Funeral in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Peasant Burial, 1880.

En bondebegravelse (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Portrait of a thin-faced, bearded man, Ancient Egypt

Portrait of a thin-faced, bearded man, 160–180.

Portrait of a thin-faced, bearded man (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, encaustic on limewood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Sketch for an illustration for Selma Lagerlöf's novel Herr Arne's Hoard, Albert Edelfelt

Sketch for an illustration for Selma Lagerlöf's novel Herr Arne's Hoard, 1904.

Kuvitusluonnos Selma Lagerlöfin romaaniin Aarne herran rahat (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), charcoal and watercolour on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Funeral, 1900s.

Begravelsen (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

La Mort de la Vierge, 1603.

La Mort de la Vierge (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Sketchbook, folio 1: ornaments and weapons for “Funeral of a Noble Rus”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketchbook, folio 1: ornaments and weapons for “Funeral of a Noble Rus”, 1881–1883.

Karta 1 recto: szkice ozdób oraz broni do obrazu „Pogrzeb… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Catafalque for the Funeral of Princess Dona Leopoldina, Edoardo De Martino

Catafalque for the Funeral of Princess Dona Leopoldina, c. 1869–1876.

Catafalco per Fúnerale della Principessa Dª. Leopoldina (museum title)

Edoardo De Martino (Italian), graphite and wash on paper

Instituto Moreira Salles, Brazil

Funeral group

Funeral group (museum title)

Petrus van der Velden (New Zealander), pencil on paper

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

Conveying the Child's Coffin (A Child's Funeral), Albert Edelfelt

Conveying the Child's Coffin (A Child's Funeral), 1879.

Lapsen ruumissaatto (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Hearse Procession

Ligvognstoget (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Funerals of Inca Atahualpa, Luis Montero

The Funerals of Inca Atahualpa, 1867.

Los funerales de Atahualpa (museum title)

Luis Montero (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

Portrait of a young woman with a gilded wreath, Ancient Egypt

Portrait of a young woman with a gilded wreath, 120–140.

Portrait of a young woman with a gilded wreath (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, encaustic and gold leaf on wood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of an elderly lady with a gold wreath, Ancient Egypt

Portrait of an elderly lady with a gold wreath, 100–125.

Portrait of an elderly lady with a gold wreath (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, encaustic on limewood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Funerary Panel of a Man

Funerary Panel of a Man (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, encaustic on linen

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The Funeral, c. 1867.

The Funeral (museum title)

Édouard Manet (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Sketchbook, folio 2: ornaments for “Funeral of a Noble Rus”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketchbook, folio 2: ornaments for “Funeral of a Noble Rus”, 1881–1883.

Karta 2 recto: szkice ozdób do obrazu „Pogrzeb wodza Rusów" (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Tobit Burying the Dead, c. 1710.

Tobit Burying the Dead (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), red chalk

National Gallery of Art, United States

A Burial at Ornans, 1849–1850.

Un enterrement à Ornans (museum title)

Gustave Courbet (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Piétié Filiale, 1838.

Piétié Filiale (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph on newsprint

National Gallery of Art, United States

Sketch for Conveying the Child's Coffin (A Child's Funeral)

Luonnos teokseen Lapsen ruumissaatto (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Marken funeral barge, Petrus van der Velden

Marken funeral barge, 1890–1891.

Marken funeral barge (museum title)

Petrus van der Velden (New Zealander), oil on canvas

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

Fragmentary Shroud with a Bearded Young Man, Ancient Egypt

Fragmentary Shroud with a Bearded Young Man, 120–150.

Fragmentary Shroud with a Bearded Young Man (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, tempera on linen

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Funerary Portrait of a Young Girl, Ancient Egypt

Funerary Portrait of a Young Girl, vers 25-37.

Funerary Portrait of a Young Girl (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, encaustic on limewood

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Fireman's funeral, George Street, Arthur Streeton

Fireman's funeral, George Street, 1894.

Fireman's funeral, George Street (museum title)

Arthur Streeton (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

The Devil Is Dead, 1907.

Piru on kuollut (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Sketchbook, folio 3: studies for “Funeral of a Noble Rus”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketchbook, folio 3: studies for “Funeral of a Noble Rus”, 1881–1883.

Karta 3 recto: szkice do obrazu "Pogrzeb wodza Rusów"… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, Le Greco

The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, 1586.

L'Enterrement du comte d'Orgaz (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Church of Santo Tomé, Spain

"You, the Dearest of All That Is on Earth, Were Held Close in My Arms", Albert Edelfelt

"You, the Dearest of All That Is on Earth, Were Held Close in My Arms", 1897–1900.

"Kallein kaikista mit' ompi maassa olit sylihini suljettuna" (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), black chalk and gouache on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Wobbling Head, 1834.

La tête branlante (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Sketch for Conveying the Child's Coffin (A Child's Funeral)

Lapsen ruumissaatto, luonnos (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Portrait of a young woman in red, Ancient Egypt

Portrait of a young woman in red, 90-120.

Portrait of a young woman in red (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, encaustic and gold leaf on limewood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Funeral in a Coal Mine – Blessing of the Coffins, Constantin Meunier

Funeral in a Coal Mine – Blessing of the Coffins, 1879.

Funeral in a Coal Mine – Blessing of the Coffins (museum title)

Constantin Meunier (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Painted Shroud Fragment, 1st century BCE–1st century CE.

Painted Shroud Fragment (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, paint on gessoed linen

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Funerary Portrait of a Woman

Funerary Portrait of a Woman (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, encaustic on linen

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Child's Funeral, 1863.

Kinderbegräbnis (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), oil on canvas

Aargauer Kunsthaus, Switzerland

Funeral barge, c. 1875.

Funeral barge (museum title)

Petrus van der Velden (New Zealander), charcoal on paper

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

Disciples et saintes femmes relevant le corps de saint Étienne pour l'ensevelir, Eugène Delacroix

Disciples et saintes femmes relevant le corps de saint Étienne pour l'ensevelir, 1853.

Disciples et saintes femmes relevant le corps de saint… (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras, France

Funeral Feast, c. 1854.

Gravøl (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Sketch for Conveying the Child's Coffin (A Child's Funeral)

Lapsen ruumissaatto, luonnos (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Peasant Burial, c. 1878.

En bondebegravelse (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Funeral of Saint Rose, 1918.

Funerales de santa Rosa (museum title)

Teófilo Castillo (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

Portrait of the Boy Eutyches, Ancient Egypt

Portrait of the Boy Eutyches, 100–150.

Portrait of the Boy Eutyches (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, encaustic on wood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

L'Enterrement de sainte Lucie, Caravaggio

L'Enterrement de sainte Lucie, 1608.

L'Enterrement de sainte Lucie (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil

Santa Lucia al Sepolcro sanctuary, Italy

Sketchbook, folio 18: a fallen horse for “Funeral of a Noble Rus”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketchbook, folio 18: a fallen horse for “Funeral of a Noble Rus”, 1883–1884.

Karta 18 recto: szkic padłego konia do obrazu "Pogrzeb… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

A Funeral, 1891.

En begravelse (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Paix - Funérailles en mer, J. M. W. Turner

Paix - Funérailles en mer, 1842.

Paix - Funérailles en mer (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

“Adlercreutz Now Wished to Speak, and Took the Spade in His Victory-Sure Hand…”, Illustration for the Tales of Ensign Stål, Albert Edelfelt

“Adlercreutz Now Wished to Speak, and Took the Spade in His Victory-Sure Hand…”, Illustration for the Tales of Ensign Stål, 1897–1900.

"Adlercreutz nyt haastaa halus, kätehensä voitonvarmaan… (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Funeral Procession on the Sogne Fjord, Hans Gude

Funeral Procession on the Sogne Fjord, c. 1866.

Likfärd på Sognefjord (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Sketch for Conveying the Child's Coffin (A Child's Funeral)

Lapsen ruumissaatto, luonnos (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

A Poor Funeral in a Norwegian Mountain Village, Erik Werenskiold

A Poor Funeral in a Norwegian Mountain Village, 1878.

En fattig begravelse i en norsk fjeldbygd (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen and black ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark