Axe in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Manco Capac I, Inca of Peru, École de Cuzco

Manco Capac I, Inca of Peru, 1830–1850.

Mancco Ccapac I, Inca del Peru (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Denver Art Museum, United States

Inca Roca VI, Inca, 1830–1850.

Inca Rocca, VI, Inca (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Denver Art Museum, United States

Tupac Yupanqui XI, Inca, 1830–1850.

Tupac Yupanqui XI, Inca (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Denver Art Museum, United States

Jurisprudence. Allegorical Figure, Nicolai Abildgaard

Jurisprudence. Allegorical Figure, 1800.

Jurisprudensen. Allegorisk figur (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Illustration for the Saga of Olaf Tryggvason, in Snorre Sturlason's Sagas of the Kings, Christiania 1899, Christian Krohg

Illustration for the Saga of Olaf Tryggvason, in Snorre Sturlason's Sagas of the Kings, Christiania 1899, 1895–1899.

Illustrasjon til "Olav Tryggvasons Saga" i Snorre… (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Woodchopper, c. 1858–1866.

The Woodchopper (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Queen Jadwiga and Dymitr of Goraj, Jan Matejko

Queen Jadwiga and Dymitr of Goraj, 1881.

Królowa Jadwiga i Dymitr z Goraja (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on plywood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Return of the Bear Hunter, Adolph Tidemand

The Return of the Bear Hunter, 1862.

Bjørnejegerens hjemkomst (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Ægir's Feast, c. 1847–1850.

Ægirsgildet (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), autography

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Les Natchez, 1835.

Les Natchez (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Sinchi Roca II, Inca, 1830–1850.

Sinchi Rocca II, Inca (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Denver Art Museum, United States

Yahuar Huacac VII, Inca, 1830–1850.

Yuhar-Huaccac VII, Inca (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Denver Art Museum, United States

The People's Census at Bethlehem, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The People's Census at Bethlehem, 1566.

The People's Census at Bethlehem (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

The Woodcutter (recto) / Peasant Women in Church (verso), Kazimir Malevitch

The Woodcutter (recto) / Peasant Women in Church (verso), 1912.

De houthakker (recto) / Boerenvrouwen in kerk (verso) (museum title)

Kazimir Malevitch (Russian), oil on canvas

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Netherlands

A Slaughterhouse in Hellebæk, Carl Bloch

A Slaughterhouse in Hellebæk, 1884.

En slagtergård i Hellebæk (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), oil on wood

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Carrying Logs, Chapter 11, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Carrying Logs, Chapter 11, 1907.

Hirsien kantaminen, 11. luku (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), black chalk and ink on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Woodcutter Trimming Faggots, Jean-François Millet

Woodcutter Trimming Faggots, 1853–1854.

Woodcutter Trimming Faggots (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), conté crayon with stumping on beige laid paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Forging of the Sampo, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

The Forging of the Sampo, 1893.

Sammon taonta (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Childlike Drawings and Caricatures

Lapsenomaisia piirustuksia ja pilakuvia (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), ink on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Sunday Rest

Söndagsvila (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), watercolor on paper

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Lloque Yupanqui III, Inca, École de Cuzco

Lloque Yupanqui III, Inca, 1830–1850.

Lloqqe Yupanqui III, Inca (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Denver Art Museum, United States

Viracocha VIII, Inca, 1830–1850.

Viracocha VIII, Inca (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Denver Art Museum, United States

Huayna Capac XII, Inca, 1830–1850.

Huaina Ccapac, XII, Inca (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Denver Art Museum, United States

The Parable of the Good Shepherd, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Parable of the Good Shepherd, 1565.

The Parable of the Good Shepherd (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), engraving

Musea Brugge, Belgium

Sketchbook, folio 1: ornaments and weapons for “Funeral of a Noble Rus”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketchbook, folio 1: ornaments and weapons for “Funeral of a Noble Rus”, 1881–1883.

Karta 1 recto: szkice ozdób oraz broni do obrazu „Pogrzeb… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

A House of Stout Logs, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A House of Stout Logs, 1906.

Pirtin salvoksella (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), watercolor on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Woodcutter (after Millet), Vincent van Gogh

The Woodcutter (after Millet), 1889.

The Woodcutter (after Millet) (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands

The Wounded Bear Hunter, Adolph Tidemand

The Wounded Bear Hunter, 1858.

Den sårade björnjägaren (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Bataille de Taillebourg, 21 juillet 1242, Eugène Delacroix

Bataille de Taillebourg, 21 juillet 1242, 1837.

Bataille de Taillebourg, 21 juillet 1242 (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Museum of the History of France

Sakata Kintoki Riding on Bear's Back, Katsushika Hokusai

Sakata Kintoki Riding on Bear's Back, 18th–19th century.

Sakata Kintoki Riding on Bear's Back (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), ink and red color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Mayta Capac IV, Inca, 1830–1850.

Maita Ccapac IV, Inca (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Denver Art Museum, United States

Pachacutec IX, Inca, 1830–1850.

Pachacutec IX, Inca (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Denver Art Museum, United States

Tupac Cusi Huascar XIII, Inca, École de Cuzco

Tupac Cusi Huascar XIII, Inca, 1830–1850.

Topacusi Huascar, XIII, Inca (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Denver Art Museum, United States

Harald Gråfell dro til Danmark om sommeren, Christian Krohg

Harald Gråfell dro til Danmark om sommeren, 1895–1899.

Harald Gråfell dro til Danmark om sommeren (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Netherlandish Proverbs, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Netherlandish Proverbs, 1559.

Netherlandish Proverbs (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany

Plate 3 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'The same' (Lo mismo), Francisco de Goya

Plate 3 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'The same' (Lo mismo), 1810.

Plate 3 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la… (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), etching, wash, drypoint, burin, burnisher

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

On the Log Frame of the Cabin, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

On the Log Frame of the Cabin, 1906.

Pirtin salvoksella (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), ink

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Departure of Väinämöinen, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

The Departure of Väinämöinen, 1893–1894.

Väinämöisen lähtö (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), watercolor on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Design for a warrior's costume. He swings a small axe

Udkast til en krigerdragt. Han svinger en lille økse (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Burned Village, study, 1878–1879.

Poltettu kylä, harjoitelma (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Capac Yupanqui V, Inca, 1830–1850.

Ccapac Yupanqui V, Inca (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Denver Art Museum, United States

Inca Yupanqui X, Inca, 1830–1850.

Inca Yupanqui X, Inca (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Denver Art Museum, United States

Atahualpa XIV, Inca, 1830–1850.

Atahuallpa, XIIII, Inca (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Denver Art Museum, United States

O Derrubador Brasileiro, 1875.

O Derrubador Brasileiro (museum title)

Almeida Júnior (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Brazil

Kong Olavs møte med Gaukatore og Avrafaste, Christian Krohg

Kong Olavs møte med Gaukatore og Avrafaste, 1895–1899.

Kong Olavs møte med Gaukatore og Avrafaste (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Woodcutter and the Poor Devil, Sketch, Hugo Simberg

The Woodcutter and the Poor Devil, Sketch, c. 1898.

Skoggshuggaren och fattigfan, skiss (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), pencil

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Building, study for the Jusélius Mausoleum Frescoes, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Building, study for the Jusélius Mausoleum Frescoes, 1903.

Rakennus, esityö Juséliuksen mausoleumin freskoa varten (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), tempera on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Caïn tuant Abel, 1511.

Caïn tuant Abel (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

National Gallery of Art, United States

Lauri at the Top of a Pine

Lauri hongan latvassa (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), ink

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Vercingétorix, 1829.

Vercingétorix (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French)

National Gallery of Art, United States