(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.
ID de tableau:: 86207 Na cisterna new25/Antonio Carvalho de Silva Porto-864536.jpg Medium Oil on paper
Dimensions 42.5 x 56.5 cm (16.7 x 22.2 in)
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ID de tableau:: 92144 Recanto de praia new25/Antonio Carvalho de Silva Porto-788766.jpg Unknown date
Medium oil on panel
Dimensions 31.5 X 54.5 cm (12.4 X 21.5 in)
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ID de tableau:: 96568 Still Life with small statue of Pedro I of Brazil new26/Antonio Carvalho de Silva Porto-799583.jpg 1841(1841)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 100 X 85 cm
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