History in art: paintings, drawings and prints

The Hand of Charles V, 1874.

La mano de Carlos V (museum title)

Ignacio Merino (Peruvian), oil

Ignacio Merino Municipal Art Gallery, Peru

Man on Horseback - Study 2/6, Pedro Américo

Man on Horseback - Study 2/6, 1887.

Homem a Cavalo - Estudo 2/6 (museum title)

Pedro Américo (Brazilian), graphite on paper

Pedro Américo Figueiredo e Mello collection, Brazil

Man on Horseback - Study 3/6, Pedro Américo

Man on Horseback - Study 3/6, 1887.

Homem a Cavalo - Estudo 3/6 (museum title)

Pedro Américo (Brazilian), graphite on paper

Pedro Américo Figueiredo e Mello collection, Brazil

The Ninth Meeting of the Monções in the Sertão, Oscar Pereira da Silva

The Ninth Meeting of the Monções in the Sertão, 1920.

9º Encontro de Monções no Sertão (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

Portrait de Jeanne Pontillon, Berthe Morisot

Portrait de Jeanne Pontillon, 1894.

Portrait de Jeanne Pontillon (museum title)

Berthe Morisot (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Helmets - Study, 1887.

Capacetes - Estudo (museum title)

Pedro Américo (Brazilian), graphite on paper

Pedro Américo Figueiredo e Mello collection, Brazil

The Shuysky Tsars at the Seym of Warsaw, Jan Matejko

The Shuysky Tsars at the Seym of Warsaw, 1892.

Carowie Szujscy na sejmie warszawskim (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Lake Lucerne, 1848–1852.

Lac des Quatre-Cantons (museum title)

Alexandre Calame (Swiss), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Portrait of Jacopo Strada, 1567–1568.

Portrait de Jacopo Strada (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Man on Horseback - Study 1/6

Homem a Cavalo - Estudo 1/6 (museum title)

Pedro Américo (Brazilian), graphite on paper

Pedro Américo Figueiredo e Mello collection, Brazil

Stańczyk, 1862.

Stańczyk (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Bandeirantes on the Road to the Mines, Oscar Pereira da Silva

Bandeirantes on the Road to the Mines, 1920.

Bandeirantes à Caminho das Minas (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

Session of the Lisbon Cortes, Oscar Pereira da Silva

Session of the Lisbon Cortes, 1922.

Sessão das Cortes de Lisboa (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

Panorama of the Alps, c. 1876.

Panorama des Alpes (museum title)

Gustave Courbet (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Infanta Margaret Theresa in a White and Silver Dress, Diego Velázquez

Infanta Margaret Theresa in a White and Silver Dress, 1656.

L'Infante Marguerite en robe blanche (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

The Landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral at Porto Seguro, 1500, Oscar Pereira da Silva

The Landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral at Porto Seguro, 1500, c. 1900.

Desembarque de Pedro Álvares Cabral em Porto Seguro, 1500 (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

Summer, 1563.

Sommer (museum title)

Giuseppe Arcimboldo (Italian), oil on wood

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Students Leaving Krakow in 1549, Jan Matejko

Students Leaving Krakow in 1549, 1892.

Wyjście żaków z Krakowa w roku 1549 (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Portrait of the Infanta Maria Theresa of Spain, Diego Velázquez

Portrait of the Infanta Maria Theresa of Spain, 1652–1653.

L'Infante Marie-Thérèse (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Cabral's Flagship, Indians Aboard the Flagship

Nau Capitania de Cabral, Índios a Bordo da Capitania de… (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

The Covered Bridge at Cubatão, 1850, Oscar Pereira da Silva

The Covered Bridge at Cubatão, 1850, 1920.

Ponte Coberta de Cubatão, 1850 (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

Portrait of Prince Philip Prospero, Diego Velázquez

Portrait of Prince Philip Prospero, 1659.

Le Prince Philippe Prosper (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Orange Groves at Cagnes, Félix Vallotton

Orange Groves at Cagnes, 1923–1924.

Jardins d'orangers à Cagnes (museum title)

Félix Vallotton (Swiss), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Study of the figure of the king for the painting "The Vows of John Casimir", Jan Matejko

Study of the figure of the king for the painting "The Vows of John Casimir", 1893.

Studium postaci króla do obrazu "Śluby Jana Kazimierza" (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse, Reconciling with the Church (14 June 1209) — Salon of 1842, Adrien Dauzats

Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse, Reconciling with the Church (14 June 1209) — Salon of 1842, 1842.

Raymond VI, Comte de Toulouse, se réconciliant avec l'Église (museum title)

Adrien Dauzats (French), lithograph

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Fire, 1566.

Feuer (museum title)

Giuseppe Arcimboldo (Italian), oil on wood

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Nymph and Shepherd, c. 1570–1575.

Nymphe et Berger (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Winter, 1563.

Winter (museum title)

Giuseppe Arcimboldo (Italian), oil on wood

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Die Malkunst, c. 1666–1668.

Die Malkunst (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

The Turkish Bath, 1907.

Le Bain turc (museum title)

Félix Vallotton (Swiss), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress, Diego Velázquez

Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress, 1659.

L'Infante Marguerite en bleu (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Thousand Years of Homage, c. 1900.

Ezeréves Hódolat (museum title)

Gyula Benczúr (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Jósa András Museum, Hungary

Sketch for the painting "The Vows of John Casimir"; verso: sketch of drapery, Jan Matejko

Sketch for the painting "The Vows of John Casimir"; verso: sketch of drapery, before 1893.

Szkic do obrazu "Śluby Jana Kazimierza"; verso: szkic… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Man on Horseback - Study 6/6, Pedro Américo

Man on Horseback - Study 6/6, 1887.

Homem a Cavalo - Estudo 6/6 (museum title)

Pedro Américo (Brazilian), graphite on paper

Pedro Américo Figueiredo e Mello collection, Brazil

Liotard Laughing, c. 1770.

Liotard riant (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Self-Portrait, Known as "Hand on Chin", Jean-Étienne Liotard

Self-Portrait, Known as "Hand on Chin", c. 1770.

Autoportrait, dit « la main au menton » (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel and gouache on blue-primed canvas

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Infanta Margarita Teresa, Diego Velázquez

Infanta Margarita Teresa, 1653.

L'Infante Marguerite (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Christiania in 1686, c. 1875.

Christiania anno 1686 (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Christopher Columbus before the Scholars at Salamanca, Ignacio Merino

Christopher Columbus before the Scholars at Salamanca, 1863.

Cristóbal Colón ante los sabios en Salamanca (museum title)

Ignacio Merino (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Ignacio Merino Municipal Art Gallery, Peru

Hands - Study

Mãos - Estudo (museum title)

Pedro Américo (Brazilian), graphite on paper

Pedro Américo Figueiredo e Mello collection, Brazil

Introduction of Christianity, A.D. 965, Jan Matejko

Introduction of Christianity, A.D. 965, 1889.

Zaprowadzenie chrześcijaństwa. R.P. 965 (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Bohdan Khmelnytsky with Tugay Bey at Lviv, Jan Matejko

Bohdan Khmelnytsky with Tugay Bey at Lviv, 1885.

Bohdan Chmielnicki z Tuhaj-bejem pod Lwowem (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Man on Horseback - Study 5/6, Pedro Américo

Man on Horseback - Study 5/6, 1887.

Homem a Cavalo - Estudo 5/6 (museum title)

Pedro Américo (Brazilian), charcoal on paper

Pedro Américo Figueiredo e Mello collection, Brazil

The Bandeirantes of Mogi das Cruzes Fighting the Guaicuru

Combate de Bandeirantes de Mogi das Cruzes com Guaicurus (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

Winter, 1851.

L'Hiver (museum title)

Alexandre Calame (Swiss), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

The Founding of the City of São Paulo, Oscar Pereira da Silva

The Founding of the City of São Paulo, c. 1909.

Fundação da Cidade de São Paulo (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

Portrait de Johann Kleberger, Albrecht Dürer

Portrait de Johann Kleberger, 1526.

Portrait de Johann Kleberger (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), oil on wood panel

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Study of the figure of an officer for the painting “Constitution of 3 May 1791”, Jan Matejko

Study of the figure of an officer for the painting “Constitution of 3 May 1791”, before 1891.

Studium postaci oficera do obrazu „Uchwalenie Konstytucji 3… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Sketch for the painting “Constitution of the 3 May”, Jan Matejko

Sketch for the painting “Constitution of the 3 May”, 1890.

Szkic do obrazu "Konstytucja 3-Maja" (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Departure from Porto Feliz

Partida de Porto Feliz (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil