Animal skin

51 works by 18 artists

51 works featuring “Animal skin” by 18 artists, from the 16th to the 19th century, held in 23 museums.

The Sleep of Endymion, Anne-Louis Girodet

The Sleep of Endymion, 1791.

Endymion. Effet de lune, dit aussi Le Sommeil d'Endymion (museum title)

Anne-Louis Girodet (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Bread, Chief of the Tribe, George Catlin

Bread, Chief of the Tribe, 1831.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Hide and Seek, James Tissot

Hide and Seek, c. 1877.

James Tissot (French), oil on wood

National Gallery of Art, United States

Timon of Athens, Nathaniel Dance-Holland

Timon of Athens, c. 1765–1770.

Nathaniel Dance-Holland (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Preparations for the Festivities (The Floral Wreath), Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Preparations for the Festivities (The Floral Wreath), 1866.

Lawrence Alma-Tadema (Dutch), oil on canvas

Clark Art Institute, United States

Saint John the Baptist, Bernardo Strozzi

Saint John the Baptist, 1620–1625.

Иоанн Креститель (museum title)

Bernardo Strozzi (Italian), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Saint John the Baptist Preaching, Paul Véronèse

Saint John the Baptist Preaching, c. 1562.

Predica del Battista (museum title)

Paul Véronèse (Italian), oil on canvas

Borghese Gallery, Italy

La-kée-too-wi-rá-sha, Little Chief, a Tapage Pawnee Warrior, George Catlin

La-kée-too-wi-rá-sha, Little Chief, a Tapage Pawnee Warrior, 1832.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Eeh-nís-kim, Crystal Stone, Wife of the Chief, George Catlin

Eeh-nís-kim, Crystal Stone, Wife of the Chief, 1832.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Rinaldo and Armida, François Boucher

Rinaldo and Armida, 1734.

François Boucher (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Tcha-káuk-o-ko-máugh, Great Chief, a Boy, George Catlin

Tcha-káuk-o-ko-máugh, Great Chief, a Boy, 1831.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

In Full Sunlight (En plein soleil), James Tissot

In Full Sunlight (En plein soleil), c. 1881.

James Tissot (French), oil on wood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Boy Chief - Ojibbeway, George Catlin

Boy Chief - Ojibbeway, 1843.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Wash-ka-mon-ya, Fast Dancer, a Warrior, George Catlin

Wash-ka-mon-ya, Fast Dancer, a Warrior, 1844–1845.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Four Dancers, George Catlin

Four Dancers, 1843–1844.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John, Bernardo Strozzi

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John, 1615–1620.

Madonna col Bambino e San Giovannino (museum title)

Bernardo Strozzi (Italian), oil on canvas

Musei di Strada Nuova, Italy

Ah-yaw-ne-tak-oár-ron, a Warrior, George Catlin

Ah-yaw-ne-tak-oár-ron, a Warrior, 1831.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

No-wáy-ke-súg-gah, He Who Strikes Two at Once, a Brave, George Catlin

No-wáy-ke-súg-gah, He Who Strikes Two at Once, a Brave, 1832.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Comanche Village, Women Dressing Robes and Drying Meat, George Catlin

Comanche Village, Women Dressing Robes and Drying Meat, 1834–1835.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Cain and Abel, Le Tintoret

Cain and Abel, 1550–1553.

Caïn et Abel (museum title)

Le Tintoret (Italian), oil on canvas

Gallerie dell'Accademia, Italy

Cleopatra, Alexandre Cabanel

Cleopatra, 1887.

Alexandre Cabanel (French), oil on canvas

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium

Cleopatra, Juan Luna

Cleopatra, 1881.

Juan Luna, oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Resting Nymph, Anselm Feuerbach

Resting Nymph, 1870.

Ruhende Nymphe (museum title)

Anselm Feuerbach (German), oil on canvas

Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Germany

Saint John Preaching in the Wilderness, Luca Giordano

Saint John Preaching in the Wilderness, 1680s.

Luca Giordano (Italian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Hafez in Front of the Tavern, Anselm Feuerbach

Hafez in Front of the Tavern, 1852.

Hafis vor der Schenke (museum title)

Anselm Feuerbach (German), oil on canvas

Kunsthalle Mannheim, Germany

I-an-be-w'ah-dick, Male Caribou, a Brave, George Catlin

I-an-be-w'ah-dick, Male Caribou, a Brave, 1836.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Notch-ee-níng-a, No Heart, (called White Cloud), Chief of the Tribe, George Catlin

Notch-ee-níng-a, No Heart, (called White Cloud), Chief of the Tribe, 1832.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Kah-béck-a, The Twin, Wife of Bloody Hand, George Catlin

Kah-béck-a, The Twin, Wife of Bloody Hand, 1832.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Round Island, a Warrior, George Catlin

Round Island, a Warrior, 1831.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Jupiter and Antiope, Jacques-Louis David

Jupiter and Antiope, 1771.

Jupiter et Antiope (museum title)

Jacques-Louis David (French), oil on canvas

Musée de Sens, France

The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist, Bernardo Strozzi

The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist, c. 1644.

Predigt Johannes d. Täufers (museum title)

Bernardo Strozzi (Italian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

The Female Eagle - Shawano, George Catlin

The Female Eagle - Shawano, 1830.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

A Difficult Line from Horace, Lawrence Alma-Tadema

A Difficult Line from Horace, 1881.

Lawrence Alma-Tadema (Dutch), oil on wood

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Signal Fire, Charles Marion Russell

The Signal Fire, 1897.

Charles Marion Russell (American), oil on canvas

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

The Tepidarium, Lawrence Alma-Tadema

The Tepidarium

Lawrence Alma-Tadema (Dutch), oil

Lady Lever Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Saint John the Baptist, François Boucher

Saint John the Baptist, c. 1755.

François Boucher (French), oil on canvas

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

A'h-sha-la-cóots-ah, Mole in the Forehead, Chief of the Republican Pawnee, George Catlin

A'h-sha-la-cóots-ah, Mole in the Forehead, Chief of the Republican Pawnee, 1832.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Tís-se-wóo-na-tís, She Who Bathes Her Knees, Wife of the Chief, George Catlin

Tís-se-wóo-na-tís, She Who Bathes Her Knees, Wife of the Chief, 1832.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Good Hunter, a Warrior, George Catlin

Good Hunter, a Warrior, 1831.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

The actor Iwai Hanshiro VI in a female role, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The actor Iwai Hanshiro VI in a female role, 1830s.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Adoration of the Shepherds, Jusepe de Ribera

The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1650.

L'Adoration des bergers (museum title)

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

The Women of Amphissa, Lawrence Alma-Tadema

The Women of Amphissa, 1887.

Lawrence Alma-Tadema (Dutch), oil on canvas

Clark Art Institute, United States

Phaedra, Alexandre Cabanel

Phaedra, 1880.

Phèdre (museum title)

Alexandre Cabanel (French), oil on canvas

Musée Fabre, France

Portrait of the Marquise de Miramon, née Thérèse Feuillant, James Tissot

Portrait of the Marquise de Miramon, née Thérèse Feuillant, 1866.

James Tissot (French), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Saint John the Baptist, Alexandre Cabanel

Saint John the Baptist, 1849.

Saint Jean Baptiste (museum title)

Alexandre Cabanel (French), oil on canvas

Musée Fabre, France

Hoo-w'a-ne-kaw, Little Elk, George Catlin

Hoo-w'a-ne-kaw, Little Elk, 1828.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

La-dóo-ke-a, Buffalo Bull, a Grand Pawnee Warrior, George Catlin

La-dóo-ke-a, Buffalo Bull, a Grand Pawnee Warrior, 1832.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

H'co-a-h'co-a-h'cotes-min, No Horns on His Head, a Brave, George Catlin

H'co-a-h'co-a-h'cotes-min, No Horns on His Head, a Brave, 1832.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Seneca Steele, a Great Libertine, George Catlin

Seneca Steele, a Great Libertine, 1831.

George Catlin (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Rua Xiaoqi (Katsuenra Genshoshichi), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Rua Xiaoqi (Katsuenra Genshoshichi), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)", c. 1827–1830.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States