Candle in art: paintings, drawings and prints

The Church at Dixmude, West Flanders, David Roberts

The Church at Dixmude, West Flanders, c. 1863.

The Church at Dixmude, West Flanders (museum title)

David Roberts (British), watercolor and gouache on paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Interior of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Aleksander Gierymski

Interior of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, 1899.

Wnętrze bazyliki św. Marka w Wenecji (museum title)

Aleksander Gierymski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Artist’s Wife, 1913.

En konstnärshustru (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), etching on paper

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Letter-Writing, 1912.

Brevskrivning (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), watercolor on paper

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Edvard and Nina Grieg at the Piano (state II), Peder Severin Krøyer

Edvard and Nina Grieg at the Piano (state II), 1899.

Edvard og Nina Grieg ved klaveret (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), etching and drypoint

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

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

Edvard Grieg accompanying his Wife, Peder Severin Krøyer

Edvard Grieg accompanying his Wife, 1898.

Edvard Grieg ackompagnerende sin hustru (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on wood

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Lieven Willemsz. van Coppenol, writing master: the smaller plate, Rembrandt van Rijn

Lieven Willemsz. van Coppenol, writing master: the smaller plate, c. 1658.

De schrijfmeester Lieven Willemsz. van Coppenol: kleine… (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Church interior with the Veit Stoss altarpiece [empty nave], Leon Wyczółkowski

Church interior with the Veit Stoss altarpiece [empty nave], 1927.

Wnętrze kościoła z ołtarzem Wita Stwosza [pusta nawa] (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), color lithograph

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Interior, 1896.

Interiør (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Miracle of the Sacred Fire, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, William Holman Hunt

The Miracle of the Sacred Fire, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 1892–1899.

The Miracle of the Sacred Fire, Church of the Holy Sepulchre (museum title)

William Holman Hunt (British), oil on canvas

Fogg Art Museum, United States

Sorrow, 1903.

Szomorúság (museum title)

József Rippl-Rónai (Hungarian), oil on cardboard

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

The Last Communion of Saint Jerome, Sandro Botticelli

The Last Communion of Saint Jerome, 1490.

The Last Communion of Saint Jerome (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian), tempera on wood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Edvard and Nina Grieg at the Piano (state VI), Peder Severin Krøyer

Edvard and Nina Grieg at the Piano (state VI), c. 1899.

Edvard og Nina Grieg ved klaveret (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), etching and drypoint

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Tinderbox

The Tinderbox (museum title)

Harry Clarke (Irish), ink, graphite, watercolor, gouache and glazes, with bodycolor highlights

National Gallery of Ireland

Madonna and Child with Angels Carrying Candlesticks, Sandro Botticelli

Madonna and Child with Angels Carrying Candlesticks, c. 1485–1490.

Madonna dei Cantelabri (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian), tempera on wood

Bode Museum, Germany

The Picture book, 1912.

Bilderboken (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), etching on paper

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Studies of a Dog and a Cat and a Woman Standing at the Sink, Rik Wouters

Studies of a Dog and a Cat and a Woman Standing at the Sink, 1915.

Studies van een hond en een kat en een vrouw staande aan… (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), brush and black ink on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

La Bougie rose, 1908.

La Bougie rose (museum title)

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Phillips Collection, United States

Marguerite Gachet au piano, Vincent van Gogh

Marguerite Gachet au piano, 1890.

Marguerite Gachet au piano (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

The Sleepwalker, 1867.

La sonámbula (museum title)

Juan Cordero (Mexican), oil on canvas

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

Candle seller, c. 1850–1860.

Vendedor de velas (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Birthday. A woman at the end of a table with candles and a flag, Anna Ancher

Birthday. A woman at the end of a table with candles and a flag, 1910–1915.

Fødselsdag. En kvinde for enden af et bord med lys og flag (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Anchers Hus (Skagens Museum), Denmark

Interior. Artificial Light, Vilhelm Hammershøi

Interior. Artificial Light, 1909.

Interiør. Kunstigt lys (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Mourning of László Hunyadi, Viktor Madarász

Mourning of László Hunyadi, c. 1859.

Hunyadi László siratása (Vázlat) (museum title)

Viktor Madarász (Hungarian), oil on canvas and cardboard

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Old Woman Keeping Vigil over a Corpse II, Aleksander Gierymski

Old Woman Keeping Vigil over a Corpse II, 1890–1899.

Staruszka czuwająca przy zwłokach II (museum title)

Aleksander Gierymski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Virgin of Bethlehem, c. 1740–1760.

Virgen de Belén (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

The Municipal Clerk, 1875.

Le secrétaire de commune (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), oil on canvas

Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne, Switzerland

Group Portrait, 1896.

Portrætgruppe (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Composition sketch for "A Meeting in the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters", in the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Peder Severin Krøyer

Composition sketch for "A Meeting in the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters", in the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, 1896.

Kompositionsskitse til "Et Møde i Videnskabernes Selskab" i… (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

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

Arch Conspirators, 1917.

Arch Conspirators (museum title)

John Sloan (American), etching

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

Mourning of László Hunyadi (Sketch), Viktor Madarász

Mourning of László Hunyadi (Sketch), c. 1860.

Hunyadi László siratása (Redukció) (museum title)

Viktor Madarász (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Edvard and Nina Grieg at the Piano (state I), Peder Severin Krøyer

Edvard and Nina Grieg at the Piano (state I), 1899.

Edvard og Nina Grieg ved klaveret (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), etching and drypoint

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

An Englishman in Moscow, Kazimir Malevitch

An Englishman in Moscow, 1914.

Een Engelsman in Moskou (museum title)

Kazimir Malevitch (Russian), oil on canvas

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Condemned Cell I, 1870.

Siralomház I. (museum title)

Mihály Munkácsy (Hungarian), oil on wood

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Children Singing, 1899.

Syngende børn (museum title)

Michael Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Old Woman Keeping Vigil over a Corpse I, Aleksander Gierymski

Old Woman Keeping Vigil over a Corpse I, 1878–1890.

Staruszka czuwająca przy zwłokach I (museum title)

Aleksander Gierymski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

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

Study of burning candles, Peder Severin Krøyer

Study of burning candles, 1896.

Studie af tændte lys i stager (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish)

Skagens Museum, Denmark

A Scene from Gil Blas, 1839.

A Scene from Gil Blas (museum title)

Daniel Maclise (Irish), oil on panel

National Gallery of Ireland

Under the sign of the eagle, Michael Ancher

Under the sign of the eagle, 1907.

Under Ørnens Tegn (museum title)

Michael Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Anchers Hus (Skagens Museum), Denmark

Edvard and Nina Grieg at the piano, Peder Severin Krøyer

Edvard and Nina Grieg at the piano, c. 1899.

Edvard og Nina Grieg ved flygelet (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), etching on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Mourning of László Hunyadi, Viktor Madarász

The Mourning of László Hunyadi, 1859.

Hunyadi László siratása (museum title)

Viktor Madarász (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Edvard and Nina Grieg at the Piano (state V), Peder Severin Krøyer

Edvard and Nina Grieg at the Piano (state V), 1899.

Edvard og Nina Grieg ved klaveret (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), etching and drypoint

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Mass of Saint Gregory, Hieronymus Bosch

The Mass of Saint Gregory, 1494.

The Mass of Saint Gregory (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Prado Museum, Spain

The Coin Collector, 1904.

Myntsamleren (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Still Life (double-sided painting), Olga Boznańska

Still Life (double-sided painting), after 1920.

Martwa natura - obraz dwustronny (museum title)

Olga Boznańska (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Interior of the library at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw, Władysław Podkowiński

Interior of the library at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw, 1890.

Wnętrze biblioteki w Teatrze Wielkim w Warszawie (museum title)

Władysław Podkowiński (Polish), ink on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Preparatory Sketch for 'Seville Cathedral'

Preparatory Sketch for 'Seville Cathedral' (museum title)

David Roberts (British), watercolor and gouache on paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States