Mechanism in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Locksmith

Schlosser (museum title)

Paul Klee (Swiss), paste color on paper, mounted on cardboard

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Mechanism to Equalize the Power of an Unwinding Spring, Leonardo da Vinci

Mechanism to Equalize the Power of an Unwinding Spring, 1497.

Mechanism to Equalize the Power of an Unwinding Spring (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Study of the Diminishing Power of an Unwinding Spring, Leonardo da Vinci

Study of the Diminishing Power of an Unwinding Spring, 1497.

Study of the Diminishing Power of an Unwinding Spring (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

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

Hoist with Movable Rollers and Rope Winch, Leonardo da Vinci

Hoist with Movable Rollers and Rope Winch, 1497.

Hoist with Movable Rollers and Rope Winch (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Spinning Wheel, 1497.

Spinning Wheel (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

A Locomotive and a Steamship, C.W. Eckersberg

A Locomotive and a Steamship, 1838.

Et lokomotiv og et dampskib (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), etching

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Interiør med vevstol, Bråten, Adolph Tidemand

Interiør med vevstol, Bråten, 1848.

Interiør med vevstol, Bråten (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Notes on Safe Flying Altitude and on Wing Construction

Notes on Safe Flying Altitude and on Wing Construction (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque royale de Turin, Italy

Studies for a Building on a Centralized Plan

Studies for a Building on a Centralized Plan (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque de l'Institut de France

Still Life with Ball Bearing, Fernand Léger

Still Life with Ball Bearing, 1926.

Nature morte (Le mouvement à billes) (museum title)

Fernand Léger (French), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Study of the Striking Mechanism of a Clock, Leonardo da Vinci

Study of the Striking Mechanism of a Clock, 1497.

Study of the Striking Mechanism of a Clock (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

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

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

Tempered Spring with Volute Gear, Leonardo da Vinci

Tempered Spring with Volute Gear, 1497.

Tempered Spring with Volute Gear (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Door Hinges, 1497.

Door Hinges (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Studies of the Working of Cogwheels, Leonardo da Vinci

Studies of the Working of Cogwheels, 1493.

Studies of the Working of Cogwheels (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian), ink on paper

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Study for a Steam Blower (Puffer) and a Drive Mechanism for a Potter's Wheel

Study for a Steam Blower (Puffer) and a Drive Mechanism for… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

On the Movement of Birds' Wings

On the Movement of Birds' Wings (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

Mecanical Element, 1924.

Elément mécanique (museum title)

Fernand Léger (French), oil on canvas

Musée National d'Art Moderne, France

Drawing of the Movement of a Clock, Leonardo da Vinci

Drawing of the Movement of a Clock, 1497.

Drawing of the Movement of a Clock (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

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

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

Handles and Hinges for a Two-way-opening Door, Leonardo da Vinci

Handles and Hinges for a Two-way-opening Door, 1497.

Handles and Hinges for a Two-way-opening Door (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Wooden Armouring and Rocket-launching Device, Leonardo da Vinci

Wooden Armouring and Rocket-launching Device, 1497.

Wooden Armouring and Rocket-launching Device (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Smith Könni's Hoe Man, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Smith Könni's Hoe Man, 1906.

Seppä Könnin kuokkamies (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), ink

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Studies for a Flying Machine

Studies for a Flying Machine (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque de l'Institut de France

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

Studies for an Automobile

Studies for an Automobile (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Study of the Mechanical Power of a Spring, Leonardo da Vinci

Study of the Mechanical Power of a Spring, 1497.

Study of the Mechanical Power of a Spring (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Mechanics of the Movement of a Toothed Rack, Leonardo da Vinci

Mechanics of the Movement of a Toothed Rack, 1497.

Mechanics of the Movement of a Toothed Rack (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Mechanism for Back-and-Forth Motion with Crank, Leonardo da Vinci

Mechanism for Back-and-Forth Motion with Crank, 1497.

Mechanism for Back-and-Forth Motion with Crank (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

Drawing of an Oil Press and Oil Mill, Leonardo da Vinci

Drawing of an Oil Press and Oil Mill, 1497.

Drawing of an Oil Press and Oil Mill (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Study of the Mechanics of a Spinning Wheel, Leonardo da Vinci

Study of the Mechanics of a Spinning Wheel, 1497.

Study of the Mechanics of a Spinning Wheel (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Boat with a hoist; landscape with clouds, Hans Gude

Boat with a hoist; landscape with clouds, 1869.

Båt med heiseanretning; landskap med skyer (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Studies for a Flying Machine and Rudder

Studies for a Flying Machine and Rudder (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque de l'Institut de France

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

Studies of Hydraulic Devices

Studies of Hydraulic Devices (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy

Various Types of Metal Chain, Leonardo da Vinci

Various Types of Metal Chain, 1497.

Various Types of Metal Chain (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

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 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

Propellers, 1918.

Propellers (museum title)

Fernand Léger (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Modern Art, United States

Mechanical Elements, 1918–1923.

Les Éléments mécaniques (museum title)

Fernand Léger (French), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Study for a Waterwheel, Leonardo da Vinci

Study for a Waterwheel, 1497.

Study for a Waterwheel (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Grindstone, c. 1864.

Slipestein (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Studies on Gravity and Motion

Studies on Gravity and Motion (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque royale de Turin, Italy

Sketch of the Casting Pit for the Sforza Horse seen from above (top) and the side (bottom)

Sketch of the Casting Pit for the Sforza Horse seen from… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque nationale d'Espagne, Spain

Studies for a Revolving Crane

Studies for a Revolving Crane (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, Italy