Mask in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Five Heads, c. 1918.

Five Heads (museum title)

Elihu Vedder (American), plume, encre et aquarelle sur cinq feuilles de papier montées sur papier plié

National Gallery of Art, United States

Mama Ocllo Huaco I, Coya of Peru, École de Cuzco

Mama Ocllo Huaco I, Coya of Peru, 1830–1850.

Mama Ocollo Huacco I Ccoya del Peru (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Denver Art Museum, United States

Masked Ballroom Dance, 1907.

Álarcosbál (museum title)

János Vaszary (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Portrait of Friedericke Maria Beer, Gustav Klimt

Portrait of Friedericke Maria Beer, 1916.

Portrait of Friedericke Maria Beer (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian), oil on canvas

Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israël

The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweeper

The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweeper (museum title)

Harry Clarke (Irish), ink, graphite, watercolor, gouache and glazes, with bodycolor highlights

National Gallery of Ireland

Love in the Italian Theatre, Antoine Watteau

Love in the Italian Theatre, 1716.

L'amour au Théâtre Italien (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Gemäldegalerie, Germany

Menu for Ernest Rousseau, 1896.

Menu for Ernest Rousseau (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Christ and the Beggars, 1895.

Christ and the Beggars (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

The Fight Between Carnival and Lent, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Fight Between Carnival and Lent, 1559.

The Fight Between Carnival and Lent (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on panel

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

The Gas Mask. Stretcher-bearer, RAMC, near Arras, William Orpen

The Gas Mask. Stretcher-bearer, RAMC, near Arras, 1917.

The Gas Mask. Stretcher-bearer, RAMC, near Arras (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), charcoal on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

The Great Princess Mama Occollo, École de Cuzco

The Great Princess Mama Occollo, c. 1840–1850.

La Gran Ñusta Mama Occollo (The Great Princess Mama Occollo) (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Denver Art Museum, United States

Pygmalion and Galatea, c. 1890.

Pygmalion and Galatea (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Beekeepers and the Birdnester, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Beekeepers and the Birdnester, 1568.

The Beekeepers and the Birdnester (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), drawing

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

Muse of Tragedy, 1899.

Muse of Tragedy (museum title)

Elihu Vedder (American), pastel

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

The Midwife Taking Leave of the girl from Andros. From Terence´s Andria, Nicolai Abildgaard

The Midwife Taking Leave of the girl from Andros. From Terence´s Andria, 1801.

Jordemoderen forlader Androspigens hus. Simo siger til… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Rave te hiti aamu (The Idol), Paul Gauguin

Rave te hiti aamu (The Idol), 1898.

L'idole (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Menu for Ernest Rousseau, 1896.

Menu for Ernest Rousseau (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Christ Descending to Hell, 1895.

Christ Descending to Hell (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Actors of the Comedie-Francaise, Antoine Watteau

Actors of the Comedie-Francaise, 1710s.

Les Acteurs de la Comédie-Française (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on wood

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Painting by Honoré Daumier, Honoré Daumier

Painting by Honoré Daumier, c. 1860–1865.

Die Gaukler (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), oil on canvas

Belvedere Museum, Austria

Portrait of René Coens, 1937.

Portrait of René Coens (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), pencil on paper

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

The Temptation of Saint Anthony the Great, James Ensor

The Temptation of Saint Anthony the Great, 1927.

De verzoeking van de heilige Antonius (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Pierrot in Despair, 1910.

Le désespoir de pierrot (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kröller-Müller Museum, Netherlands

Lady with a Muff, 1916.

Lady with a Muff (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian), oil on canvas

National Gallery Prague, Tchéquie

Le Sourire, 1899.

Le Sourire (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), woodcut on China paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Masked Ball at the Opera, 1873.

Masked Ball at the Opera (museum title)

Édouard Manet (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States

The Scoundrels, 1896.

The Scoundrels (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Child with a Mask, 1840–1856.

Enfant avec un masque (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Masked Ball

Gemaskerd bal (museum title)

Henri Evenepoel (Belgian), pencil on paper

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Petition to Anatole France, page 1/2, Albert Edelfelt

Petition to Anatole France, page 1/2, 1900.

Adressi Anatole Francelle, sivu 1/2 (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), gouache on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Card Game, 1887.

La partie de cartes (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

The Fight, 1925.

Le Combat (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kröller-Müller Museum, Netherlands

Still Life with Chinoiseries, James Ensor

Still Life with Chinoiseries, 1906.

Stilleven met chinoiserieën (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Down to the Central Earth, his Proper Scene, Harry Clarke

Down to the Central Earth, his Proper Scene, 1913.

Down to the Central Earth, his Proper Scene (museum title)

Harry Clarke (Irish), ink and traces of graphite underdrawing on card

National Gallery of Ireland

Title Page for "Le Sourire" (Titre du Sourire), Paul Gauguin

Title Page for "Le Sourire" (Titre du Sourire), 1899.

Title Page for "Le Sourire" (Titre du Sourire) (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), woodcut on China paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Duel After the Masquerade, Jean-Léon Gérôme

The Duel After the Masquerade, 1857–1859.

The Duel After the Masquerade (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on canvas

Walters Art Museum, United States

Hop-Frog's Revenge, 1896.

La vengeance de Hop-Frog (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kröller-Müller Museum, Netherlands

View around a Portal of the Stock Exchange. Illustration for "Linearperspectiven", Plate VI, C.W. Eckersberg

View around a Portal of the Stock Exchange. Illustration for "Linearperspectiven", Plate VI, 1838–1840.

Parti omkring en portal af børsen. Illustration til… (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), etching

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Boy with a Sword, 1861.

Boy with a Sword (museum title)

Édouard Manet (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Scandalized Masks, 1895.

Scandalized Masks (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

The Italian Comedians (2012.5), Antoine Watteau

The Italian Comedians (2012.5), c. 1720.

The Italian Comedians (2012.5) (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Still Life with a Cabbage, 1921.

Nature morte au chou (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kröller-Müller Museum, Netherlands

Still Life: Books, Mask and Lamp, Hugh Ramsay

Still Life: Books, Mask and Lamp, 1902.

Still life - books, mask and lamp (museum title)

Hugh Ramsay (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of South Australia

Perplexed Masks, 1904.

Perplexed Masks (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

The Strong Man, c. 1865.

The Strong Man (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French)

Phillips Collection, United States

Children's Games, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Children's Games, 1560.

Children's Games (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on panel

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

Carnival Folly, from "The Disparates" (Follies / Irrationalities), Francisco de Goya

Carnival Folly, from "The Disparates" (Follies / Irrationalities), c. 1815–1819.

Carnival Folly, from "The Disparates" (Follies /… (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), etching, aquatint

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

King Pest, 1895.

King Pest (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Plate with the Head of a Horned Devil (Planche au diable cornu), Paul Gauguin

Plate with the Head of a Horned Devil (Planche au diable cornu), 1895.

Plate with the Head of a Horned Devil (Planche au diable… (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), woodcut on Japan paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Mask, c. 1907–1908.

Naamio (museum title)

Ellen Thesleff (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland