Comedy in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Pierrot, 1718–1719.

Pierrot (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

The Slave Davus and the Maid Mysis. From Terence´s Andria, Nicolai Abildgaard

The Slave Davus and the Maid Mysis. From Terence´s Andria, 1804.

Davus taler med Mysis, Androspigens tjenestepige, som har… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Midwife Taking Leave of the girl from Andros. From Terence´s Andria, Nicolai Abildgaard

The Midwife Taking Leave of the girl from Andros. From Terence´s Andria, 1801.

Jordemoderen forlader Androspigens hus. Simo siger til… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Erasmus Montanus proves that Per Degn is a rooster, Wilhelm Marstrand

Erasmus Montanus proves that Per Degn is a rooster, after 1865.

Erasmus Montanus beviser, at Per Degn er en hane (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Pierrot Content, c. 1712.

Pierrot Content (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Spain

The Italian Serenade

La Sérénade italienne (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on wood

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

L'Arlequin jaune, 1884.

L'Arlequin jaune (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Bemberg Collection, France

Vielgeschrey's Troubles, Scene from L. Holberg's "Den stundesløse", Act 1, Scene 6 (Sketch), Wilhelm Marstrand

Vielgeschrey's Troubles, Scene from L. Holberg's "Den stundesløse", Act 1, Scene 6 (Sketch), before 1850.

Vielgeschreys genvordigheder, Scene fra L. Holbergs "Den… (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), oil on canvas

Nivaagaard Collection, Denmark

Players Enacting the Poisoning of Hamlet's Father (Act III, Scne II), Eugène Delacroix

Players Enacting the Poisoning of Hamlet's Father (Act III, Scne II), 1835.

Players Enacting the Poisoning of Hamlet's Father (Act III… (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French)

Prints in the National Gallery of Art, United States

Seated masked figure, framed by a circle. Design for decoration in the tea house in Sorgenfri Park

Siddende maskefigur, cirkelrundt indrammet. Udkast til… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil, pen, brown ink and Indian ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Italian Comedians (2012.5), Antoine Watteau

The Italian Comedians (2012.5), c. 1720.

The Italian Comedians (2012.5) (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Purgatorio 17, Dante´s Divine Comedy, Sandro Botticelli

Purgatorio 17, Dante´s Divine Comedy, c. 1488–1492.

Le Purgatoire - 17 (Divine Comédie de Dante) (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian)

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

Dante´s Divine Comedy, Sandro Botticelli

Dante´s Divine Comedy, c. 1481–1488.

L'Enfer (Divine Comédie de Dante) (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian)

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

Final scene of The Pawned Peasant Boy, Wilhelm Marstrand

Final scene of The Pawned Peasant Boy, after 1865.

Slutningsscenen af Den pantsatte bondedreng (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), pencil, reed pen and Indian ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Wedding Procession, c. 1712.

The Wedding Procession (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), red chalk (counterproof)

National Gallery of Art, United States

Två skådespelare. Den ene bugar sig i förgrunden, den andre står i bakgrunden

Två skådespelare. Den ene bugar sig i förgrunden, den andre… (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), red chalk on paper

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Come On Then! Come On Then!, C.W. Eckersberg

Come On Then! Come On Then!, 1826.

Så kom da ! Så kom da ! (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Erasmus Montanus and Per Degn, Wilhelm Marstrand

Erasmus Montanus and Per Degn, c. 1845.

Erasmus Montanus og Per Degn (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Pamphilus and Davus in Conversation

Pamphilus og Davus i samtale (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Sortez!... (Bajazet), 1841.

Sortez!... (Bajazet) (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

The French Comedians, c. 1720.

The French Comedians (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Simo and his former slave Sosia. From Terence´s Andria, Nicolai Abildgaard

Simo and his former slave Sosia. From Terence´s Andria, 1803.

Simo betror sin frigivne Sosia sine bekymringer over sin… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Love in the French Theatre, Antoine Watteau

Love in the French Theatre, 1716.

L'amour à la Comédie française (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Gemäldegalerie, Germany

Final scene of Henrik and Pernille, Wilhelm Marstrand

Final scene of Henrik and Pernille, after 1865.

Slutningsscenen af Henrik og Pernille (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), pencil, reed pen and Indian ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

A scene from P. A. Heiberg's play "Chinafarene", Jens Juel

A scene from P. A. Heiberg's play "Chinafarene", c. 1790–1793.

En scene fra P. A. Heibergs skuespil "Chinafarene" (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Erasmus Montanus arguing with Per Degn, Wilhelm Marstrand

Erasmus Montanus arguing with Per Degn, 1860s.

Erasmus Montanus disputerer med Per Degn (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Comédiens ou bouffons arabes, Eugène Delacroix

Comédiens ou bouffons arabes, 1847.

Comédiens ou bouffons arabes (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours, France

From Ludvig Holberg's "Jean de France", Act 1, Scene 6, C.W. Eckersberg

From Ludvig Holberg's "Jean de France", Act 1, Scene 6, 1812.

Motiv fra Ludvig Holbergs "Jean de France", I akt, 6. scene (museum title)

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

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Study of Simo, Sosia and the Slaves, in the Painting with These Figures. [Simo Confides in Sosia]

Studie af Simo, Sosie og slaverne, i billedet med disse… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

From Ludvig Holberg's "Jeppe on the Hill", Act III, Scene 3, C.W. Eckersberg

From Ludvig Holberg's "Jeppe on the Hill", Act III, Scene 3, 1811.

Motiv fra Ludvig Holbergs "Jeppe på Bjerget", III akt, 3.… (museum title)

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

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Italian Comedians, c. 1720.

The Italian Comedians (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Purgatorio 31, Dante´s Divine Comedy, Sandro Botticelli

Purgatorio 31, Dante´s Divine Comedy, c. 1488–1492.

Le Purgatoire -31 (Divine Comédie de Dante) (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian)

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

Mezzetin, c. 1716.

Mezzetin (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), red and black chalk (counterproof)

National Gallery of Art, United States

Jepser compares Jacob von Thyboe's back with the vimmelskaft, Wilhelm Marstrand

Jepser compares Jacob von Thyboe's back with the vimmelskaft, after 1865.

Jepser sammenligner Jacob von Thyboes ryg med vimmelskaftet (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), pencil, reed pen and Indian ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Actors of the Comedie-Francaise, Antoine Watteau

Actors of the Comedie-Francaise, 1710s.

Les Acteurs de la Comédie-Française (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on wood

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Philemon and his Accusers. Scene from L. Holberg's Det lykkelige skibbrud, Act 5, Scene 9 (Sketch for a Painting of the Same Subject, 1859), Wilhelm Marstrand

Philemon and his Accusers. Scene from L. Holberg's Det lykkelige skibbrud, Act 5, Scene 9 (Sketch for a Painting of the Same Subject, 1859), c. 1859.

Philemon og hans anklagere. Scene fra L. Holbergs Det… (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), oil on canvas

Nivaagaard Collection, 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

The Midwife. Study for the Girl from Andros. [The Midwife Leaving the House of the Girl from Andros]

Jordemoderen. Studie til Pigen fra Andros. [Jordemoderen… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Davus, Mysis and Chremes. Study for the Painting "Chremes Listens to the Conversation of (the Maid) Mysis and Davus"

Davus Mysis og Chremes. Studie til billedet Chremes lytter… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil, brush and brown watercolour

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Study for Ane Kandestøber in the painting "Barselsstuen", 2nd and 3rd acts, Wilhelm Marstrand

Study for Ane Kandestøber in the painting "Barselsstuen", 2nd and 3rd acts, 1833.

Studie til Ane Kandestøber på maleriet "Barselsstuen", 2.… (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), pencil

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Falstaff in the Laundry Basket, Johann Heinrich Füssli

Falstaff in the Laundry Basket, 1792.

Falstaff im Wäschekorb (museum title)

Johann Heinrich Füssli (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Pamphilius and his sevant Davus. From Terence´s Andria, Nicolai Abildgaard

Pamphilius and his sevant Davus. From Terence´s Andria, 1802.

Elskeren Pamfilus i samtale med sin forslagne tjener Davus.… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

A scene from P.A. Heiberg's "De Vonner og de Vanner", Jens Juel

A scene from P.A. Heiberg's "De Vonner og de Vanner", c. 1792.

En scene af P.A. Heibergs "De Vonner og de Vanner" (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Harlequin and Columbine, 1913.

Harlekijn en Colombine (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), pastel on paper

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

The Imaginary Illness, c. 1860–1862.

Le Malade imaginaire (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), oil on wood

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

The Councillors' Congratulatory Visit (The Political Pewterer), Wilhelm Marstrand

The Councillors' Congratulatory Visit (The Political Pewterer), 1858.

Rådsherrenes lykønsknings visit (Den politiske kandestøber) (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), brush and Indian ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Thalia as a statue in a niche

Thalia som statue i en niche (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil, pen and Indian ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Simo and Davus. Study for The Girl from Andros. [The midwife leaves the Andros girl's house]

Simo og Davus. Studie til Pigen fra Andros. [Jordemoderen… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Seated figure wearing a mask, framed in a circle. Design for a decoration in the tea house in Sorgenfri park

Siddende maskefigur, cirkelrundt indrammet. Udkast til… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil, pen and Indian ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

From Ludvig Holberg's "Den Stundesløse", Act I, Scene 6

Fra Ludvig Holbergs "Den Stundesløse", I akt, 6. scene (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark