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322 works by 42 artists

322 works featuring “Muscle” by 42 artists, from the 15th to the 20th century, held in 55 museums.

Demon, Study for 'The Burial of the Priest or Manchaypuito', Francisco Laso

Demon, Study for 'The Burial of the Priest or Manchaypuito', c. 1860–1868.

Demonio, estudio para 'El entierro del cura o Manchaypuito' (museum title)

Francisco Laso (Peruvian), charcoal on paper

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

Jonah, James Barry

Jonah, c. 1800.

Jonah (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), etching

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Anatomical Drawings of the Muscles and Veins of the Arm and Chest, and the Head of an Old Man, Leonardo da Vinci

Anatomical Drawings of the Muscles and Veins of the Arm and Chest, and the Head of an Old Man, 1510–1511.

Anatomical Drawings of the Muscles and Veins of the Arm and… (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Theseus Receiving the Thread from Ariadne, Johann Heinrich Füssli

Theseus Receiving the Thread from Ariadne, 1788.

Theseus und Ariadne (museum title)

Johann Heinrich Füssli (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Academic Study from a Live Model, Maria Wiik

Academic Study from a Live Model, 1881–1882.

Akatemiaharjoitelma elävän mallin mukaan (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish), charcoal and chalk on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Standing male nude with sword, Adolph Tidemand

Standing male nude with sword, c. 1875.

Stående mannsakt med sverd (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal on paper

National Museum of Norway

Male with Arms Spread Wide Seen from Behind, James Barry

Male with Arms Spread Wide Seen from Behind

Male with Arms Spread Wide Seen from Behind (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), brown wash, pen and brown ink, black chalk and white gouache

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Study of horse’s head for “The Maid of Orléans”, Jan Matejko

Study of horse’s head for “The Maid of Orléans”, 1886.

Studium łba końskiego do "Dziewicy Orleańskiej" (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The demolisher, Paul Signac

The demolisher, 1897–1899.

Le Démolisseur (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Hercule attachant Nérée, Eugène Delacroix

Hercule attachant Nérée, 1852.

Hercule attachant Nérée (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French)

Musée National Eugène Delacroix, France

Cupid and Psyche, Johann Heinrich Füssli

Cupid and Psyche, c. 1810.

Amor und Psyche (museum title)

Johann Heinrich Füssli (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Achilles Grasping at the Shade of Patroclus, Johann Heinrich Füssli

Achilles Grasping at the Shade of Patroclus, 1803.

Achilleus greift nach dem Schatten des Patroklos (museum title)

Johann Heinrich Füssli (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

La Lutte de Jacob avec l'Ange, Eugène Delacroix

La Lutte de Jacob avec l'Ange, 1861.

La Lutte de Jacob avec l'Ange (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil, plaster, and wax

Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France

Saint Jerome, Le Greco

Saint Jerome, c. 1610–1614.

Saint Jerome (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Male Nude, Viktor Madarász

Male Nude

Férfiakt (museum title)

Viktor Madarász (Hungarian), chalk on colored paper

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Academic Study from a Live Model, Maria Wiik

Academic Study from a Live Model

Akatemiaharjoitelma elävän mallin mukaan (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish), charcoal and chalk on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Seated nude man with a poodle, an agave on the left, Nicolai Abildgaard

Seated nude man with a poodle, an agave on the left, 1794–1796.

Siddende nøgen mand med en puddel t.v. en agave (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil, pen, brown ink, brush and brown wash in two shades

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Hercule faisant dévorer Diomède par ses chevaux, Eugène Delacroix

Hercule faisant dévorer Diomède par ses chevaux, 1855.

Hercule faisant dévorer Diomède par ses chevaux (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Denmark

Petri korsfästelse, Antoine Watteau

Petri korsfästelse

Petri korsfästelse (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), chalk on paper

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Hercule délivre Hésione, Eugène Delacroix

Hercule délivre Hésione, 1852.

Hercule délivre Hésione (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Ordrupgaard, Denmark

The Angelic Guards, James Barry

The Angelic Guards, 1808.

The Angelic Guards (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), etching, engraving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Nude Man Standing, with Left Hand Raised, Edgar Degas

Nude Man Standing, with Left Hand Raised, c. 1900.

Nude Man Standing, with Left Hand Raised (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French), charcoal

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Sin, Pursued by Death, Johann Heinrich Füssli

Sin, Pursued by Death, 1794–1796.

Die Sünde, vom Tode verfolgt (museum title)

Johann Heinrich Füssli (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Heracles Saves Prometheus from the Eagle, Johann Heinrich Füssli

Heracles Saves Prometheus from the Eagle, 1781–1785.

Herakles erlegt den Adler des Prometheus (museum title)

Johann Heinrich Füssli (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

The Strong Man, Honoré Daumier

The Strong Man, c. 1865.

The Strong Man (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French)

Phillips Collection, United States

Lévrier, Eugène Delacroix

Lévrier, 1859.

Lévrier (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Nude Man Carrying a Rudder on His Shoulder, Titien

Nude Man Carrying a Rudder on His Shoulder, c. 1555–1556.

Nude Man Carrying a Rudder on His Shoulder (museum title)

Titien (Italian), black chalk heightened with white chalk, on blue paper

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Sisyphus, Titien

Sisyphus, 1548–1549.

Sisyphe (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

The Crowning with Thorns, Titien

The Crowning with Thorns, c. 1542–1543.

Le Couronnement d'épines (museum title)

Titien (Italian)

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Study of a horse's head for “Battle of Grunwald”, Jan Matejko

Study of a horse's head for “Battle of Grunwald”, 1875.

Studium łba końskiego do "Bitwy pod Grunwaldem" (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Saint Sebastian, Titien

Saint Sebastian, c. 1570–1576.

Saint Sébastien (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Satan Summoning His Legions, Johann Heinrich Füssli

Satan Summoning His Legions, 1802.

Satan über dem feurigen See, Beelzebub zu sich aufrufend (museum title)

Johann Heinrich Füssli (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Oberon Squeezes the Flower on Titania's Eyelids, Johann Heinrich Füssli

Oberon Squeezes the Flower on Titania's Eyelids, 1793–1794.

Oberon träufelt Blumensaft auf die Augen der schlafenden… (museum title)

Johann Heinrich Füssli (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Mars Resting, Diego Velázquez

Mars Resting, 1640.

Repos de Mars (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Study of Hercules for 'Crowning the Victors at Olympia', James Barry

Study of Hercules for 'Crowning the Victors at Olympia', 1777–1780.

Study of Hercules for 'Crowning the Victors at Olympia' (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), pen and black ink with brown wash over black chalk

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Bearded Man from Behind, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka

Bearded Man from Behind, 1894.

Szakállas férfi hátulról (museum title)

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (Hungarian), charcoal on paper

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Academy Study After Live Male Model, Richard Bergh

Academy Study After Live Male Model, 1880.

Akademistudie efter levande manlig modell (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish)

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Ecce Homo, Titien

Ecce Homo, c. 1546–1547.

Ecce Homo (museum title)

Titien (Italian)

Prado Museum, Spain

Nude Man, Model Study, Ellen Thesleff

Nude Man, Model Study, 1892.

Alaston mies, malliharjoitelma (museum title)

Ellen Thesleff (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Study of a Laying Horse, Jan Matejko

Study of a Laying Horse, c. 1875.

Studium leżącego konia (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Hercules and Alcestis, Eugène Delacroix

Hercules and Alcestis, 1862.

Hercules and Alcestis (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French)

Phillips Collection, United States

Tityus, Titien

Tityus, c. 1565.

Tityos (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Neptune with Four Seahorses ('Quos Ego'), Leonardo da Vinci

Neptune with Four Seahorses ('Quos Ego'), c. 1504–1505.

Neptune with Four Seahorses ('Quos Ego') (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Sitzender nackter Mann mit Keule, Albrecht Dürer

Sitzender nackter Mann mit Keule, 1526.

Sitzender nackter Mann mit Keule (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), ink and pen on paper

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

The embrace, Egon Schiele

The embrace, 1917.

The embrace (museum title)

Egon Schiele (Austrian), oil on canvas

Belvedere Museum, Austria

Study of a Nude Man Holding Bottles, Antoine Watteau

Study of a Nude Man Holding Bottles, c. 1715–1716.

Study of a Nude Man Holding Bottles (museum title)

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

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

L'Hiver. Junon implore Éole, Eugène Delacroix

L'Hiver. Junon implore Éole, 1856.

L'Hiver. Junon implore Éole (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Santa Barbara Museum of Art, United States

Vrouw die een krachtpatser verzorgt ('Hercule de foire'), Honoré Daumier

Vrouw die een krachtpatser verzorgt ('Hercule de foire'), c. 1860–1865.

Vrouw die een krachtpatser verzorgt ('Hercule de foire') (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), brown charcoal, pen and black ink

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Netherlands

Nude Man, Model Study, Ellen Thesleff

Nude Man, Model Study, 1892.

Alaston mies, malliharjoitelma (museum title)

Ellen Thesleff (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Study of a Horse Head, Jan Matejko

Study of a Horse Head, 1875.

Studium głowy konia (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland