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Bird of prey

61 works by 24 artists

61 works featuring “Bird of prey” by 24 artists, from the 12th to the 20th century, held in 26 museums.

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

Depiction of a Bird of Prey, Empereur Huizong

Depiction of a Bird of Prey, 1123.

宋徽宗畫鷹 軸 (museum title)

Empereur Huizong (Chinese), ink and color on silk, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Trym og Loke, en hest og to hunder, Erik Werenskiold

Trym og Loke, en hest og to hunder, 1914.

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Eagle's Nest, Winslow Homer

The Eagle's Nest, 1902.

Winslow Homer (American)

Clark Art Institute, United States

Hibou sur une arbre, Caspar David Friedrich

Hibou sur une arbre, 1834.

Caspar David Friedrich (German), oil on canvas

Private collection, France

White-tailed Eagle with a Male Eider as Prey by Its Nest on the Coast, Bruno Liljefors

White-tailed Eagle with a Male Eider as Prey by Its Nest on the Coast, 1907.

Zeearend met eidereend-woerd als prooi bij zijn nest aan de… (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Netherlands

Goshawk on a snowy pine branch, Ohara Koson

Goshawk on a snowy pine branch, 1925–1936.

Havik op besneeuwde tak van pijnboom (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Sea Eagles, Bruno Liljefors

Sea Eagles, 1897.

Havsörnar (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Hawk's Nest, Bruno Liljefors

Hawk's Nest, 1886.

Hökbo (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Goshawk with a captured tree sparrow, Ohara Koson

Goshawk with a captured tree sparrow, 1900–1930.

Havik met gevangen ringmus (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

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.

Eugene von Guérard (Australian), oil on cardboard

State Library Victoria, Australia

White Falcon, Giuseppe Castiglione

White Falcon, 1765.

清郎世寧畫白鷹 軸 (museum title)

Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian), ink and color on silk, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Peregrine Falcon with a Smew as Prey by Its Nest on the Coast, Bruno Liljefors

Peregrine Falcon with a Smew as Prey by Its Nest on the Coast, 1923.

Slechtvalk met nonnetje als prooi bij zijn nest aan de kust (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Netherlands

Portrait of Robert Cheseman, Hans Holbein le Jeune

Portrait of Robert Cheseman, 1533.

Portrait of Robert Cheseman (1485-1547) (museum title)

Hans Holbein le Jeune (Swiss), oil on wood

Mauritshuis, Netherlands

Night, William Bouguereau

Night, 1883.

La Nuit (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, United States

Eagle Owl under Snow-covered Spruces, Bruno Liljefors

Eagle Owl under Snow-covered Spruces, 1907.

Oehoe onder besneeuwde sparren (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish)

Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Netherlands

Eagles and Hare, Bruno Liljefors

Eagles and Hare, 1905.

Örnar och hare (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Detail Study of a Peregrine Falcon's Nest, Bruno Liljefors

Detail Study of a Peregrine Falcon's Nest, 1896.

Detaljstudie till Pilgrimsfalkbo (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Hawk and Black-Game, Bruno Liljefors

Hawk and Black-Game, 1884.

Duvhök och orrar (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Goshawk with a sparrow, Ohara Koson

Goshawk with a sparrow, 1900–1930.

Havik met mus (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

White Bird of Prey, Giuseppe Castiglione

White Bird of Prey, 1751.

清郎世寧白鶻圖 軸 (museum title)

Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian), ink and color on silk, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Eagle Flying in Snow, Ohara Koson

Eagle Flying in Snow, 1933.

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Eagle and Dog, Empereur Huizong

Eagle and Dog

宋徽宗鷹犬圖 軸 (museum title)

Empereur Huizong (Chinese), ink and color on silk, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

“Jade Blossom” Goshawk, Giuseppe Castiglione

“Jade Blossom” Goshawk

清郎世寧畫玉花鷹 軸 (museum title)

Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian), ink and color on silk, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

White Eagle, Giuseppe Castiglione

White Eagle

清郎世寧畫白鷹 軸 (museum title)

Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian), ink and color on silk, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

White Gyrfalcon, Giuseppe Castiglione

White Gyrfalcon

清郎世寧畫白海青 軸 (museum title)

Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian), ink and color on silk, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Eagle and Hare, Bruno Liljefors

Eagle and Hare, 1904.

Örn och hare (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Eagle Perched on a Withered Stump, Bada Shanren

Eagle Perched on a Withered Stump

朱耷枯槎蹲鹰轴 (museum title)

Bada Shanren (Chinese)

Palace Museum, China

Sea eagle on a branch, Ohara Koson

Sea eagle on a branch, c. 1900–1930.

Zeearend op tak (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Eagle of John the Evangelist, the Evangelist's Emblem, from the Vault of Perniö (?) Church. Sketch for the Paintings of Tampere Cathedral, Hugo Simberg

The Eagle of John the Evangelist, the Evangelist's Emblem, from the Vault of Perniö (?) Church. Sketch for the Paintings of Tampere Cathedral

Evankelista Johanneksen kotka, evankelistan tunnuskuva… (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), colored pencil on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Two eagles, Bada Shanren

Two eagles, 1702.

Bada Shanren (Chinese), ink on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Bird amidst Blooms, Empereur Huizong

A Bird amidst Blooms

宋徽宗花鳥 軸 (museum title)

Empereur Huizong (Chinese), ink and color on silk, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Eagle, Empereur Huizong

Eagle

宋徽宗畫鷹 軸 (museum title)

Empereur Huizong (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

White Hawk, Giuseppe Castiglione

White Hawk

清郎世寧畫白海青 軸 (museum title)

Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian), ink and color on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Sea Eagle's Nest, Bruno Liljefors

Sea Eagle's Nest, 1907.

Havsörnbo (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

An Eagle Owl, Bruno Liljefors

An Eagle Owl, 1905.

Berguv (Ugglan) (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Flowers and birds, image 3, Kim Hong-do

Flowers and birds, image 3

김홍도필 화조도 (museum title)

Kim Hong-do (Korean), ink and color on paper

National Museum of Korea, Corée du Sud

Goshawk with Partridge, Bruno Liljefors

Goshawk with Partridge, 1892.

Duvhök med rapphöna (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Sea Eagle with Prey Returning to the Nest, Bruno Liljefors

Sea Eagle with Prey Returning to the Nest

Havsörn med byte på väg till boet (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Winged little boys by the chariots of Apollo and Jupiter, drawn by griffins and eagles, Nicolai Abildgaard

Winged little boys by the chariots of Apollo and Jupiter, drawn by griffins and eagles

Vingede smådrenge ved Apollos og Jupiters kærrer, trukne af… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil, pen, brown ink, brush and grey wash

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Hawk catching a hare, Sim Sa-jeong

Hawk catching a hare, 1768.

토끼를 잡은 매 (museum title)

Sim Sa-jeong (Korean), ink on paper

National Museum of Korea, Corée du Sud

Spring, Józef Chełmoński

Spring, 1908.

Wiosna (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Portrait of a Nobleman with a Hawk, Hans Holbein le Jeune

Portrait of a Nobleman with a Hawk, 1542.

Hans Holbein le Jeune (Swiss), oil on wood

Mauritshuis, Netherlands

Hawks in the Forest, Eero Järnefelt

Hawks in the Forest, 1895.

Ястребы в лесу (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), watercolor and gouache on paper

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Hobby Swooping on a Reed Bunting, Bruno Liljefors

Hobby Swooping on a Reed Bunting, 1907.

Boomvalk stotend op een rietgors (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Netherlands

Eagles (Ceiling above the stairs), Bruno Liljefors

Eagles (Ceiling above the stairs), 1905.

Örnar (Plafond över entrétrappan) (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Eagle Owl, Bruno Liljefors

Eagle Owl, 1901.

Berguv (museum title)

Bruno Liljefors (Swedish), oil on canvas

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

The Rape of Ganymede, Rembrandt van Rijn

The Rape of Ganymede, 1635.

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Dresden State Art Collections, Germany

Jupiter and Antiope, Antoine van Dyck

Jupiter and Antiope, 1620.

Antoine van Dyck (Belgian), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium

Eagle flying downward, Ohara Koson

Eagle flying downward, 1900–1930.

Neerwaarts vliegende arend (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands