Frieze in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Interior with an Easel, Bredgade 25, Vilhelm Hammershøi

Interior with an Easel, Bredgade 25, 1912.

Interiør med kunstnerens staffeli, Bredgade 25 (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Le Chahut (Study I), 1889.

Étude Pour "Le Chahut" (museum title)

Georges Seurat (French), oil on canvas

Albright-Knox Art Gallery, United States

Ptah and Thoth, c. 1279–1213 BCE.

Ptah et Thot (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, paint on plaster

Tombs of Amennakht and Nebenmaat (TT218-TT219), Thebes, Egypt

Cartoon for the polychromy of St Mary's Church - Frieze with geometric motifs, Jan Matejko

Cartoon for the polychromy of St Mary's Church - Frieze with geometric motifs, 1889–1891.

Karton do polichromii Kościoła Mariackiego - Fryz o… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), watercolor on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Sennedjem worshipping deities, Ancient Egypt

Sennedjem worshipping deities, c. 1294–1213 BCE.

Sennedjem en adoration devant des divinités (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, paint on plaster

Tomb of Sennedjem (TT1), Thebes, Egypt

Ramesses I between a goddess and Ptah, Ancient Egypt

Ramesses I between a goddess and Ptah, c. 1295–1294 BCE.

Ramsès Ier entre une déesse et Ptah (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, paint on plaster

Tomb of Ramesses I (KV16), Valley of the Kings, Egypt

Calf and chest, c. 1390–1336 BCE.

Le veau et le coffre (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, paint on plaster

Tomb of Nebamun and Ipuky (TT181), Thebes, Egypt

Frieze with children sliding, Erik Werenskiold

Frieze with children sliding, 1903.

Frise med barn som sklir (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Beethoven Frieze (plate 7, right wall): Yearning for happiness is assuaged in poetry, Gustav Klimt

Beethoven Frieze (plate 7, right wall): Yearning for happiness is assuaged in poetry, 1901.

Beethoven Frieze (plate 7, right wall): Yearning for… (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian)

Belvedere Museum, Austria

Bertel Thorvaldsen, the Danish Sculptor, C.W. Eckersberg

Bertel Thorvaldsen, the Danish Sculptor, 1832.

Portræt af Bertel Thorvaldsen (1832) (museum title)

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

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Le Chahut, 1889.

Le Chahut (museum title)

Georges Seurat (French), oil on canvas

Kröller-Müller Museum, Netherlands

Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque), Georges Seurat

Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque), 1887–1888.

Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque) (museum title)

Georges Seurat (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Mummiform gods, c. 1279–1213 BCE.

Dieux momiformes (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, paint on plaster

Tombs of Amennakht and Nebenmaat (TT218-TT219), Thebes, Egypt

Harvest in the Field of Reeds, Ancient Egypt

Harvest in the Field of Reeds, c. 1294–1213 BCE.

La moisson dans les champs d'Ialou (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, paint on plaster

Tomb of Sennedjem (TT1), Thebes, Egypt

Grip, Aunt Alette and Inger-Johanna, Erik Werenskiold

Grip, Aunt Alette and Inger-Johanna, 1904.

Grip, tante Alette og Inger-Johanna (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

As Nove Musas Recebem as Ondas Sonoras - Friso sobre o proscênio do Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, Eliseu Visconti

As Nove Musas Recebem as Ondas Sonoras - Friso sobre o proscênio do Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, 1936.

As Nove Musas Recebem as Ondas Sonoras - Friso sobre o… (museum title)

Eliseu Visconti (Brazilian), oil

Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Frise Beethoven, 1901.

Frise Beethoven (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian), casein, paint, graphite, and chalk on plaster

Belvedere Museum, Austria

Beethoven Frieze (plate 4, left wall): Yearning for Happiness, Gustav Klimt

Beethoven Frieze (plate 4, left wall): Yearning for Happiness, 1901.

Beethoven Frieze (plate 4, left wall): Yearning for… (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian)

Belvedere Museum, Austria

Beethoven Frieze (plate 1, left wall): Yearning for Happiness, Gustav Klimt

Beethoven Frieze (plate 1, left wall): Yearning for Happiness, 1901.

Beethoven Frieze (plate 1, left wall): Yearning for… (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian)

Belvedere Museum, Austria

Studies of a young woman and garlands, Erik Werenskiold

Studies of a young woman and garlands, 1903.

Studier av ung kvinne og girlander (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Ladies' Man, 1889.

L'Homme à femmes (museum title)

Georges Seurat (French), oil on canvas

Barnes Foundation, United States

Inherkhau in a barque before a shrine, Ancient Egypt

Inherkhau in a barque before a shrine, c. 1184–1147 BCE.

Inherkhaou dans la barque devant un naos (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, paint on plaster

Tomb of Inherkhau (TT359), Thebes, Egypt

Cartoon for the polychromy of St Mary's Church - Frieze of stylised leaves and lilies in square fields, Jan Matejko

Cartoon for the polychromy of St Mary's Church - Frieze of stylised leaves and lilies in square fields, 1889.

Karton do polichromii Kościoła Mariackiego - Fryz o motywie… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), watercolor on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The sculptor's studio, 1884–1885.

The sculptor's studio (museum title)

Tom Roberts (Australian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Australia

Sketchbook, folio 32: sketch for “Phryne at the Festival of Poseidon in Eleusis”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketchbook, folio 32: sketch for “Phryne at the Festival of Poseidon in Eleusis”, 1883–1884.

Karta 32 recto: szkic do "Fryne na święcie Posejdona w… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Knight, 1905.

The Knight (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian)

MAK – Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art, Vienna, Austria

Beethoven Frieze (plate 2, left wall): Yearning for Happiness, Gustav Klimt

Beethoven Frieze (plate 2, left wall): Yearning for Happiness, 1901.

Beethoven Frieze (plate 2, left wall): Yearning for… (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian)

Belvedere Museum, Austria

Beethoven Frieze (plate 5, center wall): The Hostile Powers, Gustav Klimt

Beethoven Frieze (plate 5, center wall): The Hostile Powers, 1901.

Beethoven Frieze (plate 5, center wall): The Hostile Powers (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian)

Belvedere Museum, Austria

Cover Proposal for the Ateneum Magazine, Published by Wentzel Hagelstam, Albert Edelfelt

Cover Proposal for the Ateneum Magazine, Published by Wentzel Hagelstam, 1898–1899.

Ateneum-lehden kansiehdotus, julkaisija Wentzel Hagelstam (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), paint on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The sailing boat, c. 1427–1400 BCE.

La barque à voile (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, paint on plaster

Tomb of Sennefer (TT96), Thebes, Egypt

Double Portrait of Jacob Meyer zum Hasen and his Wife Dorothea Kannengiesser (interior panels); full coat of arms of Jacob Meyer on red ground (exterior of the male portrait), 1516.

Doppelbildnis des Jacob Meyer zum Hasen und seiner Frau… (museum title)

Hans Holbein le Jeune (Swiss), oil on limewood

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Khepri the scarab and a serpent, Ancient Egypt

Khepri the scarab and a serpent, c. 1184–1147 BCE.

Le scarabée Khépri et un serpent (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, paint on plaster

Tomb of Inherkhau (TT359), Thebes, Egypt

Anubis tending the mummy of Sennedjem, Ancient Egypt

Anubis tending the mummy of Sennedjem, c. 1294–1213 BCE.

Anubis penché sur la momie de Sennedjem (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, paint on plaster

Tomb of Sennedjem (TT1), Thebes, Egypt

L'Arbre de Vie, Frise Stoclet, Gustav Klimt

L'Arbre de Vie, Frise Stoclet, 1909.

L'Arbre de Vie, Frise Stoclet (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian)

MAK – Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art, Vienna, Austria

Succession, 1935.

Succession (museum title)

Wassily Kandinsky (Russian), oil on canvas

Phillips Collection, United States

Design for a hall of the "Jubilee Exhibition" of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts in Kraków, Stanisław Wyspiański

Design for a hall of the "Jubilee Exhibition" of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts in Kraków, 1904.

Projekt sali „Wystawy Jubileuszowej” Towarzystwa Przyjaciół… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil and colored pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

As Nove Musas Recebem as Ondas Sonoras - Estudo para o segundo friso do Proscênio do Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, Eliseu Visconti

As Nove Musas Recebem as Ondas Sonoras - Estudo para o segundo friso do Proscênio do Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, 1934.

As Nove Musas Recebem as Ondas Sonoras - Estudo para o… (museum title)

Eliseu Visconti (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Private collection

Beethoven Frieze (plate 6, center wall): The Hostile Powers, Gustav Klimt

Beethoven Frieze (plate 6, center wall): The Hostile Powers, 1901.

Beethoven Frieze (plate 6, center wall): The Hostile Powers (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian)

Belvedere Museum, Austria

Frise Stoclet, 1900.

Frise Stoclet (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian), gold, silver, platinum, and bronze

Stoclet Palace, Belgium

Two Foxes, 1903.

To rever (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Solitaire (Nude Playing Cards), Félix Vallotton

Solitaire (Nude Playing Cards), 1912.

La Réussite (museum title)

Félix Vallotton (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Stylised stem with acanthus leaves. Design for the painted decoration of the chancel of St Mary's Church, Jan Matejko

Stylised stem with acanthus leaves. Design for the painted decoration of the chancel of St Mary's Church, 1889.

Stylizowana łodyga z liśćmi akantu. Projekt do dekoracji… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), ink on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Frieze of palmettes set in a diagonal lattice. Cartoon for the polychromy of St Mary's Church, Jan Matejko

Frieze of palmettes set in a diagonal lattice. Cartoon for the polychromy of St Mary's Church, 1889–1891.

Fryz o motywach palmet ujętych w ukośne kraty. Karton do… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), watercolor on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The returned daughter, 1904.

Den hjemkomne datter (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Two draped men sitting, one standing

Two draped men sitting, one standing (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian)

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Romulus, Conqueror of Acron, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Romulus, Conqueror of Acron, 1812.

Romulus, vainqueur d'Acron (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), oil on canvas

École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris, France

Beethoven Frieze (plate 3, left wall): Yearning for Happiness, Gustav Klimt

Beethoven Frieze (plate 3, left wall): Yearning for Happiness, 1901.

Beethoven Frieze (plate 3, left wall): Yearning for… (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian)

Belvedere Museum, Austria

Beethoven Frieze (plate 8, right wall): Yearning for happiness is assuaged in poetry, Gustav Klimt

Beethoven Frieze (plate 8, right wall): Yearning for happiness is assuaged in poetry, 1901.

Beethoven Frieze (plate 8, right wall): Yearning for… (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian)

Belvedere Museum, Austria

Women Making Garlands, 1903.

Kvinner binder girlander (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Craftsmen's workshops, c. 1479–1400 BCE.

Ateliers d'artisans (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, paint on plaster

Tomb of Rekhmire (TT100), Thebes, Egypt