Flag in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Yacht Basin at Trouville-Deauville, Eugène Boudin

Yacht Basin at Trouville-Deauville, 1896.

Yacht Basin at Trouville-Deauville (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States

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

Thousand Years of Homage, c. 1900.

Ezeréves Hódolat (museum title)

Gyula Benczúr (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Jósa András Museum, Hungary

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

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

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

First Proposed Decoration of the Walls in the Lower Hall of the National Museum, Stockholm, Carl Larsson

First Proposed Decoration of the Walls in the Lower Hall of the National Museum, Stockholm, 1913.

Första förslaget till fresker i NM:s nedre trapphall (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), pen drawing with watercolour

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

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 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

Loading the Canoes, Oscar Pereira da Silva

Loading the Canoes, c. 1920.

Carga de Canoas (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

The Peasant Dance, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Peasant Dance, 1568.

The Peasant Dance (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on panel

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

HMS 'Edinburgh' on anti-torpedo exercise, Edoardo De Martino

HMS 'Edinburgh' on anti-torpedo exercise, c. 1887.

HMS 'Edinburgh' on anti-torpedo exercise (museum title)

Edoardo De Martino (Italian), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

The Raft of the Medusa, Victor Meirelles

The Raft of the Medusa, c. 1857–1858.

Le Radeau de la Meduse (A jangada da Medusa) (museum title)

Victor Meirelles (Brazilian), oil on paper laid on cardboard

Museu Victor Meirelles, Brazil

Entrée du port du Havre et le brise-lames ouest, soleil, matin, Camille Pissarro

Entrée du port du Havre et le brise-lames ouest, soleil, matin, 1903.

Entrée du port du Havre et le brise-lames ouest, soleil… (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Dixon Gallery and Gardens, United States

The Channel of Gravelines, Grand Fort-Philippe, Georges Seurat

The Channel of Gravelines, Grand Fort-Philippe, 1890.

The Channel of Gravelines, Grand Fort-Philippe (museum title)

Georges Seurat (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

The Funeral, 1900s.

Begravelsen (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

A Frigate and some other Ships Cruising, C.W. Eckersberg

A Frigate and some other Ships Cruising, 1845.

En fregat og nogle andre skibe som krydser (museum title)

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

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Sketch for the painting “Constitution of the 3 May”, Jan Matejko

Sketch for the painting “Constitution of the 3 May”, 1890.

Szkic do obrazu "Konstytucja 3-Maja" (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Festivities at Les Invalides, Henri Evenepoel

Festivities at Les Invalides, 1898.

La fête aux Invalides (museum title)

Henri Evenepoel (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Trouville-Deauville – Low Tide, Eugène Boudin

Trouville-Deauville – Low Tide, 1897.

Trouville-Deauville – Low Tide (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), oil on wood panel

Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Portugal

The Channel Squadron, 1898, Edoardo De Martino

The Channel Squadron, 1898, 1898.

The Channel Squadron, 1898 (museum title)

Edoardo De Martino (Italian), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Philip II offering the Infante don Fernando to the Heavens, Titien

Philip II offering the Infante don Fernando to the Heavens, 1573–1575.

Philippe II offrant au ciel son fils l'infant don Ferdinand (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Religion saved by Spain, c. 1572–1575.

L'Espagne au secours de la religion (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

The Channel at Gravelines, Evening, Georges Seurat

The Channel at Gravelines, Evening, 1890.

Le Chenal de Gravelines, un soir (museum title)

Georges Seurat (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Modern Art, United States

Landing of the Argentine Army Facing the Curuzú Trenches, September 12, 1866, Cándido López

Landing of the Argentine Army Facing the Curuzú Trenches, September 12, 1866, 1891.

Desembarco del Ejército Argentino frente a las trincheras… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ships in the Sound North of Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, C.W. Eckersberg

Ships in the Sound North of Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, 1847.

Parti af Øresund nord for Kronborg (museum title)

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

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Arrival of the Frigate Constituição in Rio de Janeiro, Edoardo De Martino

Arrival of the Frigate Constituição in Rio de Janeiro, 1872.

Chegada da Fragata Constituição ao Rio de Janeiro (museum title)

Edoardo De Martino (Italian), oil on canvas

National Historical Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Docks at Saint Malo, 1927.

Docks at Saint Malo (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), watercolor over graphite

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Return of the Boats, 1897.

The Return of the Boats (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), oil on cardboard

National Museum Cardiff (Amgueddfa Cymru), United Kingdom

The Massacre of the Innocents, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Massacre of the Innocents, 1566.

The Massacre of the Innocents (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on panel

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Boat in Port, c. 1929–1931.

Boat in Port (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), watercolor

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Interior of the Church of San Juan de los Reyes, Toledo, Adrien Dauzats

Interior of the Church of San Juan de los Reyes, Toledo, 1855.

Intérieur de l'église Saint-Jean des Rois à Tolède (museum title)

Adrien Dauzats (French), oil on canvas

Massey Museum, Tarbes

Well of the Château de Nantes, Brittany, Adrien Dauzats

Well of the Château de Nantes, Brittany, 1846.

Puits du Chateau de Nantes, Bretagne (museum title)

Adrien Dauzats (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Le Croisic, 1928.

Le Croisic (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), watercolor over graphite and black chalk

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Shuysky Tsars at the Seym of Warsaw, Jan Matejko

The Shuysky Tsars at the Seym of Warsaw, 1892.

Carowie Szujscy na sejmie warszawskim (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Boarding of the Corvette Maceió and the Schooner Dois de Dezembro, Edoardo De Martino

The Boarding of the Corvette Maceió and the Schooner Dois de Dezembro, 1873.

Abordagem da corveta Maceió e da escuna Dois de Dezembro (museum title)

Edoardo De Martino (Italian), oil on canvas

National Historical Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Three Soldiers, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Three Soldiers, 1568.

The Three Soldiers (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on panel

The Frick Collection, United States

Régates à Argenteuil, Gustave Caillebotte

Régates à Argenteuil, 1893.

Régates à Argenteuil (museum title)

Gustave Caillebotte (French), oil on canvas

Private collection

London Bridge on the Night of the Marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales, William Holman Hunt

London Bridge on the Night of the Marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales, 1863.

London Bridge on the Night of the Marriage of the Prince… (museum title)

William Holman Hunt (British), oil on canvas

Ashmolean Museum, United Kingdom

House with flag at Sarabråten, Adolph Tidemand

House with flag at Sarabråten, 1875.

Hus med flagg ved Sarabråten (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Marines, les lamaneurs, 1923.

Marines, les lamaneurs (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), oil on canvas

Matsuoka Museum of Art, Japan

Pietà (Piedad), Melchor Pérez de Holguín

Pietà (Piedad), c. 1720.

Pietà (Piedad) (museum title)

Melchor Pérez de Holguín (Bolivian), oil on canvas

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

The Passage of the Liberators (Apotheosis of Ayacucho), Daniel Hernández

The Passage of the Liberators (Apotheosis of Ayacucho), 20th century.

El paso de los libertadores (Apoteosis de Ayacucho) (museum title)

Daniel Hernández (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Musée central de la Banque centrale de réserve du Pérou (MUCEN), Peru

Sur la plage de Trouville, Eugène Boudin

Sur la plage de Trouville, 1898.

Sur la plage de Trouville (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), oil on wood panel

Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes de Valparaíso, Chili

The Pont Neuf, Paris, 1928.

The Pont Neuf, Paris (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), pencil and watercolor

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Quilleboeuf, c. 1928.

Quilleboeuf (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), black crayon and watercolor

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Privateer Outsailing a Pursuing Frigate, C.W. Eckersberg

A Privateer Outsailing a Pursuing Frigate, 1845.

En kaperskonnert, som undløber en forfølgende fregat (museum title)

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

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Departure from Porto Feliz

Partida de Porto Feliz (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

Birthday. A woman at the end of a table with candles and a flag, Anna Ancher

Birthday. A woman at the end of a table with candles and a flag, 1910–1915.

Fødselsdag. En kvinde for enden af et bord med lys og flag (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Anchers Hus (Skagens Museum), Denmark

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