Halberd in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Way to Calvary, 1527.

Way to Calvary (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), oil on wood panel

Académie Carrara, Italy

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, c. 1565.

Le Martyre de saint Laurent (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

The Adoration of the Kings, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Adoration of the Kings, 1563.

The Adoration of the Kings (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on oak panel

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Hellebardier, nach rechts [historic], Ferdinand Hodler

Hellebardier, nach rechts [historic], 1895.

Krieger mit Hellebarde (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

The Entry of King Gustav Vasa of Sweden into Stockholm, 1523, Carl Larsson

The Entry of King Gustav Vasa of Sweden into Stockholm, 1523, 1908.

Gustav Vasas intåg i Stockholm 1523 (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Christian IV has the executioner take the chain of the order and the sword from the forger Christopher Rosenkrantz, Wilhelm Marstrand

Christian IV has the executioner take the chain of the order and the sword from the forger Christopher Rosenkrantz, 1861.

Chr. IV lader bødlen tage ordenskæden og sværdet fra… (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Disrobing of Christ, 1577–1579.

Le Dépouillement du Christ (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Toledo Cathedral, Spain

Pilate se lavant les mains, Albrecht Dürer

Pilate se lavant les mains, 1512.

Pilate se lavant les mains (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), engraving on laid paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Arrestation de Jésus, 1511.

Arrestation de Jésus (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

National Gallery of Art, United States

La Résurrection du Christ, Albrecht Dürer

La Résurrection du Christ, 1511.

La Résurrection du Christ (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodcut on paper

British Museum, United Kingdom

Conversion of Paul, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Conversion of Paul, 1567.

Conversion of Paul (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on panel

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

Ilona Zrínyi in the Castle of Munkács, Viktor Madarász

Ilona Zrínyi in the Castle of Munkács, 1859.

Zrínyi Ilona Munkács várában (museum title)

Viktor Madarász (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

The Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1639, Frans Hals

The Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1639, 1639.

The Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1639 (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Frans Hals Museum, Netherlands

Hellebardier, von vorn [historic], Ferdinand Hodler

Hellebardier, von vorn [historic], 1895.

Krieger mit Hellebarde (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Procession II, 1887.

Der Schwingerumzug (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Christian IV has the executioner take the chain of the order and the sword from the forger Christopher Rosenkrantz, 1861.

Chr. IV lader bødlen tage ordenskæden og sværdet fra… (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), pensil, pen and watercolour

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Armour and Weapons from the Musée de Cluny, Helene Schjerfbeck

Armour and Weapons from the Musée de Cluny, 1880.

Cluny-museon haarniska ja aseita (museum title)

Helene Schjerfbeck (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Jésus devant Caïphe, 1512.

Jésus devant Caïphe (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), engraving on laid paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Ecce homo, 1848.

Ecce homo (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on cardboard

Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany

La Crucifixion, 1511.

La Crucifixion (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

British Museum, United Kingdom

Apostle St Thaddeus (Jude), 1610–1614.

San Judas Tadeo (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

El Greco Museum, Spain

The Surrender of Brea, 1635.

La Reddition de Bréda (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

The Retreat from Marignano (Full-Scale Design III), Ferdinand Hodler

The Retreat from Marignano (Full-Scale Design III), 1897–1898.

Rückzug von Marignano. Karton III (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Flame Caller, 1895.

Feuerrufer (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Peder Paars, book 1, canto 5. The bailiff of Anholt and Jens Blok gather their troops, Wilhelm Marstrand

Peder Paars, book 1, canto 5. The bailiff of Anholt and Jens Blok gather their troops, 1863.

Peder Paars 1. bog 5. sang. Fogeden på Anholt og Jens Blok… (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), pencil, pen, black ink and Indian ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Ecce Homo, 1543.

Ecce Homo (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Divers projets d'armes, Leonardo da Vinci

Divers projets d'armes, 1487.

Divers projets d'armes (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Department of Prints and Drawings, Louvre Museum, France

Jésus devant Pilate, 1512.

Jésus devant Pilate (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), engraving on laid paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Jésus devant Pilate, 1511.

Jésus devant Pilate (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

National Gallery of Art, United States

L'Arrestation de Jésus, 1510.

L'Arrestation de Jésus (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

Albertina, Austria

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

Ecce Homo, 1490.

Ecce Homo (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Städel Museum, Germany

The Retreat from Marignano (Full-Scale Design II), Ferdinand Hodler

The Retreat from Marignano (Full-Scale Design II), 1897–1898.

Rückzug von Marignano. Karton II (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Christ presented to the people: oblong plate, Rembrandt van Rijn

Christ presented to the people: oblong plate, 1655.

Christus aan het volk getoond: liggende plaat (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), drypoint

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Officers of the St Adrian Militia Company in 1633, Frans Hals

The Officers of the St Adrian Militia Company in 1633, 1633.

The Officers of the St Adrian Militia Company in 1633 (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Frans Hals Museum, Netherlands

A man with a magic lantern shows an extinct family tree, Nicolai Abildgaard

A man with a magic lantern shows an extinct family tree, c. 1785–1788.

En mand med et laterna magica viser et udgået stamtræ (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Ecce Homo, 1515.

Ecce Homo (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), engraving on laid paper

Chester Beatty Library, Ireland

Le Christ portant la Croix, Albrecht Dürer

Le Christ portant la Croix, 1512.

Le Christ portant la Croix (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), engraving on laid paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Christ montré au peuple, 1511.

Christ montré au peuple (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

National Gallery of Art, United States

La Mort et le Lansquenet, Albrecht Dürer

La Mort et le Lansquenet, 1510.

La Mort et le Lansquenet (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

Musée Groeninge, Belgium

Le temps et un renard tournant la Roue de la Fortune, Albrecht Dürer

Le temps et un renard tournant la Roue de la Fortune, 1526.

Le temps et un renard tournant la Roue de la Fortune (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodcut on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Head of a Halberdier, 1490.

Head of a Halberdier (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on wood panel

Prado Museum, Spain

The Milk Soup at Kappel, 1869.

Die Kappeler Milchsuppe (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Hellebardier auf einem Felsen [historic], Ferdinand Hodler

Hellebardier auf einem Felsen [historic], 1895.

Krieger mit Hellebarde (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Magnus Stenbock Surrenders the Fortress of Tønningen to Frederik IV in 1714, Nicolai Abildgaard

Magnus Stenbock Surrenders the Fortress of Tønningen to Frederik IV in 1714, 1785.

Magnus Stenbock overgiver fæstningen Tønningen til Frederik… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Alfonso d'Avalos Addressing his Troops, Titien

Alfonso d'Avalos Addressing his Troops, c. 1540–1541.

Allocution d’Alphonse d’Avalos (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1616, Frans Hals

The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1616, 1616.

The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia… (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Frans Hals Museum, Netherlands

La Résurrection du Christ, 1512.

La Résurrection du Christ (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), engraving on laid paper

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, United States

Pilate se lavant les mains, 1511.

Pilate se lavant les mains (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Jésus devant Hérode, 1509.

Jésus devant Hérode (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

National Gallery of Art, United States