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59 works by 31 artists

59 works featuring “Pig” by 31 artists, from the 15th to the 20th century, held in 36 museums.

A Pig Belongs in the Sty, Jan Steen

A Pig Belongs in the Sty, c. 1673–1675.

‘A Pig Belongs in the Sty’ (museum title)

Jan Steen (Dutch), oil on canvas

Mauritshuis, Netherlands

Country people on their way to Rome, Wilhelm Marstrand

Country people on their way to Rome, 1869.

Landboere på vej til Rom (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Prodigal Son, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

The Prodigal Son, c. 1879.

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French), oil on canvas

Princeton University Art Museum, United States

Chairing the Members, William Hogarth

Chairing the Members, 1758.

William Hogarth (British), etching, engraving

National Gallery of Art, United States

Prudence, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Prudence, 1560.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), engraving

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Prudence, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Prudence, 1559.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), pen and brown ink on paper

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Pride, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Pride, published in 1558.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), engraving

National Gallery of Art, United States

Adam and Eve, Hugo Simberg

Adam and Eve, c. 1895.

Aatami ja Eeva (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), watercolor and gouache on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Paris Diligence, Thomas Rowlandson

The Paris Diligence

Thomas Rowlandson (British), pen, ink and watercolour

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Farmyard, Thomas Rowlandson

The Farmyard

Thomas Rowlandson (British), pen, ink and watercolour

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Pigs, Chaïm Soutine

The Pigs, 1941–1942.

Les porcs (museum title)

Chaïm Soutine (French), oil paint

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, France

La tentation de saint Antoine (Hieronymus Bosch, São Paulo), Hieronymus Bosch

La tentation de saint Antoine (Hieronymus Bosch, São Paulo), 1500.

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on wood panel

São Paulo Museum of Art, Brazil

Extremadura, the Market, Joaquín Sorolla

Extremadura, the Market, 1917.

Joaquín Sorolla (Spanish), oil on canvas

The Hispanic Society of America, United States

Study of six Pigs, Anders Askevold

Study of six Pigs

Studie av liggende griser (museum title)

Anders Askevold (Norwegian), oil on cardboard

National Museum of Norway

Be Be (The Nativity), Paul Gauguin

Be Be (The Nativity), 1896.

Bébé, ou Naissance du Christ à la tahitienne (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

The Fair at Hoboken, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Fair at Hoboken, 1559.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), drawing

Courtauld Gallery, United Kingdom

The Ram and the Pig who Went into the Woods to Live by Themselves, Erik Werenskiold

The Ram and the Pig who Went into the Woods to Live by Themselves, 1880–1883.

Væren og grisen som skulle til skogs og bo for seg selv (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Haere Mai, Paul Gauguin

Haere Mai, 1891.

Paul Gauguin (French)

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, United States

Peasants from Flagey back from the Fair, Gustave Courbet

Peasants from Flagey back from the Fair, 1850.

Les Paysans de Flagey revenant de la foire (museum title)

Gustave Courbet (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

A Fair in the Country, Thomas Rowlandson

A Fair in the Country

Thomas Rowlandson (British), pen, ink and watercolour

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Dutch Village Street, Zandvoort, Max Liebermann

Dutch Village Street, Zandvoort, 1880.

Holländische Dorfstraße – Straße in Zandvoort (museum title)

Max Liebermann (German), oil on wood

Museum Kunst der Westküste, Germany

Feeding the Pigs, Fernando Fader

Feeding the Pigs, 1904.

La comida de los cerdos (museum title)

Fernando Fader (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

View of Hønefossen, Johan Christian Dahl

View of Hønefossen, 1847.

Fra Hønefossen (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

The Pigs Possessed, James Gillray

The Pigs Possessed, 1807.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Netherlandish Proverbs, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Netherlandish Proverbs, 1559.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany

Pride, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Pride, 1557.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), pen and brown ink on paper

Fondation Custodia, France

Pigs in a Cornfield, Adolph Menzel

Pigs in a Cornfield, 1850.

Schweine im Kornfeld (museum title)

Adolph Menzel (German), gouache on paper

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

Death of Adonis, Grandville

Death of Adonis, 1830.

Mort d'Adonis (museum title)

Grandville (French), hand-colored lithograph

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Gate, Paul Gauguin

The Gate, 1889.

La Barrière (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Scene Outside an Inn, Thomas Rowlandson

Scene Outside an Inn

Thomas Rowlandson (British), pen, ink and watercolour

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Cattle in a Meadow, Paulus Potter

Cattle in a Meadow, 1652.

Paulus Potter (Dutch), oil on wood

Mauritshuis, Netherlands

Merry-Go-Round of Pigs, Robert Delaunay

Merry-Go-Round of Pigs, 1922.

Manège de cochons (museum title)

Robert Delaunay (French), oil on canvas

Centre Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, France

Huts on the South Wharf, Louis Buvelot

Huts on the South Wharf, 1866.

Louis Buvelot (Australian), watercolor on paper

State Library Victoria, Australia

Connoisseurs Looking at Paintings by George Morland, James Gillray

Connoisseurs Looking at Paintings by George Morland, 1807.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Posting in Ireland, James Gillray

Posting in Ireland, 1805.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Land of Cockaigne, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Land of Cockaigne, 1567.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on panel

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Germany

Cockney-Sportsmen marking game, James Gillray

Cockney-Sportsmen marking game, 1800.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Pigs Meat; - or - The Swine Flogg'd Out of the Farm-Yard, James Gillray

Pigs Meat; - or - The Swine Flogg'd Out of the Farm-Yard, 1798.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Playtime, Grandville

Playtime, 1828–1829.

Récréation (museum title)

Grandville (French), hand-colored lithograph

Maison de Balzac, France

A Village Scene outside a Church, Thomas Rowlandson

A Village Scene outside a Church

Thomas Rowlandson (British), pen, ink and watercolour

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Dominatrix, Julio Ruelas

The Dominatrix, 1897.

La domadora (museum title)

Julio Ruelas (Mexican), oil on cardboard

Blaisten Museum (Andrés Blaisten Collection, Mexico City), Mexico

The People's Census at Bethlehem, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The People's Census at Bethlehem, 1566.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Cottage Door with Girl and Pigs, Thomas Gainsborough

Cottage Door with Girl and Pigs, c. 1786.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service, United Kingdom

More Pigs Than Teats, James Gillray

More Pigs Than Teats, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Fight Between Carnival and Lent, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Fight Between Carnival and Lent, 1559.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on panel

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

A Prison Scene in Rome, Wilhelm Marstrand

A Prison Scene in Rome, 1837.

En fængselsscene i Rom (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), oil on canvas

Nivaagaard Collection, Denmark

Bodmin Cornwall: The Arrival of the Stage-Coach, Thomas Rowlandson

Bodmin Cornwall: The Arrival of the Stage-Coach, 1795.

Thomas Rowlandson (British), pen, ink and watercolour

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Travelling in France, Thomas Rowlandson

Travelling in France, 1785–1789.

Thomas Rowlandson (British), pen, ink and watercolour

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Go on, lazy fellow, Grandville

Go on, lazy fellow, 1828–1829.

Ahie Donc feignant Go on lazy fellow (museum title)

Grandville (French), hand-colored lithograph

Maison de Balzac, France

The Snowstorm (Winter), Francisco de Goya

The Snowstorm (Winter), 1787.

La Neige (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain