Lying down in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Large Reclining Nude, 1941.

Groot liggend naakt (museum title)

Constant Permeke (Belgian), charcoal and gouache on paper mounted on panel

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Ship Heeled Over, 1871.

Navio tombado (museum title)

Edoardo De Martino (Italian), india ink and wash on paper

Instituto Moreira Salles, Brazil

Earl Håkon lying in bed, brooding, Christian Krohg

Earl Håkon lying in bed, brooding, 1895–1899.

Håkon jarl ligger til sengs og grunner (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen, gouache and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Nu couché et domestique servant du thé, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Nu couché et domestique servant du thé, 1916.

Nu couché et domestique servant du thé (museum title)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French), oil on canvas

Pola Museum of Art, Japan

Female Nude Reclining on a Pillow, Amedeo Modigliani

Female Nude Reclining on a Pillow, 1917.

Female Nude Reclining on a Pillow (museum title)

Amedeo Modigliani (Italian), oil on canvas

Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Germany

Lying dog, c. 1859–1860.

Liggende hund (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Study of a lying foal, 1895.

Studie av liggende føll (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Two studies of a reclining child

Två studier av liggande barn (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), graphite on paper

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Tiger Sleeping at the Entrance to its Lair (Tigre couché à l'entrée de son antre), Eugène Delacroix

Tiger Sleeping at the Entrance to its Lair (Tigre couché à l'entrée de son antre), 1828–1833.

Tiger Sleeping at the Entrance to its Lair (Tigre couché à… (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French)

Prints in the National Gallery of Art, United States

Crabe, couché sur le dos, Vincent van Gogh

Crabe, couché sur le dos, 1887.

Crabe, couché sur le dos (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands

Reclining Young Man, Study for the Painting "Sorrow", Maria Wiik

Reclining Young Man, Study for the Painting "Sorrow", 1903.

Makaava nuorukainen, harjoitelma maalaukseen "Surutar" (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish), charcoal

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

A Man Reclining and a Woman Seated on the Ground, Antoine Watteau

A Man Reclining and a Woman Seated on the Ground, c. 1716.

A Man Reclining and a Woman Seated on the Ground (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), red, black and white chalk

National Gallery of Art, United States

Reclining Nude, 1918.

Nudo sdraiato (museum title)

Amedeo Modigliani (Italian)

National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Italy

Nu couché aux cheveux dénoués, Amedeo Modigliani

Nu couché aux cheveux dénoués, 1917.

Nu couché aux cheveux dénoués (museum title)

Amedeo Modigliani (Italian), oil on canvas

Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Japan

Study of a Laying Horse, c. 1875.

Studium leżącego konia (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Lying dog, c. 1859–1860.

Liggende hund (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Reclining Nude: Night, 1920s.

Liggende akt: Natt (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

Karin in the hotbed

Karin i drivbänken (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), charcoal and graphite on grey paper

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Anatomical Study of the Layers of the Brain and Scalp

Anatomical Study of the Layers of the Brain and Scalp (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Nu deitado, 1898.

Nu deitado (museum title)

Eliseu Visconti (Brazilian), charcoal on paper

Private collection

Cat Lying, 1915.

Liggende kat (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), ink on paper

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Untitled (sketch of a cow); Verso: Untitled (sketch of a cottage)

Untitled (sketch of a cow); Verso: Untitled (sketch of a… (museum title)

James Nairn (New Zealander), pencil on paper

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

Brazilian Ship Heeled Over, Edoardo De Martino

Brazilian Ship Heeled Over, c. 1869–1876.

Navio brasileiro tombado (museum title)

Edoardo De Martino (Italian), india ink and wash on paper

Instituto Moreira Salles, Brazil

Socrates resting on his couch; in the air two floating "daimons", Nicolai Abildgaard

Socrates resting on his couch; in the air two floating "daimons", c. 1782–1785.

Sokrates hvilende på sit leje; i luften to svævende… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil, pen and brown ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Nu couché, 1916.

Nu couché (museum title)

Amedeo Modigliani (Italian), oil on canvas

Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection, Switzerland

Tiger Sleeping in the Desert (Tigre couché dans le désert), Eugène Delacroix

Tiger Sleeping in the Desert (Tigre couché dans le désert), 1846.

Tiger Sleeping in the Desert (Tigre couché dans le désert) (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French)

Prints in the National Gallery of Art, United States

Lying Child, Sketch for Christmas Morning, Albert Edelfelt

Lying Child, Sketch for Christmas Morning, 1888.

Makaava lapsi, luonnos maalaukseen Jouluaamu (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Reclining Nude (Gabrielle), Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Reclining Nude (Gabrielle), 1903.

Reclining Nude (Gabrielle) (museum title)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary

Recherches pour l'esclave étendu sur la couche de Sardanapale et l'éthiopien, Eugène Delacroix

Recherches pour l'esclave étendu sur la couche de Sardanapale et l'éthiopien, c. 1827.

Recherches pour l'esclave étendu sur la couche de… (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), pastel

Department of Prints and Drawings, Louvre Museum, France

Reclining Nude (La Source), Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Reclining Nude (La Source), 1895.

Reclining Nude (La Source) (museum title)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French), oil on canvas

Barnes Foundation, United States

Flip the Cat Lying Down, 1915.

Liggende poes Flip (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), pen and black ink on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Reclining fisherman; sailor, 1881–1882.

Liggende fisker; matros (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Lying Nude

Liggend naakt (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), india ink and watercolor on cardboard

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Nu couché de dos, 1917.

Nu couché de dos (museum title)

Amedeo Modigliani (Italian), oil on canvas

Barnes Foundation, United States

The Blinding of Samson, Rembrandt van Rijn

The Blinding of Samson, 1636.

The Blinding of Samson (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Städel Museum, Germany

Nu deitado, 1918.

Nu deitado (museum title)

Eliseu Visconti (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Private collection

Garçon couché, c. 1890.

Garçon couché (museum title)

Paul Cézanne (French), oil on canvas

Hammer Museum, United States

A recumbent long-haired dog

En liggende langhåret hund (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Female Nudes, Standing and Lying down, Edvard Munch

Female Nudes, Standing and Lying down, 1917.

Liggende og stående aktmodell (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), tempera on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

Boy Lying on his Stomach, 1913.

Gutt som ligger på magen (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

Recumbent Lion, c. 1660.

Liggende leeuw (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), reed pen and brown ink, brown wash

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Death of Adonis, c. 1775.

The Death of Adonis (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Nu couché, 1917.

Nu couché (museum title)

Amedeo Modigliani (Italian), oil on canvas

Long Museum, China

Reclining Nude against a White and Blue Plaid, Pierre Bonnard

Reclining Nude against a White and Blue Plaid, c. 1909.

Reclining Nude against a White and Blue Plaid (museum title)

Pierre Bonnard (French), oil on canvas

Städel Museum, Germany

Study of a Lion and Study of a Lioness' Head, John Frederick Lewis

Study of a Lion and Study of a Lioness' Head, c. 1820.

Study of a Lion and Study of a Lioness' Head (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), graphite, black chalk and white chalk on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Nu couché, vu de dos, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Nu couché, vu de dos, 1909.

Nu couché, vu de dos (museum title)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Sketch of a calf lying down, Piet Mondrian

Sketch of a calf lying down, 1907.

Sketch of a calf lying down (museum title)

Piet Mondrian (Dutch), charcoal on paper

Private collection

A reclining Vulcan, by the anvil. Allegory of the artists

En liggende Vulkan, ved ambolten. Allegori på kunsterne (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Studies of a lying bull, Adolph Tidemand

Studies of a lying bull, c. 1848.

Studier av liggende tyr (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Adormecida - Estudo para “Nu deitado”, Eliseu Visconti

Adormecida - Estudo para “Nu deitado”, 1896.

Adormecida - Estudo para “Nu deitado” (museum title)

Eliseu Visconti (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Private collection