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61 works by 32 artists

61 works featuring “Kiss” by 32 artists, from the 16th to the 20th century, held in 28 museums.

The Four Times of Day: Morning, William Hogarth

The Four Times of Day: Morning, 1738.

William Hogarth (British), engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

La Surprise (2017.72), Antoine Watteau

La Surprise (2017.72), c. 1718–1719.

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on wood

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

The Kiss, Carolus-Duran

The Kiss, 1868.

Le baiser (museum title)

Carolus-Duran (French), oil on canvas

Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, France

Le Baiser, Gustav Klimt

Le Baiser, 1907.

Gustav Klimt (Austrian), oil and gold leaf on canvas

Belvedere Museum, Austria

La Vierge assise, embrassant l'enfant Jésus, Albrecht Dürer

La Vierge assise, embrassant l'enfant Jésus, 1513.

Albrecht Dürer (German), engraving on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Death of Ellenai, Jacek Malczewski

Death of Ellenai, 1906–1907.

Śmierć Ellenai (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Kiss at Würtemberg, James Gillray

The Kiss at Würtemberg, 1797.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Betrayal of Christ, Antoine van Dyck

The Betrayal of Christ, 1618–1620.

The Betrayal of Christ (van Dyck, Madrid) (museum title)

Antoine van Dyck (Belgian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

The Kiss, Édouard Vuillard

The Kiss, c. 1892.

Le baiser (museum title)

Édouard Vuillard (French), oil on paper and cardboard

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Nudes, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Nudes, c. 1908.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German), charcoal on paper

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, United States

Jupiter and Juno on Mount Ida, James Barry

Jupiter and Juno on Mount Ida, 1809.

James Barry (Irish), etching and mezzotint

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Dr. Syntax and the Gypsies, Thomas Rowlandson

Dr. Syntax and the Gypsies, 1820.

Thomas Rowlandson (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Cupid and Psyche, François Gérard

Cupid and Psyche, 1798.

Psyché et l'Amour (museum title)

François Gérard (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Paris and Helen, Jacques-Louis David

Paris and Helen, 1786.

Paris and Helen (83.GA.192) (museum title)

Jacques-Louis David (French), pen and black ink, brush and gray wash

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

The Pietà, Antoine van Dyck

The Pietà, c. 1629.

Antoine van Dyck (Belgian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

The Reception in Holland, James Gillray

The Reception in Holland, 1799.

Man wordt door een Hollandse menigte begroet en gekust (museum title)

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Come along, my little rats. Dear friend, I wish you a good and happy one, Grandville

Come along, my little rats. Dear friend, I wish you a good and happy one, 1829.

Les Métamorphoses du Jour (museum title)

Grandville (French), hand-colored lithograph

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Lamentation, Antoine van Dyck

The Lamentation, c. 1618–1620.

Antoine van Dyck (Belgian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Hylas Caressed by the Nymph, Nicolai Abildgaard

Hylas Caressed by the Nymph

Hylas, kærtegnet af nymfen (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

"The Meeting at the Golden Gate", design for a panel of the west window of St Mary's Church in Kraków, from the portfolio "Scenes from the Life of the Virgin and Christ", Stanisław Wyspiański

"The Meeting at the Golden Gate", design for a panel of the west window of St Mary's Church in Kraków, from the portfolio "Scenes from the Life of the Virgin and Christ", 1891.

"Spotkanie przy Złotej Bramie". Projekt kwatery do okna… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil, ink, and watercolor on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria, Jusepe de Ribera

The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria, 1648.

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Cup of Love, Elihu Vedder

The Cup of Love, 1887.

Elihu Vedder (American), oil on wood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Yamanba and Kintarō: Kissing, Kitagawa Utamaro

Yamanba and Kintarō: Kissing, 19th century.

山姥と金太郎・接吻 (museum title)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Tokyo National Museum, Japan

The Mother, John Lavery

The Mother, 1909.

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Ulster Museum, United Kingdom

Comforts of Bath: The Music Master, Thomas Rowlandson

Comforts of Bath: The Music Master, 1798.

Thomas Rowlandson (British), pen, ink and watercolour

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Kiss of Judas, Wilhelm Marstrand

The Kiss of Judas

Judaskysset (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), oil on canvas

Nivaagaard Collection, Denmark

Acis and Galatea, Nicolas Poussin

Acis and Galatea, 1627–1628.

Acis et Galatée (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Everyone takes his pleasure where he finds it, Grandville

Everyone takes his pleasure where he finds it, 1828–1829.

Chacun prend son plaisir où il le trouve (museum title)

Grandville (French), hand-colored lithograph

Maison de Balzac, France

Un Retour de jeunesse, Honoré Daumier

Un Retour de jeunesse, 1845.

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

O beijo, Eliseu Visconti

O beijo, 1910.

Eliseu Visconti (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Palácio Boa Vista, Brazil

La Trahison du Christ, Albrecht Dürer

La Trahison du Christ, 1508.

Albrecht Dürer (German), engraving on laid paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Kiss, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

The Kiss, 1930.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German), woodblock print

National Gallery of Art, United States

A Man Embracing a Woman, Auguste Rodin

A Man Embracing a Woman, 1878–1881.

En mand der omfavner en kvinde (museum title)

Auguste Rodin (French)

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

A loving divine couple, seated in the clouds, Nicolai Abildgaard

A loving divine couple, seated in the clouds

Et elskende gudepar, siddende i skyerne (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Ratapoil Spreading Propaganda, Honoré Daumier

Ratapoil Spreading Propaganda, 1851.

Ratapoil Fesant de la Propaganda: Si vous aimez votre… (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

An Abduction Scene, Wilhelm Marstrand

An Abduction Scene

En bortførelsesscene (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish)

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Bacchanales: Nymph Astride a Satyr, Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Bacchanales: Nymph Astride a Satyr, 1763.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French), etching

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Two Women on a Cloud, Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Two Women on a Cloud, 1763–1764.

Twee vrouwen op een wolk (museum title)

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French), print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Armoiries avec un crâne, Albrecht Dürer

Armoiries avec un crâne, 1503.

Albrecht Dürer (German), engraving

National Gallery of Art, United States

Christ Taken Captive, Lucas Cranach l'Ancien

Christ Taken Captive

Lucas Cranach l'Ancien (German), woodblock print

National Gallery of Art, United States

Leda and the Swan, Adolphe Yvon

Leda and the Swan, c. 1846–1883.

Adolphe Yvon (French), charcoal and gouache with touches of pastel

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Tuberose, Jonquil, Grandville

Tuberose, Jonquil, 1847.

Tubéreuse, Jonquille (museum title)

Grandville (French), hand-colored steel engraving

Getty Research Institute, United States

Nude Couple Embracing, Auguste Rodin

Nude Couple Embracing

Auguste Rodin (French), graphite, ink, and gouache on paper

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Young Girl with a Cat, Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Young Girl with a Cat, c. 1770.

La jeune fille au chat (museum title)

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French), oil on canvas

Langmatt Museum, Switzerland

Arrestation de Jésus, Albrecht Dürer

Arrestation de Jésus, 1511.

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

National Gallery of Art, United States

Two Female Figures on a Cloud, Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Two Female Figures on a Cloud, 1763–1764.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French), etching on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Nymph Astride a Satyr, Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Nymph Astride a Satyr, 1763.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French), etching

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Stolen Kiss, Jean-Honoré Fragonard

The Stolen Kiss, c. 1760.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Kiss on the Beach, Edvard Munch

Kiss on the Beach, 1920s.

Kyss på stranden (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

Le Baiser, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Le Baiser, 1892.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French)

Private collection