Ceiling in art: paintings, drawings and prints

The green Room, 1920.

Den grønne stue (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), oil on cardboard

National Museum of Norway

Interior, 1919.

Sisäkuva (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Sunshine in the Drawing Room, Vilhelm Hammershøi

Sunshine in the Drawing Room, 1910.

Solskin i dagligstuen (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Canada

The Hypostyle Hall of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel, Egypt, David Roberts

The Hypostyle Hall of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel, Egypt, 1849.

The Hypostyle Hall of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel, Egypt (museum title)

David Roberts (British), oil on panel

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Sketchbook, folio 6: design for the ceiling “Aurora”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketchbook, folio 6: design for the ceiling “Aurora”, 1883–1884.

Karta 6 recto: projekt plafonu "Jutrzenka" do pałacu J.… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), pencil and pastel on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Sketchbook, folio 13: figure for the ceiling “Aurora” and study for “The Overheard Rendezvous”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketchbook, folio 13: figure for the ceiling “Aurora” and study for “The Overheard Rendezvous”, 1883.

Karta 13: szkic postaci do plafonu "Jutrzenka" w pałacu J.… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Sketchbook, folio 19: Andromeda and a swan-drawn chariot, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketchbook, folio 19: Andromeda and a swan-drawn chariot, 1883–1884.

Karta 19 recto: szkic postaci Andromedy oraz sylwetek z… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Detail of "Collegium politicum" (The Political Tinker), Wilhelm Marstrand

Detail of "Collegium politicum" (The Political Tinker), after 1865.

Udsnit af "Collegium politicum" (Den politiske kandestøber) (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Dining Room in the House of the Artist Henri Leys, Henri de Braekeleer

The Dining Room in the House of the Artist Henri Leys, 1869.

De eetkamer in de woning van de kunstenaar Henri Leys (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), pencil on paper

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Toledo, Sala Capitular: interior of the chapter house of the cathedral, John Frederick Lewis

Toledo, Sala Capitular: interior of the chapter house of the cathedral, 1836.

Interieur van de kapittelzaal in de kathedraal van Toledo (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), lithograph with tint stone

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

A Lady Receiving Visitors (The Reception), John Frederick Lewis

A Lady Receiving Visitors (The Reception), 1873.

A Lady Receiving Visitors (The Reception) (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), oil on panel

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Interior, Chapelle Saint-Fiacre, Amélie Lundahl

Interior, Chapelle Saint-Fiacre, 1880–1884.

Sisäkuva, Chapelle Saint-Fiacre (museum title)

Amélie Lundahl (Finnish), oil

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Gopsmor Cottage, 1917.

Gopsmorstugan (museum title)

Anders Zorn (Swedish), etching

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Aurora, Design for a Ceiling, Henryk Siemiradzki

Aurora, Design for a Ceiling, c. 1886.

Jutrzenka, projekt plafonu (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Sketchbook, folio 7: studies for the ceiling “Aurora” and women in ancient dress, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketchbook, folio 7: studies for the ceiling “Aurora” and women in ancient dress, 1883–1884.

Karta 7 recto: szkice do plafonu "Jutrzenka" do pałacu J.… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Sketchbook, folio 14: ceiling “Aurora”, chariot and figures, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketchbook, folio 14: ceiling “Aurora”, chariot and figures, 1883.

Karta 14 recto: szkice do plafonu "Jutrzenka" w pałacu J.… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Vue d'un atelier... avant l'exposition, Honoré Daumier

Vue d'un atelier... avant l'exposition, 1864.

Vue d'un atelier... avant l'exposition (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Interior of an Eastern House, John Frederick Lewis

Interior of an Eastern House, 1840–1851.

Interior of an Eastern House (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor, graphite, black chalk and white gouache on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Studio Interior, 1913.

Wnętrze pracowni (museum title)

Olga Boznańska (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Osteria in Ravello, Peder Severin Krøyer

Osteria in Ravello, 1890.

Vinstue. Ravello (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on canvas

The Hirschsprung Collection, Denmark

Interior with an Easel, Bredgade 25, Vilhelm Hammershøi

Interior with an Easel, Bredgade 25, 1912.

Interiør med kunstnerens staffeli, Bredgade 25 (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Room in the Trippenhuis with Paintings, Henri de Braekeleer

Room in the Trippenhuis with Paintings, 1883.

Zaal in het Trippenhuis met schilderijen (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), pencil on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

“Aurora” (“Goddess of the Dawn”), sketch for a ceiling, Henryk Siemiradzki

“Aurora” (“Goddess of the Dawn”), sketch for a ceiling, c. 1886.

"Aurora" ("Jutrzenka") - szkic do plafonu w domu Jury… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Card Players (sketch), 1893.

Kortspillere (skisse) (museum title)

Harriet Backer (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Studio II – Sketch, 1873.

Műterem II. – vázlat (museum title)

Pál Szinyei Merse (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

The Carillon, 1874.

De beiaard (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), pencil on paper

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Foyer at the Grand Theatre, Władysław Podkowiński

Foyer at the Grand Theatre, 1890.

Foyer Teatru Wielkiego (museum title)

Władysław Podkowiński (Polish), ink on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Dining Room at the Home of the Artist Henri Leys, Henri de Braekeleer

The Dining Room at the Home of the Artist Henri Leys, 1869.

De eetkamer in de woning van de kunstenaar Henri Leys (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Salle de billard au Ménil-Hubert, Edgar Degas

Salle de billard au Ménil-Hubert, 1892.

Salle de billard au Ménil-Hubert (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Musée d'Orsay, France

Interior with a Woman and Two Children, Henri de Braekeleer

Interior with a Woman and Two Children, 1860.

Interieur met een vrouw en twee kinderen (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Interior. Brøndum's annex, 1920.

Interiør. Brøndums anneks (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on wood

Skagens Museum, Denmark

Study for a decoration project (Allegory of Hermes and Fortune)

Estudo para projeto de decoração (Alegoria de Hermes e… (museum title)

Henrique Bernardelli (Brazilian), tempera on cardboard

Pinacoteca de São Paulo, Brazil

The Annunciation, c. 1490.

The Annunciation (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian), tempera on wood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Saint Michel terrassant le démon, Eugène Delacroix

Saint Michel terrassant le démon, 1861.

Saint Michel terrassant le démon (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), fresco

Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France

Sketchbook, folio 12: figures for the ceilings “Aurora” and “Spring”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketchbook, folio 12: figures for the ceilings “Aurora” and “Spring”, 1883.

Karta 12: szkice postaci do plafonów "Jutrzenka" i "Wiosna"… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Sketchbook, folio 15: studies for the ceiling “Andromeda”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketchbook, folio 15: studies for the ceiling “Andromeda”, 1883.

Karta 15 recto: szkice do plafonu "Andromeda" do pałacu J.… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

A Hardanger Interior, 1873.

Alderdom og ungdom (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal on paper

National Museum of Norway

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

Celebration After a Bear Hunt, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Celebration After a Bear Hunt, 1907.

Karhunpeijaiset (Seitsemästä veljeksestä) (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Travellers Being Shown their Room. Illustration for "Linearperspectiven", Plate VIII, C.W. Eckersberg

Travellers Being Shown their Room. Illustration for "Linearperspectiven", Plate VIII, 1838–1840.

Rejsende får vist deres værelse. Illustration til… (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), etching

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Las Meninas, 1656.

Les Ménines (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Card Players, 1897.

Kortspillere (museum title)

Harriet Backer (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Farm Interior, Strålsjøhaugen, Harriet Backer

Farm Interior, Strålsjøhaugen, 1893.

Interiør fra bondestue, Strålsjøhaugen (museum title)

Harriet Backer (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Chevaux arabes se battant dans une écurie, Eugène Delacroix

Chevaux arabes se battant dans une écurie, 1860.

Chevaux arabes se battant dans une écurie (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Dance in the Gopsmor Cottage, Anders Zorn

Dance in the Gopsmor Cottage, 1914.

Dans i Gopsmorstugan (museum title)

Anders Zorn (Swedish), oil on canvas

Zorn Museum, Sweden

Sketchbook, folio 16: studies for the ceiling “Andromeda”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketchbook, folio 16: studies for the ceiling “Andromeda”, 1883–1884.

Karta 16 recto: szkice do plafonu "Andromeda": grupa z… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Sketchbook, folio 35: figure for the ceiling “Light and Shadow”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketchbook, folio 35: figure for the ceiling “Light and Shadow”, 1883.

Karta 35 verso: szkic postaci do plafonu "Światło i cień" w… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Interior with Sofa and Small Table, a Door on the Right, Vilhelm Hammershøi

Interior with Sofa and Small Table, a Door on the Right, c. 1900–1905.

Interiør med sofa og lille bord, t.h. en dør (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), black chalk

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Interior in Louis Seize style. From the artist's home. Rahbeks Allé, Vilhelm Hammershøi

Interior in Louis Seize style. From the artist's home. Rahbeks Allé, 1897.

Stue i Louis XVI stil (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), oil on canvas

The Hirschsprung Collection, Denmark

Interior with a Woman and Two Children, 1860.

Interieur met een vrouw en twee kinderen (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), etching on chine collé

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands