Lever in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Two sailors, 1881–1882.

To matroser (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Device for Raising a Mast, Leonardo da Vinci

Device for Raising a Mast, 1497.

Device for Raising a Mast (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Three Seated Figures and Studies of Machines, Leonardo da Vinci

Three Seated Figures and Studies of Machines, 1480.

Three Seated Figures and Studies of Machines (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Ashmolean Museum, United Kingdom

Codex Atlanticus (F0030)

Codex Atlanticus (F0030) (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Stor-Ola stood with the crowbar, Erik Werenskiold

Stor-Ola stood with the crowbar, 1891–1903.

Stor-Ola sto med brekkstangen (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Studies of the Functioning of a Wing

Studies of the Functioning of a Wing (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque royale de Turin, Italy

Hydraulic Devices and Study of a Figure in front of a 'Perspectograph'

Hydraulic Devices and Study of a Figure in front of a… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Design for a Catapult

Design for a Catapult (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Testing the Load Tolerance of a Wing

Testing the Load Tolerance of a Wing (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque de l'Institut de France

Studies for the Trivulzio Monument

Studies for the Trivulzio Monument (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Drive Mechanism for Motion of Unequal Force, Leonardo da Vinci

Drive Mechanism for Motion of Unequal Force, 1497.

Drive Mechanism for Motion of Unequal Force (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Mechanisms for Back-and-Forth Motion, Leonardo da Vinci

Mechanisms for Back-and-Forth Motion, 1497.

Mechanisms for Back-and-Forth Motion (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Man at the Well

Mies kaivolla (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), ink on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Codex Atlanticus (F0844)

Codex Atlanticus (F0844) (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Sketches and Notes on Flying Machines and Parachutes

Sketches and Notes on Flying Machines and Parachutes (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Determining the Luminosity of a Candle with the Help of the Shadow it Casts

Determining the Luminosity of a Candle with the Help of the… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque de l'Institut de France

A Mechanical Military Drum

A Mechanical Military Drum (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Flying Machine in Action

Flying Machine in Action (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Take-off and Landing Gear for a Flying Machine

Take-off and Landing Gear for a Flying Machine (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque de l'Institut de France

Design for a Catapult

Design for a Catapult (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Studies of Power Transmission and for Lifting a Beam, Leonardo da Vinci

Studies of Power Transmission and for Lifting a Beam, 1497.

Studies of Power Transmission and for Lifting a Beam (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Device for Raising a Beam, Leonardo da Vinci

Device for Raising a Beam, 1497.

Device for Raising a Beam (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Drawing of Two Heads in Profile and Studies of Machines, 1478.

Drawing of Two Heads in Profile and Studies of Machines (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Uffizi Gallery, Italy

Codex Atlanticus (F0139)

Codex Atlanticus (F0139) (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Studies on Gravity

Studies on Gravity (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque royale de Turin, Italy

Perspective Section through a Centralized Building and Design for a Building on a Centralized Plan

Perspective Section through a Centralized Building and… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Military Machine to Catapult Stones

Military Machine to Catapult Stones (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Flying Machine and Steering Device

Flying Machine and Steering Device (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Study of a Wing Mechanism

Study of a Wing Mechanism (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Studies of a Flying Machine with a Hand- and Foot-Powered Mechanism

Studies of a Flying Machine with a Hand- and Foot-Powered… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque de l'Institut de France

Mechanical Device for the Transmission of Motion, Leonardo da Vinci

Mechanical Device for the Transmission of Motion, 1497.

Mechanical Device for the Transmission of Motion (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Hoist for a Beam, 1497.

Hoist for a Beam (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Codex Atlanticus (F0013)

Codex Atlanticus (F0013) (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Codex Atlanticus (F0149)

Codex Atlanticus (F0149) (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Notes on the Ratio between Weight and Force

Notes on the Ratio between Weight and Force (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque royale de Turin, Italy

Studies for an Automobile

Studies for an Automobile (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Military Machine to Catapult Stones

Military Machine to Catapult Stones (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Vertically standing Bird's-winged Flying Machine

Vertically standing Bird's-winged Flying Machine (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque de l'Institut de France

Study of an Articulated Wing

Study of an Articulated Wing (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Study of the Wing of a Flying Machine

Study of the Wing of a Flying Machine (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Mechanisms for the Transmission of Power via Gears and Cranks, Leonardo da Vinci

Mechanisms for the Transmission of Power via Gears and Cranks, 1497.

Mechanisms for the Transmission of Power via Gears and… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

A House of Stout Logs, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A House of Stout Logs, 1906.

Pirtin salvoksella (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), watercolor on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Codex Atlanticus (F0024)

Codex Atlanticus (F0024) (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Two men twisting a rope with the help of bars

To mænd vrider ved hjælp af stænger et tov (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil, pen and black ink on grey paper

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Studies of the Mechanism of a Wing and its Generation of Power

Studies of the Mechanism of a Wing and its Generation of… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque royale de Turin, Italy

Winch of a Goods Lift and Mechanism for Turning a Roasting Spit

Winch of a Goods Lift and Mechanism for Turning a Roasting… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Military Machine to Catapult Stones

Military Machine to Catapult Stones (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Bird's-winged Apparatus with Partly Rigid Wings

Bird's-winged Apparatus with Partly Rigid Wings (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Sketch of a Wooden Framework for Transporting and Lowering the Mould

Sketch of a Wooden Framework for Transporting and Lowering… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain