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270 works by 54 artists

270 works featuring “Combat” by 54 artists, from the 15th to the 20th century, held in 97 museums.

Paysage tropical : lutte de l'Indien et du gorille, Henri Rousseau

Paysage tropical : lutte de l'Indien et du gorille, 1910.

Paysage tropical : lutte de l'Indien et du gorille (museum title)

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, United States

A picador caught by a bull, from the "Bulls of Bordeaux", Francisco de Goya

A picador caught by a bull, from the "Bulls of Bordeaux", 1825.

A picador caught by a bull, from the "Bulls of Bordeaux" (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), crayon lithograph, scraper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Wrestling in the Field, Takeuchi Seihō

Wrestling in the Field, 1937.

Wrestling in the Field (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), ink, cinnabar, charcoal and shell white on paper

National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan

Anger, James Ensor

Anger, 1904.

Anger (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

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

La Lutte de Jacob avec l'Ange, Eugène Delacroix

La Lutte de Jacob avec l'Ange, 1861.

La Lutte de Jacob avec l'Ange (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil, plaster, and wax

Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France

Yawar Fiesta, Francisco Laso

Yawar Fiesta, c. 1850–1860.

Yawar Fiesta (museum title)

Francisco Laso (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

Study of Horsemen in Combat and Foot Soldiers, Leonardo da Vinci

Study of Horsemen in Combat and Foot Soldiers, 1503–1504.

Study of Horsemen in Combat and Foot Soldiers (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Galeries de l'Académie, Italy

Zrínyi’s Sally, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka

Zrínyi’s Sally, 1903.

Zrínyi kirohanása (museum title)

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Janus Pannonius Museum, Hungary

La Chasse au taureau sauvage, Raden Saleh

La Chasse au taureau sauvage, 1855.

La Chasse au taureau sauvage (museum title)

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), oil on canvas

Private collection

'Too weak, too weak is the king's bow!', Christian Krohg

'Too weak, too weak is the king's bow!', 1895–1899.

"For veik, for veik er kongens bue!" (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Attack of the Brazilian Squadron on the Curupaytí Batteries, September 22, 1866, Cándido López

Attack of the Brazilian Squadron on the Curupaytí Batteries, September 22, 1866, 1901.

Ataque de la escuadra Brasileña a las baterías de… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Arabes escarmouches dans les montagnes, Eugène Delacroix

Arabes escarmouches dans les montagnes, 1863.

Arabes escarmouches dans les montagnes (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Fight, James Ensor

The Fight, 1925.

Le Combat (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kröller-Müller Museum, Netherlands

Battle of Yataytí Corá, July 2, 1866, Cándido López

Battle of Yataytí Corá, July 2, 1866, 1887–1902.

Batalla de Yataytí Corá, 2 de julio de 1866 (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Roger Liberating Angelica, Félix Vallotton

Roger Liberating Angelica, 1907.

Roger délivrant Angélique (museum title)

Félix Vallotton (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Combat with the Botocudos at Mogi das Cruzes, Oscar Pereira da Silva

Combat with the Botocudos at Mogi das Cruzes, 1920.

Combate de Botocudos em Mogi das Cruzes (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

Heracles Saves Prometheus from the Eagle, Johann Heinrich Füssli

Heracles Saves Prometheus from the Eagle, 1781–1785.

Herakles erlegt den Adler des Prometheus (museum title)

Johann Heinrich Füssli (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Lion Hunt, Eugène Delacroix

Lion Hunt, 1860.

Lion Hunt (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany

Scene from the Romance of Amadis de Gaule, Eugène Delacroix

Scene from the Romance of Amadis de Gaule, 1860.

Scene from the Romance of Amadis de Gaule (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, United States

Arab on Horseback Attacked by a Lion, Raden Saleh

Arab on Horseback Attacked by a Lion, 1849.

Arab on Horseback Attacked by a Lion (museum title)

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), oil on canvas

Museum MACAN, Jakarta, Indonesia

Lion et caïman, Eugène Delacroix

Lion et caïman, 1863.

Lion et caïman (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on wood panel

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

Kämpfende Tiger über der Leiche eines Javaners, Raden Saleh

Kämpfende Tiger über der Leiche eines Javaners, 1870.

Kämpfende Tiger über der Leiche eines Javaners (museum title)

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), oil on canvas

Belvedere Museum, Austria

Trench of Curupaytí (former title: Interior View of Curupaytí Seen from the Mast of an Argentine Ship), Cándido López

Trench of Curupaytí (former title: Interior View of Curupaytí Seen from the Mast of an Argentine Ship), 1893.

Trinchera de Curupaytí (Tít. ant.: Vista interior de… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fight with Cudgels, Francisco de Goya

Fight with Cudgels, 1820–1823.

Duel au gourdin (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on plaster, transferred to canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

La Chasse au lion, Eugène Delacroix

La Chasse au lion, 1861.

La Chasse au lion (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Joute italienne, Albrecht Dürer

Joute italienne, 1526.

Joute italienne (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodcut on paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

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

Sheet of Sketches of an Angel and Various Studies of Machines, Horses and Riders, Leonardo da Vinci

Sheet of Sketches of an Angel and Various Studies of Machines, Horses and Riders, c. 1503–1504.

Sheet of Sketches of an Angel and Various Studies of… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Chasse au lion, Eugène Delacroix

Chasse au lion, 1860.

Chasse au lion (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French)

Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, Switzerland

"Too weak, too weak is the king's bow!", Christian Krohg

"Too weak, too weak is the king's bow!", 1895–1899.

"For veik, for veik er kongens bue!" (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Assault of the 1st Brazilian Column on Curupaytí (under Colonel Augusto Fco. Caldas), Cándido López

Assault of the 1st Brazilian Column on Curupaytí (under Colonel Augusto Fco. Caldas), 1897.

Asalto de la 1a Columna Brasileña a Curupaytí (al mando del… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Assault of the 2nd Brazilian Column on Curupaytí, Cándido López

Assault of the 2nd Brazilian Column on Curupaytí, 1894.

Asalto de la 2ª columna brasileña a Curupaytí (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Bullfight in a divided ring, from the 'Bulls of Bordeaux', Francisco de Goya

Bullfight in a divided ring, from the 'Bulls of Bordeaux', 1825.

Bullfight in a divided ring, from the 'Bulls of Bordeaux' (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), lithograph

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Squadron in the Private Channel of Paso de la Patria, April 23, 1866, Cándido López

The Squadron in the Private Channel of Paso de la Patria, April 23, 1866, 1887–1902.

La Escuadra en el canal Privado del Paso de la Patria, 23… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Wrestler's Challenge, Mihály Munkácsy

The Wrestler's Challenge, 1875.

The Wrestler's Challenge (museum title)

Mihály Munkácsy (Hungarian), oil on wood

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Battle Scene from the Comic-Fantastic Opera 'The Seafarer', Paul Klee

Battle Scene from the Comic-Fantastic Opera 'The Seafarer'

Kampfscene aus der komisch-phantastischen Oper "der… (museum title)

Paul Klee (Swiss), oil transfer drawing, pencil, watercolor and gouache on paper, border strip at bottom in pen and watercolor, bordered in pen and gouache, mounted on cardboard

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Study of Horsemen in Combat and Foot Soldiers, Leonardo da Vinci

Study of Horsemen in Combat and Foot Soldiers, 1503–1504.

Study of Horsemen in Combat and Foot Soldiers (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Galeries de l'Académie, Italy

Botzaris Surprises the Turkish Camp and Falls Fatally Wounded, Eugène Delacroix

Botzaris Surprises the Turkish Camp and Falls Fatally Wounded, 1860–1862.

Botzaris Surprises the Turkish Camp and Falls Fatally… (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Toledo Museum of Art, United States

Fighting Animals, Raden Saleh

Fighting Animals, 1850.

Fighting Animals (museum title)

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), oil on canvas

Private collection

Plate 1 from "La Tauromaquia": The way in which the ancient Spaniards hunted bulls on horseback in the open country, Francisco de Goya

Plate 1 from "La Tauromaquia": The way in which the ancient Spaniards hunted bulls on horseback in the open country, 1816.

Plate 1 from "La Tauromaquia": The way in which the ancient… (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), etching, aquatint, drypoint

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Sketch for "The Battle of Guararapes", Victor Meirelles

Sketch for "The Battle of Guararapes", c. 1874–1878.

Esboceto para Batalha dos Guararapes (museum title)

Victor Meirelles (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Victor Meirelles, Brazil

The Bandeirantes of Mogi das Cruzes Fighting the Guaicuru, Oscar Pereira da Silva

The Bandeirantes of Mogi das Cruzes Fighting the Guaicuru

Combate de Bandeirantes de Mogi das Cruzes com Guaicurus (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

Cavalry Combat in the Time of Rosas, Carlos Morel

Cavalry Combat in the Time of Rosas, c. 1839.

Combate de caballería en la época de Rosas (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Cockfighting, Takeuchi Seihō

Cockfighting, 1926.

Cockfighting (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), color on silk

Yamatane Museum of Art, Japan

Forêt vierge au soleil couchant, Henri Rousseau

Forêt vierge au soleil couchant, 1909.

Forêt vierge au soleil couchant (museum title)

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

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

The Seven Deadly Sins: Anger, James Ensor

The Seven Deadly Sins: Anger, 1904.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Anger (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Gamecocks, Katsushika Hokusai

Gamecocks, 1838.

Gamecocks (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

'Too weak, too weak is the king's bow!', Christian Krohg

'Too weak, too weak is the king's bow!', 1895–1899.

"For veik, for veik er kongens bue!" (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Plate 3 from " La Tauromaquia": The Moors settled in Spain, giving up the superstitions of the Koran, adopted this art of hunting, and spear a bull in the open, Francisco de Goya

Plate 3 from " La Tauromaquia": The Moors settled in Spain, giving up the superstitions of the Koran, adopted this art of hunting, and spear a bull in the open, 1816.

Plate 3 from " La Tauromaquia": The Moors settled in Spain… (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, burin

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States