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67 works by 16 artists

67 works featuring “Dagger” by 16 artists, from the 16th to the 19th century, held in 42 museums.

Portrait du sultan du Maroc, Eugène Delacroix

Portrait du sultan du Maroc, 1862.

Portrait du sultan du Maroc (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas and wood panel

Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection, Switzerland

La Décollation de saint Jean-Baptiste, Caravaggio

La Décollation de saint Jean-Baptiste, 1608.

La Décollation de saint Jean-Baptiste (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

St. John's Co-Cathedral, Malte

An Arabic Horseman and his Horse in the Desert, Raden Saleh

An Arabic Horseman and his Horse in the Desert, 1843.

An Arabic Horseman and his Horse in the Desert (museum title)

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), oil on canvas

Private collection

Marocain sellant son cheval, Eugène Delacroix

Marocain sellant son cheval, 1855.

Marocain sellant son cheval (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Les Tricheurs, Caravaggio

Les Tricheurs, 1596.

Les Tricheurs (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Kimbell Art Museum, United States

Lucretia and her Husband Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, Titien

Lucretia and her Husband Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, c. 1515.

Tarquin et Lucrèce (museum title)

Titien (Italian)

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

A standing draped female figure, Nicolai Abildgaard

A standing draped female figure

En stående draperet kvindefigur (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pen and brown ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Moïse enfant foulant aux pieds la couronne de Pharaon, Nicolas Poussin

Moïse enfant foulant aux pieds la couronne de Pharaon, 1625–1650.

Moïse enfant foulant aux pieds la couronne de Pharaon (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

La mort de Sardanapale, Eugène Delacroix

La mort de Sardanapale, 1844.

La mort de Sardanapale (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Médée furieuse (esquisse), Eugène Delacroix

Médée furieuse (esquisse), 1836.

Médée furieuse (esquisse) (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, France

The Erinyes Drive Alcmaeon from the Corpse of His Mother, Eriphyle, Whom He Has Killed, Johann Heinrich Füssli

The Erinyes Drive Alcmaeon from the Corpse of His Mother, Eriphyle, Whom He Has Killed, 1821.

Die Erinnyen vertreiben Alkmaion von der Leiche seiner von… (museum title)

Johann Heinrich Füssli (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

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

Chasse au lion, Eugène Delacroix

Chasse au lion, 1858.

Chasse au lion (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

The Second of May 1808, Francisco de Goya

The Second of May 1808, 1814.

Dos de Mayo (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Les Tricheurs, Caravaggio

Les Tricheurs, 1595.

Les Tricheurs (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Ashmolean Museum, United Kingdom

The Blinding of Samson, Rembrandt van Rijn

The Blinding of Samson, 1636.

The Blinding of Samson (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Städel Museum, Germany

Rinaldo and Armida, Nicolas Poussin

Rinaldo and Armida, 1629.

Renaud et Armide (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Dulwich Picture Gallery, United Kingdom

Samson betrayed by Delilah, Rembrandt van Rijn

Samson betrayed by Delilah, 1628.

Samson betrayed by Delilah (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on wood

Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany

Massacre of the Innocents, Nicolas Poussin

Massacre of the Innocents

Le Massacre des Innocents (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, France

Combat du Giaour et du Pacha, Eugène Delacroix

Combat du Giaour et du Pacha, 1835.

Combat du Giaour et du Pacha (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, France

Lucretia, Rembrandt van Rijn

Lucretia, 1664.

Lucretia (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery 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

Tarquínio e Lucrécia, Almeida Júnior

Tarquínio e Lucrécia, 1874.

Tarquínio e Lucrécia (museum title)

Almeida Júnior (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Pinacoteca de São Paulo, Brazil

Chasse au tigre, Eugène Delacroix

Chasse au tigre, 1854.

Chasse au tigre (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Le Suicide de Lucrèce, Albrecht Dürer

Le Suicide de Lucrèce, 1518.

Le Suicide de Lucrèce (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), oil on wood panel

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Germany

Samson threatens his father-in-law, Rembrandt van Rijn

Samson threatens his father-in-law, 1635.

Samson threatens his father-in-law (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany

Cavalier arabe attaqué par un lion, Eugène Delacroix

Cavalier arabe attaqué par un lion, 1849–1850.

Cavalier arabe attaqué par un lion (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

L'Enlèvement de Rebecca, Eugène Delacroix

L'Enlèvement de Rebecca, 1846.

