Bird feather 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

Ingolf Schanche as Hamlet, Erik Werenskiold

Ingolf Schanche as Hamlet, 1925.

Ingolf Schanche som Hamlet (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Two fantasy creatures, 1500.

Two fantasy creatures (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch)

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

The Apostle Paul, c. 1657.

The Apostle Paul (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

César Gabriel, Comte de Choiseul, Duc de Praslin, Alexandre Roslin

César Gabriel, Comte de Choiseul, Duc de Praslin, 1762.

César Gabriel, greve af Choiseul, hertig av Praslin (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Portrait d'Alof de Wignacourt, Caravaggio

Portrait d'Alof de Wignacourt, 1600.

Portrait d'Alof de Wignacourt (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Standing man with his right hand resting on a basin, shown in three-quarters view with his head turned toward the left, from "Figures of Fashion" (Figures de Modes), c. 1710.

Standing man with his right hand resting on a basin, shown… (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), etching

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Les Tricheurs, 1595.

Les Tricheurs (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Ashmolean Museum, United Kingdom

The Black Hat, 1890.

The Black Hat (museum title)

Mary Cassatt (American), pastel

National Gallery of Art, United States

Separation of David and Jonathan, Rembrandt van Rijn

Separation of David and Jonathan, 1642.

Separation of David and Jonathan (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on wood

Hermitage Museum, Russia

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

Louise Blouet "Le Margoin", Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Louise Blouet "Le Margoin", 1900.

Louise Blouet "Le Margoin" (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), lithograph on vellum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Oath of Fealty in 1660, Nicolai Abildgaard

The Oath of Fealty in 1660, 1806.

Arvehyldningen i 1660 (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

At the Brasserie Hanneton, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

At the Brasserie Hanneton, 1898.

At the Brasserie Hanneton (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), crayon lithograph printed in brown-black on wove paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of Frederik VI in Profile to the Left, 1838.

Portræt af Frederik VI i profil mod venstre (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

La Conversion de saint Paul, 1600.

La Conversion de saint Paul (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on wood panel

Famille Odescalchi, Rome

In the Omnibus [verso], 1891.

In the Omnibus [verso] (museum title)

Mary Cassatt (American), wove paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Ida Ilsted, the Artist's Wife, Vilhelm Hammershøi

Ida Ilsted, the Artist's Wife, 1890.

Ida Ilsted, konstnärens hustru (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish)

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Frederick VI as Crown Prince, 1786.

Frederik VI som kronprins (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Seated nobleman from the time of Christian IV with a feathered hat, Wilhelm Marstrand

Seated nobleman from the time of Christian IV with a feathered hat, c. 1860–1864.

Siddende adelsmand fra Chr. IV's tid med fjerprydet hat (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The French Comedians, c. 1720.

The French Comedians (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Amour endormi, 1608.

Amour endormi (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Palatine Gallery, Italy

Le Crucifiement de saint André, Caravaggio

Le Crucifiement de saint André, 1607.

Le Crucifiement de saint André (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of a Lady with an Ostrich-Feather Fan, Rembrandt van Rijn

Portrait of a Lady with an Ostrich-Feather Fan, c. 1656–1658.

Portrait of a Lady with an Ostrich-Feather Fan (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Guy and Mealy, in Paris Qui Marche, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Guy and Mealy, in Paris Qui Marche, 1898.

Guy and Mealy, in Paris Qui Marche (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), crayon lithograph printed in dark violet on japan paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Philip II in Armour, 1551.

Portrait de Philippe II en armure (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Man walking and carrying a cane in his right hand, shown in three-quarters view with his head turned away from the viewer, from "Figures of Fashion" (Figures de Modes), c. 1710.

Man walking and carrying a cane in his right hand, shown in… (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), etching

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Caricature of Herself and Marianne Preindlsberger, Helene Schjerfbeck

Caricature of Herself and Marianne Preindlsberger, 1881.

Pilakuva itsestä ja Marianne Preindlsbergeristä (museum title)

Helene Schjerfbeck (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Portrait of Mrs Nicolai Bierfreund, pastor's wife, née Henriksen. Oval, three-quarter profile to the right, 1786.

Portræt af pastorinde Nicolai Bierfreund, født Henriksen.… (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

A Young Girl Plucking a Swan

En ung pige, der plukker en svane (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Denmark

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

Four soldiers drinking from a barrel, Adolph Tidemand

Four soldiers drinking from a barrel, 1875.

Fire soldater som drikker av en tønne (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal and chalk on paper

National Museum of Norway

Idealized Portrait of a Lady (Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci as Nymph), Sandro Botticelli

Idealized Portrait of a Lady (Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci as Nymph), c. 1480–1485.

Portrait ideale d'une jeune femme (Simonetta Vespucci?) (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian)

Städel Museum, Germany

Jepser compares Jacob von Thyboe's back with the vimmelskaft, Wilhelm Marstrand

Jepser compares Jacob von Thyboe's back with the vimmelskaft, after 1865.

Jepser sammenligner Jacob von Thyboes ryg med vimmelskaftet (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), pencil, reed pen and Indian ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Unknown man, called baron de Neubourg-Cromière, Alexandre Roslin

Unknown man, called baron de Neubourg-Cromière, 1756.

Okänd man, kallad baron de Neubourg-Cromière (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Clear Folly, from "The Disparates" (Follies / Irrationalities), Francisco de Goya

Clear Folly, from "The Disparates" (Follies / Irrationalities), c. 1815–1819.

Clear Folly, from "The Disparates" (Follies /… (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), etching, burnished aquatint

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Les plumes blanches, 1919.

Les plumes blanches (museum title)

Henri Matisse (French), oil on canvas

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

La Diseuse de bonne aventure, Caravaggio

La Diseuse de bonne aventure, 1594.

La Diseuse de bonne aventure (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Capitoline Museums, Italy

Portrait of Kitty Kielland. Study, Anna Ancher

Portrait of Kitty Kielland. Study, 1877–1935.

Portrætskitse af Kitty Kielland (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Skagens Museum, Denmark

Display of Chickens and Game Birds, Gustave Caillebotte

Display of Chickens and Game Birds, 1882.

Display of Chickens and Game Birds (museum title)

Gustave Caillebotte (French), oil on canvas

Private collection

Le Nid de chouettes, 1505.

Le Nid de chouettes (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), ink

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Netherlands

The Three Soldiers, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Three Soldiers, 1568.

The Three Soldiers (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on panel

The Frick Collection, United States

Ecce Homo, 1605.

Ecce Homo (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil

Palazzo Bianco, Italy

Le Couronnement d'épines, 1602.

Le Couronnement d'épines (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

The Standard Bearer (probably Floris Soop, 1604–1657), Rembrandt van Rijn

The Standard Bearer (probably Floris Soop, 1604–1657), 1654.

The Standard Bearer (probably Floris Soop, 1604–1657) (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Les Sept Œuvres de miséricorde, Caravaggio

Les Sept Œuvres de miséricorde, 1600.

Les Sept Œuvres de miséricorde (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Pio Monte della Misericordia, Italy

Les Tricheurs, 1596.

Les Tricheurs (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Kimbell Art Museum, United States

Study of a Blackbird

Studie van een merel (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), ink on paper

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

A nobleman from the time of Christian IV talks with two men, Wilhelm Marstrand

A nobleman from the time of Christian IV talks with two men, c. 1860–1864.

Adelsmand fra Chr. IV's tid taler med to mænd (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Christian IV visits Tycho Brahe at Uranienborg, C.W. Eckersberg

Christian IV visits Tycho Brahe at Uranienborg, 1831.

Christian 4. i besøg hos Tycho Brahe på Uranienborg (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), etching

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark