquake almost totally destroyed Lisbon and adjoining areas. Estimates place the death toll in Lisbon alone between 10,000 and 100,000 people, making it one of the deadliest earthquakes in history.
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title = {The Earthquake in Lisbon by GLAMA STRÖBERLE, João},
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date = {2026-09-13},
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