L'Enlèvement de Rebecca (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

La Fiancée d'Abydos, Eugène Delacroix

La Fiancée d'Abydos, 1843–1849.

La Fiancée d'Abydos (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Encounter of the Moorish Horsemen (Rencontre de Cavaliers Maures), Eugène Delacroix

Encounter of the Moorish Horsemen (Rencontre de Cavaliers Maures), 1834.

Encounter of the Moorish Horsemen (Rencontre de Cavaliers… (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French)

Rosenwald Collection, United States

Tarquin and Lucretia, Titien

Tarquin and Lucretia, c. 1571.

Tarquin et Lucrèce (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Fitzwilliam Museum, United Kingdom

Julia and Fulvia. Scene from Voltaire's "Le Triumvirat", Act 4, Nicolai Abildgaard

Julia and Fulvia. Scene from Voltaire's "Le Triumvirat", Act 4, 1796–1797.

Julia og Fulvia. Scene fra Voltaires "Le Triumvirat", 4. akt (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil, white chalk, pen and Indian ink on brown paper

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

A Turk Surrenders to a Greek Horseman, Eugène Delacroix

A Turk Surrenders to a Greek Horseman, 1856.

A Turk Surrenders to a Greek Horseman (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Harvard Art Museums, United States

Time defending Truth against the attacks of Envy and Discord, Nicolas Poussin

Time defending Truth against the attacks of Envy and Discord, c. 1641.

Le Temps soustrait la Vérité aux atteintes de l'Envie et de… (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

The combat on foot with daggers, Albrecht Dürer

The combat on foot with daggers, 1516.

The combat on foot with daggers (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

British Museum, United Kingdom

Jésus couronné d'épines, Albrecht Dürer

Jésus couronné d'épines, 1512.

Jésus couronné d'épines (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), engraving on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Bride of Abydos, Eugène Delacroix

The Bride of Abydos, 1849.

The Bride of Abydos (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, France

Erland Embraces "the Knight of the Ruined Temple" (Illustration to "Singoalla/The Wind Is My Lover" by Viktor Rydberg), Carl Larsson

Erland Embraces "the Knight of the Ruined Temple" (Illustration to "Singoalla/The Wind Is My Lover" by Viktor Rydberg), 1894.

Erland omfamnar ”Riddaren av det grusade templet”… (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), indian ink wash and gouache on paper

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Guerrier près d'un tombeau, Eugène Delacroix

Guerrier près d'un tombeau, 1838.

Guerrier près d'un tombeau (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Hiroshima Museum of Art, Japan

Street in Meknes, Eugène Delacroix

Street in Meknes, 1832.

Street in Meknes (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Albright-Knox Art Gallery, United States

Médée furieuse, Eugène Delacroix

Médée furieuse, 1862.

Médée furieuse (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

The Dying Messalina and her Mother, Nicolai Abildgaard

The Dying Messalina and her Mother, c. 1795–1798.

Den døende Messalina og hendes moder (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Portrait of Mikołaj Zyblikiewicz, Jan Matejko

Portrait of Mikołaj Zyblikiewicz, 1887.

Portret Mikołaja Zyblikiewicza (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Wapens en gereedschap, Raden Saleh

Wapens en gereedschap, 1820–1826.

Wapens en gereedschap (museum title)

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), watercolor on paper

Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen, Netherlands

The Abduction of the Sabine Women, Nicolas Poussin

The Abduction of the Sabine Women, c. 1633–1634.

The Abduction of the Sabine Women (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Moroccan Horseman Crossing a Ford, Eugène Delacroix

Moroccan Horseman Crossing a Ford, 1850.

Moroccan Horseman Crossing a Ford (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Caracalla Sacrifices on the Altar of Serapis the Dagger with which he killed his brother, Nicolai Abildgaard

Caracalla Sacrifices on the Altar of Serapis the Dagger with which he killed his brother

Caracalla ofrer dolken, han har dræbt sin broder med, på… (museum title)

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

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Le Sultan du Maroc, Eugène Delacroix

Le Sultan du Maroc, 1845.

Le Sultan du Maroc (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Augustins, Toulouse, France

Médée furieuse, Eugène Delacroix

Médée furieuse, 1836.

Médée furieuse (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, France

L'Assassinat de l'évêque de Liège, Eugène Delacroix

L'Assassinat de l'évêque de Liège, 1828–1829.

L'Assassinat de l'évêque de Liège (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France