Fist in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Study for "The First Mass in Brazil" (Hands), Victor Meirelles

Study for "The First Mass in Brazil" (Hands), c. 1859–1860.

Estudo para Primeira missa no Brasil (mãos) (museum title)

Victor Meirelles (Brazilian), graphite on paper

Museu Victor Meirelles, Brazil

Study for "The Battle of Guararapes", Victor Meirelles

Study for "The Battle of Guararapes", 1874–1878.

Estudo para Batalha dos Guararapes (museum title)

Victor Meirelles (Brazilian), pencil on paper

Museu Victor Meirelles, Brazil

José Benlliure y Gil, 1916.

José Benlliure y Gil (museum title)

Joaquín Sorolla (Spanish), oil on canvas

The Hispanic Society of America, United States

Plate 69 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'Nothing. The event will tell' (Nada. Ello dirá), Francisco de Goya

Plate 69 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'Nothing. The event will tell' (Nada. Ello dirá), 1814–1815.

Plate 69 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la… (museum title)

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

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

When he had come out into the middle of the bog, there were so many people that he really had to elbow his way through, Hans Gude

When he had come out into the middle of the bog, there were so many people that he really had to elbow his way through, 1878.

Da han var kommen midt ut på myra, var det så fullt med… (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pencil, pen and wash on paper

National Museum of Norway

Nude Man, Model Study, 1892.

Alaston mies, malliharjoitelma (museum title)

Ellen Thesleff (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The homecoming, c. 1902.

Hjemkomsten (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), charcoal on paper

National Museum of Norway

Andromeda Chained to the Rocks, Rembrandt van Rijn

Andromeda Chained to the Rocks, 1630.

Andromeda Chained to the Rocks (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on wood

Mauritshuis, Netherlands

Violinist, Study for "The Dance Lesson", Edgar Degas

Violinist, Study for "The Dance Lesson", c. 1878–1879.

Violinist, Study for "The Dance Lesson" (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French), pastel and charcoal on green wove paper; squared for transfer in charcoal; letterpress printing on verso

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Male Nude Seen from the Front

Male Nude Seen from the Front (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Fight with Cudgels, 1820–1823.

Duel au gourdin (museum title)

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

Prado Museum, Spain

The Strike-breaker, 1908.

Streikebryteren (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Chess players, 1863–1867.

Les Joueurs d'échecs (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), oil on canvas

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

Portrait of an Unknown Man (Wine-Grower, Seated), Ferdinand Hodler

Portrait of an Unknown Man (Wine-Grower, Seated), c. 1887.

Bildnis eines Unbekannten. Sitzender Winzer (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Plate 3 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'The same' (Lo mismo), Francisco de Goya

Plate 3 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'The same' (Lo mismo), 1810.

Plate 3 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la… (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), etching, wash, drypoint, burin, burnisher

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

This Fist Is My Protection (original illustration for the Tales of Ensign Stål), Albert Edelfelt

This Fist Is My Protection (original illustration for the Tales of Ensign Stål), 1897–1900.

"Hän nosti nyrkkiä valtavaa: Tää mulle turvan tuo".… (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), pencil, black chalk, watercolor and gouache on cardboard

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Les repasseuses, 1884.

Les repasseuses (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Norton Simon Museum, United States

Headpiece for the Poem "Von Konow and His Corporal", Albert Edelfelt

Headpiece for the Poem "Von Konow and His Corporal", 1897–1900.

Von Konow ja hänen korpraalinsa -runon alkuvinjetti (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), ink and gouache on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Death of Balder, study for Balder, C.W. Eckersberg

The Death of Balder, study for Balder, 1817.

Balders død - studie til Balder (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), pencil

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Un Complément de brillante éducation, Honoré Daumier

Un Complément de brillante éducation, 1844–1845.

Un Complément de brillante éducation (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Old woman kneeling with clenched hand, Adolph Tidemand

Old woman kneeling with clenched hand, 1875.

Gammel kone på kne med knyttet hånd (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal on paper

National Museum of Norway

Untitled, c. 1852.

Sem título (museum title)

Victor Meirelles (Brazilian), pencil on paper

Museu Victor Meirelles, Brazil

Dancing Giant, from "The Disparates" (Follies / Irrationalities), Francisco de Goya

Dancing Giant, from "The Disparates" (Follies / Irrationalities), c. 1815–1819.

Dancing Giant, from "The Disparates" (Follies /… (museum title)

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

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

History of Human Civilisation – Human Genius Falls Victim to Evil Propensities (Image 4), Jan Matejko

History of Human Civilisation – Human Genius Falls Victim to Evil Propensities (Image 4), 1885.

Dzieje Cywilizacji Ludzkości - Geniusz ludzki pada ofiarą… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), drawing on cardboard

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Plate 9 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'They don't like to' (No quieren), Francisco de Goya

Plate 9 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'They don't like to' (No quieren), 1810.

Plate 9 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la… (museum title)

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

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

“He Seizes the Pistol and Aims It at His Brother's Breast, the Hammer Cocked”. Illustration for The Tales of Ensign Stål, Albert Edelfelt

“He Seizes the Pistol and Aims It at His Brother's Breast, the Hammer Cocked”. Illustration for The Tales of Ensign Stål, 1897–1900.

"Hän tempaa pistoolin ja tähtää sen päin veljen rintaa… (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), black chalk on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

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

Sitting Man with Raised Arms (Arthur Roessler), Egon Schiele

Sitting Man with Raised Arms (Arthur Roessler), 1912.

Sitzender Mann mit erhobenen Armen (Arthur Roessler) (museum title)

Egon Schiele (Austrian), recto: Pencil, gouache on paper, verso: Pencil on paper

Leopold Museum, Austria

Portrait of Margrethe Lehmann, Carl Bloch

Portrait of Margrethe Lehmann, 1866.

Margrethe Lehmann (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Dead Man and Bear, Sketch

Mies ja kontio kuolleina, luonnos (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), ink

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Woman with Broom, 1903.

Woman with Broom (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), chalk on paper

Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands

Head of a Youth Wearing a Cap; a Right Forearm with the Hand Clutching a Stone; and a Left Hand Holding a Drapery, Sandro Botticelli

Head of a Youth Wearing a Cap; a Right Forearm with the Hand Clutching a Stone; and a Left Hand Holding a Drapery, 1480–1485.

Head of a Youth Wearing a Cap; a Right Forearm with the… (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian)

National Gallery of Art, United States

A Way of Flying, from "The Disparates" (Follies / Irrationalities), Francisco de Goya

A Way of Flying, from "The Disparates" (Follies / Irrationalities), c. 1815–1816.

A Way of Flying, from "The Disparates" (Follies /… (museum title)

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

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

One against All and All against One, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

One against All and All against One, 1906.

Veljekset hakosilla (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), black chalk and ink on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Study of a Nude Old Woman Clenching Her Fists, and Two Decorative Objects, Gustav Klimt

Study of a Nude Old Woman Clenching Her Fists, and Two Decorative Objects, 1901.

Study of a Nude Old Woman Clenching Her Fists, and Two… (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian)

National Gallery of Art, United States

Study of a Hand and a Drapery, Nicolai Abildgaard

Study of a Hand and a Drapery, 1778–1779.

Studie af en hånd og et draperi (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), black and white chalk on brownish paper

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

"Agamemnon Rises Against Achilles and Menelaus" (the Two Atreidae), illustration for Homer's "Iliad", Stanisław Wyspiański

"Agamemnon Rises Against Achilles and Menelaus" (the Two Atreidae), illustration for Homer's "Iliad", 1897.

"Agamemnon powstaje na Achillesa i Menelaos" (Dwaj… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), colored pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, 1906.

Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (museum title)

Joaquín Sorolla (Spanish), oil on canvas

The Hispanic Society of America, United States

Studies of a Naked Infant

Studies of a Naked Infant (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Male Nude Posing for Figures in the "Frise de la Guerre", Eugène Delacroix

Male Nude Posing for Figures in the "Frise de la Guerre", 1835.

Male Nude Posing for Figures in the "Frise de la Guerre" (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), graphite

Drawings in the National Gallery of Art, United States

Hands - Study

Mãos - Estudo (museum title)

Pedro Américo (Brazilian), graphite on paper

Pedro Américo Figueiredo e Mello collection, Brazil

Standing male nude with sword, Adolph Tidemand

Standing male nude with sword, c. 1875.

Stående mannsakt med sverd (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal on paper

National Museum of Norway

Kaptein Mohn, 1895.

Kaptein Mohn (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

When he had come out into the middle of the bog, there were so many people that he really had to elbow his way through, 1878.

Da han var kommen midt ut på myra, var det så fullt med… (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pen, wash and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Twelve Initials for Chapter 14, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Twelve Initials for Chapter 14, 1906.

12 alkukirjainta 14. lukuun (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), black chalk and ink

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Figure Study

Figuuriharjoitelma (museum title)

Ellen Thesleff (Finnish), chalk on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Kullervo Cursing, 1896.

Kullervon kirous (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Charles IV in Red, c. 1789.

Charles IV en rouge (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Male Nude, 1808.

Male Nude (museum title)

John Constable (British), white gouache and graphite on laid paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Study of Simo's and/or Davus's hands for The Girl from Andros

Studie af Simos' og/eller Davus' hænder til Pigen fra Andros (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil and white chalk

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark