Bishop in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Les Quatre Cavaliers de l'Apocalypse, Albrecht Dürer

Les Quatre Cavaliers de l'Apocalypse, 1496.

Les Quatre Cavaliers de l'Apocalypse (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodcut on laid paper

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

The Last Communion of Saint Bonaventure

La última comunión de san Buenaventura (museum title)

José Juárez (Mexican), oil on canvas

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

Three Miracles of Saint Zenobius, Sandro Botticelli

Three Miracles of Saint Zenobius, c. 1500.

Three Miracles of Saint Zenobius (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian), tempera on wood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Coronation of the First King. AD 1001, Jan Matejko

The Coronation of the First King. AD 1001, 1889.

Koronacja pierwszego króla. R.P. 1001 (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Founding of the Order of the Elephant, C.W. Eckersberg

The Founding of the Order of the Elephant, 1840.

Elefantordenens indstiftelse (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Defeat at Legnica. Rebirth. AD 1241, Jan Matejko

The Defeat at Legnica. Rebirth. AD 1241, 1888.

Klęska Legnicka. Odrodzenie. R. 1241 (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Duke of Alba at Saint Gudule's in Brussels, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

The Duke of Alba at Saint Gudule's in Brussels, c. 1815.

Le Duc d'Albe à Sainte-Gudule à Bruxelles (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), oil on canvas

Ingres-Bourdelle Museum, France

Bishop Lubrański establishes the Ecclesiastical Academy in Poznań, sketch, Jan Matejko

Bishop Lubrański establishes the Ecclesiastical Academy in Poznań, sketch, 1886.

Biskup Lubrański zakłada Akademię Duchowną w Poznaniu, szkic (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, Le Greco

The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, 1586.

L'Enterrement du comte d'Orgaz (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Church of Santo Tomé, Spain

Doctrinal Nourishment, 1889.

Doctrinal Nourishment (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

The Count of Irajá, Manuel Poluceno Pereira da Silva

The Count of Irajá, 1853.

Conde de Irajá (museum title)

Manuel Poluceno Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

National Historical Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Virgin Presenting the Chasuble to Saint Ildefonsus, Luis Juárez

The Virgin Presenting the Chasuble to Saint Ildefonsus, c. 1615.

La imposición de la casulla a San Ildefonso de manos de la… (museum title)

Luis Juárez (Mexican), oil on canvas

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

The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament of the Altar, Melchor Pérez de Holguín

The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament of the Altar, 18th century.

La Disputa del Santísimo Sacramento del Altar (museum title)

Melchor Pérez de Holguín (Bolivian), oil

Casa Nacional de Moneda, Potosí, Bolivia

Portrait of Archbishop Fernando de Valdés, Diego Velázquez

Portrait of Archbishop Fernando de Valdés, 1640s.

Portrait de l'archevêque Fernando de Valdés (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Apparition of the Virgin and Child to Saint Hyacinth, Le Greco

Apparition of the Virgin and Child to Saint Hyacinth, 1605–1610.

Apparition of the Virgin and Child to Saint Hyacinth (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Barnes Foundation, United States

"Bishop Stanislaus", costume design for the drama "Bolesław the Bold" (Act One), Stanisław Wyspiański

"Bishop Stanislaus", costume design for the drama "Bolesław the Bold" (Act One), 1904.

„Biskup Stanisław”. Projekt kostiumu do dramatu "Bolesław… (museum title)

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

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Sketch for the iconostasis of the Uniate church of St Norbert in Kraków - St Nicholas, Jan Matejko

Sketch for the iconostasis of the Uniate church of St Norbert in Kraków - St Nicholas, 1888.

Szkic do ikonostasu dla cerkwi unickiej św. Norberta w… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Plate 79 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'Truth has died' (Murió la verdad), Francisco de Goya

Plate 79 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'Truth has died' (Murió la verdad), 1814–1815.

Plate 79 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la… (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), etching, burnisher

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Baptism of Władysław Warneńczyk, 18 February 1425, Jan Matejko

Baptism of Władysław Warneńczyk, 18 February 1425, 1881.

Chrzest Władysława Warneńczyka 18.II.1425r. (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Doctrinal Nourishment, 1889.

Doctrinal Nourishment (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Transfer of the Image and First Miracle of the Virgin of Guadalupe, José Juárez

Transfer of the Image and First Miracle of the Virgin of Guadalupe, 1653.

Traslado de la imagen y primer milagro de la Virgen de… (museum title)

José Juárez (Mexican), oil on canvas

Musée de la Basilique de Guadalupe (Mexico), Mexico

Sketch for the painting "The Vows of John Casimir"; verso: sketch of drapery, Jan Matejko

Sketch for the painting "The Vows of John Casimir"; verso: sketch of drapery, before 1893.

Szkic do obrazu "Śluby Jana Kazimierza"; verso: szkic… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

L'Enterrement de sainte Lucie, Caravaggio

L'Enterrement de sainte Lucie, 1608.

L'Enterrement de sainte Lucie (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil

Santa Lucia al Sepolcro sanctuary, Italy

The Oath of John Casimir, 1889.

Śluby Jana Kazimierza (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Double Trinity with Saint Augustine and Saint Gertrude, École de Cuzco

Double Trinity with Saint Augustine and Saint Gertrude, c. 1700–1730.

Doble Trinidad con san Agustín y santa Gertrudis (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

The First Diet at Łęczyca. Writing Down Laws, Suppressing Robbery. AD 1182, Jan Matejko

The First Diet at Łęczyca. Writing Down Laws, Suppressing Robbery. AD 1182, 1888.

W Łęczycy pierwszy Sejm. Spisanie praw, ukrócenie rozbojów.… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Torgny the Lawman speaks against the Swedish king at the Upsala thing, Christian Krohg

Torgny the Lawman speaks against the Swedish king at the Upsala thing, 1895–1899.

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

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen and gouache on paper

National Museum of Norway

Sketch for the painting "Bishop Lubrański Founds the Academy in Poznań" - Bishop Lubrański; two clergymen, Jan Matejko

Sketch for the painting "Bishop Lubrański Founds the Academy in Poznań" - Bishop Lubrański; two clergymen, c. 1886.

Szkic do obrazu "Biskup Lubrański zakłada Akademię Nauk w… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Adoration of the Name of Jesus, Le Greco

The Adoration of the Name of Jesus, 1578–1580.

Adoración del nombre de Jesús (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish)

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Doctrinal Nourishment, 1889.

Doctrinal Nourishment (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

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

Portrait of Arnold Ipolyi, Gyula Benczúr

Portrait of Arnold Ipolyi, 1892.

Ipolyi Arnold arcképe (museum title)

Gyula Benczúr (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

The Baptism of Vajk, 1875.

Vajk megkeresztelése (museum title)

Gyula Benczúr (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

The Baptism of the King of Cashel by Saint Patrick, James Barry

The Baptism of the King of Cashel by Saint Patrick, c. 1800–1801.

The Baptism of the King of Cashel by Saint Patrick (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), oil on paper mounted on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

The Founding of the Studium Generale Confirmed by Its Transfer to Kraków. AD 1361–1399–1400, Jan Matejko

The Founding of the Studium Generale Confirmed by Its Transfer to Kraków. AD 1361–1399–1400, 1888.

Założenie szkoły głównej przeniesieniem do Krakowa… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Portrait of Don Fr. Miguel Fernandez y Flores, Francisco de Goya

Portrait of Don Fr. Miguel Fernandez y Flores, 1815.

Frère Miguel Fernández Flores (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on canvas

Worcester Art Museum, United States

The Duke of Alba Receiving the Pope's Blessing in the Cathedral of Sainte-Gudule, Brussels, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

The Duke of Alba Receiving the Pope's Blessing in the Cathedral of Sainte-Gudule, Brussels, 1815.

The Duke of Alba Receiving the Pope's Blessing in the… (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white gouache, with black and red chalk and graphite

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Variant of illustration for the 'Saga of Haakon the Good', Christian Krohg

Variant of illustration for the 'Saga of Haakon the Good', 1895–1899.

Variant av illustrasjon til "Håkon den godes saga" i Snorre… (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Christian I Proclaiming Holstein a Duchy in 1474. Painted for Christiansborg Castle, Nicolai Abildgaard

Christian I Proclaiming Holstein a Duchy in 1474. Painted for Christiansborg Castle, 1780.

Christian I ophøjer Holsten til hertugdømme i 1474.… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Kartäuser Madonna, 1515.

Kartäuser Madonna (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodcut on handmade paper

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

Last Miracle and the Death of Saint Zenobius, Sandro Botticelli

Last Miracle and the Death of Saint Zenobius, c. 1500.

Le Dernier Miracle et la Mort de saint Zénobe (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian), tempera on wood

Dresden State Art Collections, Germany

Baptism of Saint Zenobius, Sandro Botticelli

Baptism of Saint Zenobius, c. 1500.

Le Baptême de Zénobe et son Ordination en tant qu'évêque (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian), tempera on wood

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Saint Augustine, Doctor of the Church, Melchor Pérez de Holguín

Saint Augustine, Doctor of the Church, 18th century.

San Agustín, doctor de la iglesia (museum title)

Melchor Pérez de Holguín (Bolivian), oil

Casa Nacional de Moneda, Potosí, Bolivia

The Founding of the Order of the Elephant, 1840.

Elefantordenens indstiftelse (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Saint Ildefonso, c. 1603–1614.

Saint Ildefonso (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Illustration for the Saga of Håkon the Good, in Snorre Sturlason's Sagas of the Kings, Christian Krohg

Illustration for the Saga of Håkon the Good, in Snorre Sturlason's Sagas of the Kings, 1895–1899.

Illustrasjon til "Håkon den godes saga" i Snorre Sturlason… (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Portrait of Bishop Ludovico Beccadelli, Titien

Portrait of Bishop Ludovico Beccadelli, c. 1552.

Portrait de l'évêque Ludovico Beccadelli (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Uffizi Gallery, Italy

Filippo Archinto (born about 1500, died 1558), Archbishop of Milan, Titien

Filippo Archinto (born about 1500, died 1558), Archbishop of Milan, 1550s.

Filippo Archinto (born about 1500, died 1558), Archbishop… (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Christian I Raising the Province of Holstein to the State of a Duchy in 1460, Nicolai Abildgaard

Christian I Raising the Province of Holstein to the State of a Duchy in 1460, 1778.

Christian I ophøjer Holsten til hertugdømme 1460. Allegori (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Sketch for the painting "The Union of Lublin", Jan Matejko

Sketch for the painting "The Union of Lublin", c. 1869.

Szkic do obrazu "Unia Lubelska" (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland