Ceremony in art: paintings, drawings and prints

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

The Opening of Waterloo Bridge (‘Whitehall Stairs, June 18th, 1817’), John Constable

The Opening of Waterloo Bridge (‘Whitehall Stairs, June 18th, 1817’), 1832.

L'Ouverture du pont de Waterloo (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Tate, United Kingdom

The Oath of John Casimir, 1889.

Śluby Jana Kazimierza (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Communion in the church of Skagen, Anna Ancher

Communion in the church of Skagen, 1902.

Altergang i Skagen kirke (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Skagens Museum, Denmark

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

The Sacrament of Marriage, Nicolas Poussin

The Sacrament of Marriage, 1647–1648.

Le Sacrement du mariage (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

National Galleries of Scotland, United Kingdom

The Wedding, 1911–1912.

La Noce (museum title)

Fernand Léger (French), oil on canvas

Musée National d'Art Moderne, France

Illustration for the Book Finska Folksagor, Berättade af Rafaël Hertzberg, the Tale Mösset, som stod brud, Sketch for the Illustration on Page 25, Helene Schjerfbeck

Illustration for the Book Finska Folksagor, Berättade af Rafaël Hertzberg, the Tale Mösset, som stod brud, Sketch for the Illustration on Page 25, 1880.

Kuvitusta kirjaan Finska Folksagor, Berättade af Rafaël… (museum title)

Helene Schjerfbeck (Finnish), pencil on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Sketch for "The Opening of Waterloo Bridge Seen from Whitehall Stairs, June 18th 1817", John Constable

Sketch for "The Opening of Waterloo Bridge Seen from Whitehall Stairs, June 18th 1817", c. 1819.

Sketch for "The Opening of Waterloo Bridge Seen from… (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Clark Art Institute, United States

Rifolard est plus charmé que jamais..., Honoré Daumier

Rifolard est plus charmé que jamais..., 1848.

Rifolard est plus charmé que jamais... (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Thousand Years of Homage, c. 1900.

Ezeréves Hódolat (museum title)

Gyula Benczúr (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Jósa András Museum, Hungary

Reception of the Grand Condé by Louis XIV (Versailles, 1674), Jean-Léon Gérôme

Reception of the Grand Condé by Louis XIV (Versailles, 1674), 1878.

Réception du Grand Condé par Louis XIV (Versailles, 1674) (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

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

Half-size Sketch for The Opening of Waterloo Bridge (“Whitehall Stairs, June 18, 1817”), John Constable

Half-size Sketch for The Opening of Waterloo Bridge (“Whitehall Stairs, June 18, 1817”), 1829–1831.

Half-size Sketch for The Opening of Waterloo Bridge… (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

A Baptism, 1888.

En Barnedaab (museum title)

Michael Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Ribe Art Museum, Denmark

The Sacrament of Confirmation, Nicolas Poussin

The Sacrament of Confirmation, 1645.

Le Sacrement de confirmation (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

National Galleries of Scotland, United Kingdom

Composition sketch; a king, surrounded by warriors at a thing site, gives a man the knight's sword, Nicolai Abildgaard

Composition sketch; a king, surrounded by warriors at a thing site, gives a man the knight's sword, before 1785.

Kompositonsudkast; en konge, der omgivet af krigere på et… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil and white chalk

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

A king receiving a wreath from a kneeling woman

En konge modtager en krans af en knælende kvinde (museum title)

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

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Waterloo Bridge from Whitehall Stairs, John Constable

Waterloo Bridge from Whitehall Stairs, c. 1819.

Waterloo Bridge from Whitehall Stairs (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on cardboard

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Un Prix de poésie, 1845.

Un Prix de poésie (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph on newsprint

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Founding of the City of São Paulo, Oscar Pereira da Silva

The Founding of the City of São Paulo, c. 1909.

Fundação da Cidade de São Paulo (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

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

The Founding of the Order of the Elephant, 1840.

Elefantordenens indstiftelse (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Disembarkation of Louis-Philippe at the Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport, 8 October 1844, J. M. W. Turner

The Disembarkation of Louis-Philippe at the Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport, 8 October 1844, 1844.

The Disembarkation of Louis-Philippe at the Royal Clarence… (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

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

Second Study for the King, the Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Mary, Buckingham Palace, John Lavery

Second Study for the King, the Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Mary, Buckingham Palace, 1913.

Second Study for the King, the Queen, the Prince of Wales… (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Ulster Museum, United Kingdom

The Opening of the Modern Foreign and Sargent Galleries at the Tate Gallery, 26 June 1926

The Opening of the Modern Foreign and Sargent Galleries at… (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Tate, United Kingdom

Two Russian Ships of the Line Saluting, C.W. Eckersberg

Two Russian Ships of the Line Saluting, 1827.

To russiske linjeskibe som saluterer (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

A Burial at Ornans, 1849–1850.

Un enterrement à Ornans (museum title)

Gustave Courbet (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Before the Mayor, 1845.

Devant M. le Maire (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Launch of the Ironclad Sete de Setembro at the Naval Arsenal, Rio de Janeiro, 16 May 1874, Edoardo De Martino

Launch of the Ironclad Sete de Setembro at the Naval Arsenal, Rio de Janeiro, 16 May 1874, 1874.

Lançamento do Encouraçado Sete de Setembro no Arsenal da… (museum title)

Edoardo De Martino (Italian), graphite on paper

Instituto Moreira Salles, Brazil

The Civil Wedding, 1887.

Die Ziviltrauung (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Poem by Emperor Sanjo, Katsushika Hokusai

Poem by Emperor Sanjo, 1835.

Poem by Emperor Sanjo (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese)

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The Arrival of Louis-Philippe at the Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport, 8 October 1844, J. M. W. Turner

The Arrival of Louis-Philippe at the Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport, 8 October 1844, 1844.

The Arrival of Louis-Philippe at the Royal Clarence Yard… (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

The Opening of the Wallhalla, 1842, J. M. W. Turner

The Opening of the Wallhalla, 1842, 1843.

The Opening of the Wallhalla, 1842 (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British)

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

The Family of King George V, John Lavery

The Family of King George V, 1913.

The Family of King George V (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

The Harbour of Copenhagen the 1st of May 1832, C.W. Eckersberg

The Harbour of Copenhagen the 1st of May 1832, 1832.

Københavns red 1. mai 1832 (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Venice, the Piazzetta with the Ceremony of the Doge Marrying the Sea, J. M. W. Turner

Venice, the Piazzetta with the Ceremony of the Doge Marrying the Sea, 1835.

Venice, the Piazzetta with the Ceremony of the Doge… (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Axel and Valborg. Act III, C.W. Eckersberg

Axel and Valborg. Act III, 1824.

Axel og Valborg. 3. akt (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), etching

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Le Mariage de la Vierge, 1504.

Le Mariage de la Vierge (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodcut on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Circumcision, 1661.

The Circumcision (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Warships Salute as Crown Prince Frederik and His Consort Are Rowed into Copenhagen, 22 June 1841. Shown Are the Brig Allart, the Ship of the Line Christian VIII and the Corvette Flora, 1841.

Krigsskibene salutere idet Kronprins Frederik og Gemalinde… (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Waterloo Bridge Seen from Whitehall Stairs, John Constable

Waterloo Bridge Seen from Whitehall Stairs, c. 1829.

Waterloo Bridge Seen from Whitehall Stairs (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Clark Art Institute, United States

RNVR Crystal Palace, 1917, 1917.

RNVR Crystal Palace, 1917 (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Pope Pius VII in the Sistine Chapel, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Pope Pius VII in the Sistine Chapel, 1814.

Pope Pius VII in the Sistine Chapel (museum title)

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

National Gallery of Art, United States

Catafalque for the Funeral of Princess Dona Leopoldina, Edoardo De Martino

Catafalque for the Funeral of Princess Dona Leopoldina, c. 1869–1876.

Catafalco per Fúnerale della Principessa Dª. Leopoldina (museum title)

Edoardo De Martino (Italian), graphite and wash on paper

Instituto Moreira Salles, Brazil

Offering scene, 1779.

Offerscene (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Swedish peasants going to church service, Wilhelm Marstrand

Swedish peasants going to church service, 1851.

Svenske bønder til gudstjeneste (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Strolling Players, Francisco de Goya

The Strolling Players, 1793.

Des acteurs comiques ambulants (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on tin

Prado Museum, Spain

Poem by Sanjō-in

Poem by Sanjō-in (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States