Brief Biography-Joao Joaquim Marques da Silva Oliveira, born in Porto, studied at the Academy of fine arts from 1864 to 1873, João António Correia was one of his masters. He travelled with Silva Porto to Paris, where they studied under Alexandre Cabanel in the École des Beaux-arts, before travelling to Belgium, Holland, England and finally Italy until 1878.
When he returned to Porto, his successful career eventually led him to become Director at the Academy in Porto and later in life he was Director of the Soares dos Reis National Museum, Porto.
Both he and Silva Porto have been credited with introducing naturalist painting, or plein-air, to Portuguese art.