Fold in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Femme à l'ombrelle tournée vers la droite, Claude Monet

Femme à l'ombrelle tournée vers la droite, 1886.

Femme à l'ombrelle tournée vers la droite (museum title)

Claude Monet (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

The Needlewoman, c. 1640–1650.

The Needlewoman (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Studies of a Virgin and Child (right, a Study for the Benois Madonna), Leonardo da Vinci

Studies of a Virgin and Child (right, a Study for the Benois Madonna), 1500.

Studies of a Virgin and Child (right, a Study for the… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

British Museum, United Kingdom

Study for the figure of Mme de Prangins, figure for Mme de Budé's right arm and hand with fan, and two studies of a right hand, Jens Juel

Study for the figure of Mme de Prangins, figure for Mme de Budé's right arm and hand with fan, and two studies of a right hand, 1791–1792.

Studie til Mne de Prangins figur, fugur til mne de Budés… (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), black and white chalk on blue paper

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Unused costume study for the portrait of Marie Elisabeth, wife of an admiral, Jens Juel

Unused costume study for the portrait of Marie Elisabeth, wife of an admiral, 1790s.

Ikke anvendt dragtstudie til portrættet af admiralinde… (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), red chalk

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Drapery study, c. 1868.

Draperistudie (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal, pencil and wash on paper

National Museum of Norway

Vierge à l'Enfant, 1516.

Vierge à l'Enfant (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), oil on wood panel

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Figural Studies for the Adoration of the Magi, Leonardo da Vinci

Figural Studies for the Adoration of the Magi, 1481.

Figural Studies for the Adoration of the Magi (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Musée Bonnat-Helleu, France

Étude pour la Madone au chat, Leonardo da Vinci

Étude pour la Madone au chat, 1480.

Étude pour la Madone au chat (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian), encre et bistre sur papier

British Museum, United Kingdom

Six études d'hommes nus ou drapés, Leonardo da Vinci

Six études d'hommes nus ou drapés, 1480.

Six études d'hommes nus ou drapés (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Department of Prints and Drawings, Louvre Museum, France

Dancing Women, c. 1515.

Dancing Women (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Galeries de l'Académie, Italy

Die vier Apostel Die Heiligen Markus und Paulus, Albrecht Dürer

Die vier Apostel Die Heiligen Markus und Paulus, 1526.

Die vier Apostel Die Heiligen Markus und Paulus (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), oil on limewood panel

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Germany

Still Life with Fruit, 1917.

Hedelmäasetelma (museum title)

Ellen Thesleff (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Young Woman in Netherlandish Dress, Albrecht Dürer

Young Woman in Netherlandish Dress, 1521.

Young Woman in Netherlandish Dress (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German)

National Gallery of Art, United States

Saint Antoine, 1519.

Saint Antoine (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), engraving on laid paper

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Study of a woman's right arm holding a veil; preparatory study for the portrait of Countess Constance Bernstorff, née Knuth, Jens Juel

Study of a woman's right arm holding a veil; preparatory study for the portrait of Countess Constance Bernstorff, née Knuth, c. 1788–1791.

Studie af en kvindes højre arm, holdende et slør… (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Study of a Man with a Headpiece Seen in Profile, 1483.

Study of a Man with a Headpiece Seen in Profile (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian), ink

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Composition sketch for a full-length portrait of Frederick VI as young crown prince. Standing by a table, facing left, Jens Juel

Composition sketch for a full-length portrait of Frederick VI as young crown prince. Standing by a table, facing left, 1781.

Kompositionsudkast til portræt i hel figur af Frederik den… (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), pencil pen and black Indian ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Composition study for a full-length portrait of Frederick VI as young crown prince, Jens Juel

Composition study for a full-length portrait of Frederick VI as young crown prince, 1781.

Kompositionsstudie til portræt i hel figur af Frederik den… (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), pencil pen and black Indian ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Still Life after Jan Davidsz. de Heem's "La Desserte", Henri Matisse

Still Life after Jan Davidsz. de Heem's "La Desserte", 1915.

Still Life after Jan Davidsz. de Heem's "La Desserte" (museum title)

Henri Matisse (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Modern Art, United States

Hand Studies for the Portrait of Gustaf Fröding, Richard Bergh

Hand Studies for the Portrait of Gustaf Fröding, c. 1909.

Handstudier till porträttet av Gustaf Fröding (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil and graphite on canvas mounted on cardboard

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Study for the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, Leonardo da Vinci

Study for the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, 1501–1506.

Study for the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Galeries de l'Académie, Italy

Tête de morse, 1521.

Tête de morse (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German)

British Museum, United Kingdom

Studies of an Old Man and a Youth (Salai?) in Profile, Facing each Other, 1495–1500.

Studies of an Old Man and a Youth (Salai?) in Profile… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Uffizi Gallery, Italy

Three Studies of a Woman, Seated and Standing, and Study of a Hand

Three Studies of a Woman, Seated and Standing, and Study of… (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), red chalk on paper

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Un brochet du Loing, 1888.

Un brochet du Loing (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Germany

La Vierge aux rochers, Leonardo da Vinci

La Vierge aux rochers, 1482.

La Vierge aux rochers (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian), oil on wood panel

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

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

The crown prince standing as in the finished painting at Fredensborg, Jens Juel

The crown prince standing as in the finished painting at Fredensborg, 1781.

Kronprinsen stående som i det færdige billede på Fredensborg (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), pencil pen and black Indian ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Un lit : étude de drapé, J. M. W. Turner

Un lit : étude de drapé, 1837.

Un lit : étude de drapé (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), watercolor

British Museum, United Kingdom

Study of a young girl, half from behind, with right arm outstretched, Jens Juel

Study of a young girl, half from behind, with right arm outstretched, 1800–1802.

Studie af en ung pige, halvt fra ryggen, med højre arm… (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Sainte Anne, la Vierge et l'Enfant, Leonardo da Vinci

Sainte Anne, la Vierge et l'Enfant, 1500.

Sainte Anne, la Vierge et l'Enfant (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Department of Prints and Drawings, Louvre Museum, France

Two draped men standing

Two draped men standing (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian)

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Drapery Study for the Right Arm of Saint Peter in the Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci

Drapery Study for the Right Arm of Saint Peter in the Last Supper, 1495.

Drapery Study for the Right Arm of Saint Peter in the Last… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

A Woman and Baby, 1830s.

A Woman and Baby (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

La Face de Jésus-Christ, 1516.

La Face de Jésus-Christ (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), etching on paper

British Museum, United Kingdom

L'Homme de douleurs assis, Albrecht Dürer

L'Homme de douleurs assis, 1515.

L'Homme de douleurs assis (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), etching on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Madonna Benois, 1480.

Madonna Benois (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian), oil on wood panel

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Figural Studies for the Adoration of the Magi (Joseph and Two Shepherds and Sketches for a Christ Child), Leonardo da Vinci

Figural Studies for the Adoration of the Magi (Joseph and Two Shepherds and Sketches for a Christ Child), 1480.

Figural Studies for the Adoration of the Magi (Joseph and… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

Two Studies of an Ancient Statue (recto); Scylla and a Centaur (verso), Nicolas Poussin

Two Studies of an Ancient Statue (recto); Scylla and a Centaur (verso), c. 1632–1635.

Two Studies of an Ancient Statue (recto); Scylla and a… (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), pen and brown ink

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

La Joconde, 1503.

La Joconde (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian), huile sur panneau de peuplier et bois

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Saint Simon, 1523.

Saint Simon (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), engraving on paper

Chester Beatty Library, Ireland

Two draped men sitting, one standing

Two draped men sitting, one standing (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian)

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Drapery study, 1790s.

Draperistudie (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), pencil

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Study of a table with a cloth and a drapery study, Jens Juel

Study of a table with a cloth and a drapery study, c. 1789–1792.

Studie af et bord med tæppe og et draperi-studie (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), black and white chalk on blue paper

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Sitzender Mann, halb vom Rücken gesehen, nach links vorgeneigt, Caspar David Friedrich

Sitzender Mann, halb vom Rücken gesehen, nach links vorgeneigt, 1822.

Sitzender Mann, halb vom Rücken gesehen, nach links… (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), india ink

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

Jésus sur le mont des oliviers, Albrecht Dürer

Jésus sur le mont des oliviers, 1515.

Jésus sur le mont des oliviers (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), etching on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Crown Prince Frederick VI standing, facing left, left hand on his hip and right hand pointing into the picture, Jens Juel

Crown Prince Frederick VI standing, facing left, left hand on his hip and right hand pointing into the picture, 1781.

Kronprins Frederik den sjette stående en face mod venstre… (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), pencil pen and black Indian ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Nature morte aux fruits, 1915.

Nature morte aux fruits (museum title)

Henri Matisse (French), oil on canvas

Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany

Vierge à l'Enfant, dite 'Vierge aux fruits', Leonardo da Vinci

Vierge à l'Enfant, dite 'Vierge aux fruits', 1479.

Vierge à l'Enfant, dite 'Vierge aux fruits' (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Department of Prints and Drawings, Louvre Museum, France