Bird in art: paintings, drawings and prints

La Vocation de saint Matthieu, Caravaggio

La Vocation de saint Matthieu, 1609.

La Vocation de saint Matthieu (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Church of Saint-Louis-des-Français, Italy

Prayer in the Mosque, before 1874.

Prayer in the Mosque (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Teppōzu and Tsukiji Monzeki Temple, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, Utagawa Hiroshige

Teppōzu and Tsukiji Monzeki Temple, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1858.

Teppōzu and Tsukiji Monzeki Temple (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

A Harbour on the Baltic Sea, 1891.

En båthavn ved Østersjøen (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pen, watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

The pond at Skałka in Kraków, design for the cover illustration of the drama "Skałka", Stanisław Wyspiański

The pond at Skałka in Kraków, design for the cover illustration of the drama "Skałka", 1906.

Sadzawka na Skałce w Krakowie, projekt ilustracji na… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil and colored pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Matsuri Yatai Phoenix, Katsushika Hokusai

Matsuri Yatai Phoenix, 1844.

Matsuri Yatai Phoenix (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese)

Hokusai Museum, Japan

Surf at the North Coast of Jutland, Michael Ancher

Surf at the North Coast of Jutland, 1918.

Stormvejr. Skagens Gren (museum title)

Michael Ancher (Danish), oil on veneer

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Our Lady of Valvanera, 1762.

Our Lady of Valvanera (museum title)

Miguel Cabrera (Mexican), oil on copper

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Sun, 1943.

Sun (museum title)

Arthur Dove (American), émulsion à la cire sur papier marouflé sur carton

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

The red wooden horse, 1933–1934.

Den röda trähästen (museum title)

Sigrid Hjertén (Swedish), oil on canvas

Malmö Art Museum, Sweden

La Femme à l'éventail, 1917.

La Femme à l'éventail (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian), oil on canvas

Leopold Museum, Austria

Catullus and Lesbia, who seeks solace in his arms for the death of her sparrow, Nicolai Abildgaard

Catullus and Lesbia, who seeks solace in his arms for the death of her sparrow, 1809.

Catullus og Lesbia, der i hans arme søger trøst for hendes… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Nivaagaard Collection, Denmark

L'Homme-arbre, 1510.

L'Homme-arbre (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), ink

Albertina, Austria

The Seagulls, 1905–1906.

Måkene (museum title)

Frits Thaulow (Norwegian), aquatint and drypoint on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Rainbow Landscape, Pierre Paul Rubens

The Rainbow Landscape, c. 1636.

The Rainbow Landscape (museum title)

Pierre Paul Rubens (Belgian), huile sur bois de chêne

The Wallace Collection, United Kingdom

Allegory with a Wolf and an Eagle, Leonardo da Vinci

Allegory with a Wolf and an Eagle, c. 1516.

Allegory with a Wolf and an Eagle (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

The Sisters Dressing for the Carnival, Wilhelm Marstrand

The Sisters Dressing for the Carnival, c. 1870.

Søstrenes påklædning til karnevallet (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Heart of Mary

El Corazón de María (museum title)

Juan Patricio Morlete Ruiz (Mexican), oil on copper

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

The French Comedians, c. 1720.

The French Comedians (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Apollo charging the Parcae to visit Ceres, who has fled from the Earth, Nicolai Abildgaard

Apollo charging the Parcae to visit Ceres, who has fled from the Earth, 1809.

Apollon pålægger Parcerne at opsøge den fra jorden… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Entrance of the Meuse: Orange-Merchant on the Bar, Going to Pieces; Brill Church bearing S. E. by S., Masensluys E. by S., J. M. W. Turner

Entrance of the Meuse: Orange-Merchant on the Bar, Going to Pieces; Brill Church bearing S. E. by S., Masensluys E. by S., 1819.

Entrance of the Meuse: Orange-Merchant on the Bar, Going to… (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Head of the Mitta Mitta, Eagle's View of the Mountains, Eugene von Guérard

Head of the Mitta Mitta, Eagle's View of the Mountains, 1879.

Head of the Mitta Mitta, Eagle's View of the Mountains (museum title)

Eugene von Guérard (Australian), oil on cardboard

State Library Victoria, Australia

Der große Triumphwagen des Kaisers Maximilian I. (Blatt 2 von 8), Albrecht Dürer

Der große Triumphwagen des Kaisers Maximilian I. (Blatt 2 von 8), 1523.

Der große Triumphwagen des Kaisers Maximilian I. (Blatt 2… (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodcut on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Marina Grande on Capri, Federico del Campo

Marina Grande on Capri, 1889.

Marina Grande auf Capri (museum title)

Federico del Campo (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany

Sun, 1943.

Sun (museum title)

Arthur Dove (American), watercolor, pen, and ink on paper

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

‘Hurrah! for the Whaler Erebus! Another Fish!’, J. M. W. Turner

‘Hurrah! for the Whaler Erebus! Another Fish!’, 1846.

‘Hurrah! for the Whaler Erebus! Another Fish!’ (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Gate in Taos, 1925.

Portti Taosissa (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Still Life, 1899.

Naturaleza muerta (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Bird's-Nesters, 1874.

Chasse aux oiseaux de nuit (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

The Holy Family, Melchor Pérez de Holguín

The Holy Family, 1717.

La Sagrada Familia (museum title)

Melchor Pérez de Holguín (Bolivian), oil

Casa Nacional de Moneda, Potosí, Bolivia

White-tailed Eagle Swooping on a Male Eider, Bruno Liljefors

White-tailed Eagle Swooping on a Male Eider, 1924.

Zeearend stoot op een mannetje eidereend (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Netherlands

Ad marginem, 1930.

Ad marginem (museum title)

Paul Klee (Swiss), watercolor and pen on lacquer ground, on cardboard

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

春雪, 1942.

春雪 (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), ink and color on silk

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan

Storm at Wellington Heads, Petrus van der Velden

Storm at Wellington Heads, c. 1908.

Storm at Wellington Heads (museum title)

Petrus van der Velden (New Zealander), oil on canvas

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

The Peasant and the Nest Robber, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Peasant and the Nest Robber, 1568.

The Peasant and the Nest Robber (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on panel

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

Early Morning at the Coast, 1891.

Tidlig morgen ved kysten (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), watercolour, gouache and pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Waterfall on the Clyde River, Tasmania, Eugene von Guérard

Waterfall on the Clyde River, Tasmania, 1877.

Waterfall on the Clyde River, Tasmania (museum title)

Eugene von Guérard (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of South Australia

Study of a Wing, for the Figure of “Inspiration”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Study of a Wing, for the Figure of “Inspiration”, c. 1899.

Studium skrzydła. studium do postaci „Natchnienia” z… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Magpie on the Gallows, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Magpie on the Gallows, 1568.

The Magpie on the Gallows (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on panel

Hessian State Museum Darmstadt, Germany

View of Venice

Вид Венеции (museum title)

Federico del Campo (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

On the Banks of the Nile, Upper Egypt, John Frederick Lewis

On the Banks of the Nile, Upper Egypt, 1876.

On the Banks of the Nile, Upper Egypt (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), oil on panel

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Wagnonville Castle, 1875.

Le Château de Wagnonville (museum title)

Camille Corot (French), oil on wood

Musée de la Chartreuse, France

화령전 작약, 1934.

화령전 작약 (museum title)

Na Hye-sok (Korean), oil on panel

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, Corée du Sud

Introduction of Christianity, A.D. 965, Jan Matejko

Introduction of Christianity, A.D. 965, 1889.

Zaprowadzenie chrześcijaństwa. R.P. 965 (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Champ enneigé avec herse, Vincent van Gogh

Champ enneigé avec herse, 1890.

Champ enneigé avec herse (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands

Outskirts of Cairo, Charles-Théodore Frère

Outskirts of Cairo, 1861.

Environs du Caire (museum title)

Charles-Théodore Frère (French), oil on wood

Salies Fine Arts Museum, Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France

Kindergarten on the Kirchenfeld Bridge, Albert Anker

Kindergarten on the Kirchenfeld Bridge, 1900.

Kleinkinderschule auf der Kirchenfeldbrücke (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland

Funeral March, 1894.

Marsz żałobny (museum title)

Władysław Podkowiński (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Jonge eenden, 1937.

Jonge eenden (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Native American on Horseback, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Native American on Horseback, 1925.

Intiaani ratsain (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland