Scholar in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, Benjamin West

Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, c. 1816.

Benjamin West (American), oil on slate

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Carl von Pfeufer, 1854.

Wilhelm von Kaulbach (German), paint on canvas

Lenbachhaus, Germany

King Ludwig I, Surrounded by Artists and Scholars, Descends from the Throne to View the Works of Sculpture and Painting Presented to Him, Wilhelm von Kaulbach

King Ludwig I, Surrounded by Artists and Scholars, Descends from the Throne to View the Works of Sculpture and Painting Presented to Him, 1848.

König Ludwig I., umgeben von Künstlern und Gelehrten… (museum title)

Wilhelm von Kaulbach (German), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, Germany

Portrait of Dr. Edward J. Nolan, Thomas Eakins

Portrait of Dr. Edward J. Nolan, after 1901.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

A Philosopher, 1637.

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish), oil on canvas

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

The School of Athens, 1508–1511.

École d'Athènes (museum title)

Raphaël (Italian), fresco

Vatican Museums, Vatican

Professor August Voller (study), Max Liebermann

Professor August Voller (study), 1905.

Professor August Voller (museum title)

Max Liebermann (German), oil on canvas

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

Professor Max Eugen Hermann Dennstedt (study), Max Liebermann

Professor Max Eugen Hermann Dennstedt (study), 1905.

Professor Max Eugen Hermann Dennstedt (museum title)

Max Liebermann (German), oil on canvas

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

The Astrologer, c. 1630.

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Heraclitus, c. 1615.

Heráclito (museum title)

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Portrait of Jean-Charles della Faille, Antoine van Dyck

Portrait of Jean-Charles della Faille, 1629.

Portrait of Jean-Charles de la Faille (museum title)

Antoine van Dyck (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Wu Yong (Chitasei Goyo), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)", c. 1827–1830.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Spirit of Electricity (panel D), Raoul Dufy

The Spirit of Electricity (panel D), 1936–1937.

Raoul Dufy (French), watercolor and gouache on paper mounted on canvas

Detroit Institute of Arts, United States

Professor Justus Brinckmann (study), Max Liebermann

Professor Justus Brinckmann (study), 1905.

Professor Justus Brinckmann (museum title)

Max Liebermann (German), oil on canvas

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

Professor Robert Münzel (study), Max Liebermann

Professor Robert Münzel (study), 1905.

Professor Robert Münzel (museum title)

Max Liebermann (German), oil on canvas

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

Professor Eduard Zacharias (study), Max Liebermann

Professor Eduard Zacharias (study), 1905.

Professor Eduard Zacharias (museum title)

Max Liebermann (German), oil on canvas

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

Wilhelm Bode, 1904.

Max Liebermann (German), oil on canvas

Alte Nationalgalerie (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin), Germany

Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, Rembrandt van Rijn

Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, 1653.

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

An Astronomer

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Nicolaus Copernicus. Sketch to the Painting "Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversation with God", Jan Matejko

Nicolaus Copernicus. Sketch to the Painting "Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversation with God", 1871.

Mikołaj Kopernik. Szkic do obrazu "Astronom Kopernik, czyli… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Elias Magnus Fries, the Swedish Mycologist, James Ensor

Elias Magnus Fries, the Swedish Mycologist, 1886.

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

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

Saint Jerome as Scholar, c. 1610.

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of Dr. Tanakadate, Nakamura Tsune

Portrait of Dr. Tanakadate, 1916.

田中館博士の肖像 (museum title)

Nakamura Tsune (Japanese), oil on canvas

National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan

Professor Justus Brinckmann (study), 1905.

Professor Justus Brinckmann (museum title)

Max Liebermann (German), oil on canvas

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

The Geographer, 1871.

De geograaf (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), graphite and watercolor on paper

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Professor Eduard Zacharias (study), 1905.

Professor Eduard Zacharias (museum title)

Max Liebermann (German), oil on canvas

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

Euclid, c. 1630.

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

A scholar in his study, Rembrandt van Rijn

A scholar in his study, c. 1652.

Een geleerde in zijn werkkamer (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Portrait of Professor Amund Helland, Erik Werenskiold

Portrait of Professor Amund Helland, 1885.

Professor Amund Helland (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Jérôme de La Lande, Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Jérôme de La Lande, 1767–1768.

Jérôme de La Lande (1732-1807) (museum title)

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, France

Astronome, 1504.

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

British Museum, United Kingdom

The Art Historian N.L. Høyen, Wilhelm Marstrand

The Art Historian N.L. Høyen, 1868.

Kunsthistorikeren, professor N. L. Høyen (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Aristotle, 1637.

Aristotele (museum title)

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish), oil on canvas

Indianapolis Museum of Art, United States

Philosopher Crates, 1636.

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish), oil on canvas

National Museum of Western Art, Japan

Professor August Voller (study), 1905.

Professor August Voller (museum title)

Max Liebermann (German), oil on canvas

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

Professor Eduard Zacharias (study), 1905.

Professor Eduard Zacharias (museum title)

Max Liebermann (German), oil on canvas

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

Scholars at a Lecture, 1736–1737.

William Hogarth (British), etching, engraving

National Gallery of Art, United States

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), Jacques-Louis David

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), 1788.

Jacques-Louis David (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of the Swiss naturalist and philosopher Charles Bonnet (1720-93), Jens Juel

Portrait of the Swiss naturalist and philosopher Charles Bonnet (1720-93), 1779.

Portræt af den schweiziske naturvidenskabsmand og filosof… (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), black chalk and pencil

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Reader, 1892.

Le Liseur (The reader) (museum title)

Odilon Redon (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Portrait of Louis Pasteur, study, Albert Edelfelt

Portrait of Louis Pasteur, study, 1885.

Louis Pasteurin muotokuva, harjoitelma (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Érasme de Rotterdam, 1526.

Albrecht Dürer (German), engraving

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Bulgarian Tsar Simeon, Alphonse Mucha

The Bulgarian Tsar Simeon, 1923.

Car bulharský Symeon (museum title)

Alphonse Mucha, oil and tempera on canvas

Prague City Gallery, Czechia

Professor Justus Brinckmann (study), 1905.

Professor Justus Brinckmann (museum title)

Max Liebermann (German), oil on canvas

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

Professor August Voller (study), 1905.

Professor August Voller (museum title)

Max Liebermann (German), oil on canvas

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

Professor of Zoology Japetus Steenstrup Giving a Lecture, Peder Severin Krøyer

Professor of Zoology Japetus Steenstrup Giving a Lecture, 1895.

Professor i zoologi, Japetus Steenstrup holder foredrag (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Archimedes, c. 1630.

Arquímedes (museum title)

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Tycho Brahe, 1837.

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), etching

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Christian IV visits Tycho Brahe at Uranienborg, C.W. Eckersberg

Christian IV visits Tycho Brahe at Uranienborg, 1831.

Christian 4. i besøg hos Tycho Brahe på Uranienborg (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), etching

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Siège de la Colonne de Pompée; Science in the Pillory, James Gillray

Siège de la Colonne de Pompée; Science in the Pillory, 1799.

Spotprent op de Franse expeditie naar Egypte, 1799 (museum title)

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands