Fortification in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Landscape from Gotland (at city wall in Visby), Amélie Lundahl

Landscape from Gotland (at city wall in Visby), 1888.

Maisema Gotlannista (Visbyn muureilla) (museum title)

Amélie Lundahl (Finnish), painting

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

View of the Fortifications, Henri Rousseau

View of the Fortifications, 1909.

View of the Fortifications (museum title)

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Hiroshima Museum of Art, Japan

Entrance of La Rochelle Harbor, Paul Signac

Entrance of La Rochelle Harbor, 1921.

Entrée du port de La Rochelle (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Port of La Rochelle, 1915.

Le Port de La Rochelle (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), oil

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy, France

Frederik II Builds Kronborg Castle at Elsinore, Nicolai Abildgaard

Frederik II Builds Kronborg Castle at Elsinore, 1781.

Frederik II bygger Kronborg (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Initial V for the Poem “Viapori”, Albert Edelfelt

Initial V for the Poem “Viapori”, 1897–1900.

Viapori-runon alkukirjain V (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), ink on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Särkkä Island, Helsinki, Albert Edelfelt

Särkkä Island, Helsinki, 1894.

Särkkä (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Kronborg at Helsingør, Johan Christian Dahl

Kronborg at Helsingør, 1834.

Kronborg i Helsingør (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Landscape with ancient buildings. Design for decoration

Landskab med antikke bygninger. Dekorationsudkast (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Suceava, the fortified bell tower, Leon Wyczółkowski

Suceava, the fortified bell tower, 1910.

Suczawa - dzwonnica obronna (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), lithograph

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The War. Colour Sketch, 1896.

Der Krieg. Farbskizze (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), tempera on panel

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

View of the Fortifications to the left of the Gate of Vanves, Henri Rousseau

View of the Fortifications to the left of the Gate of Vanves, 1909.

View of the Fortifications to the left of the Gate of Vanves (museum title)

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Entrance to the Harbor of La Rochelle, Paul Signac

Entrance to the Harbor of La Rochelle, c. 1920–1928.

Entrance to the Harbor of La Rochelle (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), graphite and watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Antibes, le soir, 1914.

Antibes le soir (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg, France

Frederik II Builds Kronborg Castle at Elsinore, 1781–1782.

Frederik II bygger Kronborg (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Harbor of La Rochelle, Camille Corot

The Harbor of La Rochelle, 1851.

Le Port de La Rochelle (museum title)

Camille Corot (French), oil on canvas

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

Prospect of Porta San Paolo and the Pyramid of Caius Cestius Seen from the City Side, Rome, C.W. Eckersberg

Prospect of Porta San Paolo and the Pyramid of Caius Cestius Seen from the City Side, Rome, 1814.

Prospekt af Porta S.Paolo og Piramide di Caio Cestio set… (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), pencil, brush and grey wash

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Luxembourg, 1825.

Luxembourg (museum title)

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

Yale Center for British Art, United States

View along the rampart towards Nørreport, seen from inside, C.W. Eckersberg

View along the rampart towards Nørreport, seen from inside, 1807.

Udsigt langs volden mod Nørreport, set indefra (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Suceava, the Orthodox church, Leon Wyczółkowski

Suceava, the Orthodox church, 1910.

Suczawa - cerkiew (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), lithograph

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

View toward the Mont Blanc Massif from the Artist’s Studio at Geneva, with a Self-portrait, Jean-Étienne Liotard

View toward the Mont Blanc Massif from the Artist’s Studio at Geneva, with a Self-portrait, 1765–1770.

View toward the Mont Blanc Massif from the Artist’s Studio… (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on parchment

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Vision. Scene from Visby, 1894.

Vision. Motiv från Visby (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

La Rochelle, c. 1920–1928.

La Rochelle (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), black crayon and watercolor

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

La Rochelle, 1912.

La Rochelle (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), brush and China ink with brown wash, graphite and charcoal

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

“But: Viapori – Away With That Name! It Breaks the Peace, It Conjures a Storm in the Mind”, Original Drawing for the Illustration of the Tales of Ensign Stål, 1897–1900.

"Mut: Viapori - pois se nimi pois, se rauhan rikkoo… (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), ink on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

La Rochelle. Entrée du port d'échouage, Camille Corot

La Rochelle. Entrée du port d'échouage, 1851.

La Rochelle. Entrée du port d'échouage (museum title)

Camille Corot (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

The “Kurza Stopka” (Hen’s Foot) turret, Leon Wyczółkowski

The “Kurza Stopka” (Hen’s Foot) turret, 1915.

Kurza Stopka (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), lithograph

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Rhodes, 1823.

Rhodes (museum title)

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

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The “Kurza Stopka” (Hen’s Foot) turret, 1911–1912.

Kurza Stopka (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), lithograph

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Martello Towers near Bexhill, Sussex, J. M. W. Turner

Martello Towers near Bexhill, Sussex, published in 1811.

Martello Towers near Bexhill, Sussex (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British)

National Gallery of Art, United States

Christiania in 1686, c. 1875.

Christiania anno 1686 (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Fortress of Varberg, 1890s.

Varbergs fästning (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Thorvaldsen's Arrival and Reception in the Roads of Copenhagen, 17 September 1838, C.W. Eckersberg

Thorvaldsen's Arrival and Reception in the Roads of Copenhagen, 17 September 1838, 1838.

Thorvaldsens Ankomst og Modtagelse paa Kjøbenhavns Rhed… (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Fortifications at Antibes, Eugène Boudin

The Fortifications at Antibes, 1893.

The Fortifications at Antibes (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), oil on canvas

Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery, United Kingdom

View of the Old Ramparts of Antwerp

Gezicht op de oude vestingwallen van Antwerpen (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Kronborg Seen from Marienlyst, C.W. Eckersberg

Kronborg Seen from Marienlyst, 1823.

Kronborg set fra Marienlyst (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), pencil

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The “Kurza Stopka” (Hen’s Foot) turret, 1915.

Kurza Stopka (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), lithograph

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Barbican and the Floriańska Street – View from Zacisze Street, Stanisław Wyspiański

The Barbican and the Floriańska Street – View from Zacisze Street, 1894.

Widok na Barbakan i Bramę Floriańską z ulicy Zacisze (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Windsor Castle, c. 1834.

Windsor Castle (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), graphite on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Copenhagen Seen from the Outer Roads, with a Brig at Anchor and a Sloop under Sail

København set fra Yderhavnen med en Brig til ankers og en… (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka

The Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, 1905.

Az Olajfák hegye Jeruzsálemben (museum title)

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Janus Pannonius Museum, Hungary

Fort Samson, Grandcamp, 1885.

Fort Samson, Grandcamp (museum title)

Georges Seurat (French), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Entrance to the Old Basin at La Rochelle, Paul Signac

Entrance to the Old Basin at La Rochelle, 1918–1921.

Indsejlingen til det gamle havnebassin i La Rochelle (museum title)

Paul Signac (French)

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Swijgh Utrecht Tower in Amsterdam, Rembrandt van Rijn

The Swijgh Utrecht Tower in Amsterdam, c. 1650–1655.

De toren Swijgh Utrecht in Amsterdam (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), pen and brown ink

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Study of the beach on a grey day at St. Malo, Peder Severin Krøyer

Study of the beach on a grey day at St. Malo, 1877.

Strandstudie i Graavejr. St. Malo (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on wood

The Hirschsprung Collection, Denmark

The Castle at Ostia, 1815.

Kastellet i Ostia (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Fredriksberg Fortifications on Nordnes in Bergen, Johan Christian Dahl

Fredriksberg Fortifications on Nordnes in Bergen, 1834.

Fredriksberg fortifikasjoner på Nordnes i Bergen (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), oil on paper, mounted on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Fæstningen Königstein set fra Lilienstein, Caspar David Friedrich

Fæstningen Königstein set fra Lilienstein, 1789.

Fæstningen Königstein set fra Lilienstein (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), pencil

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Riding School at Akershus Castle, Hans Gude

The Riding School at Akershus Castle, 1846.

Ridehuset ved Akershus festning (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), oil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Borg på Amalfikysten, 1842.

Borg på Amalfikysten (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway