Setting in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Les Danseuses bleues, 1897.

Les Danseuses bleues (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Russia

Curtain for the City Theatre in Kraków, Sketch, Henryk Siemiradzki

Curtain for the City Theatre in Kraków, Sketch, 1893–1894.

Kurtyna teatru krakowskiego, szkic (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Allegory of Music, Sketch for the Stage Curtain of the Słowacki Theatre in Kraków, Henryk Siemiradzki

Allegory of Music, Sketch for the Stage Curtain of the Słowacki Theatre in Kraków, c. 1892.

Alegoria muzyki, szkic do projektu kurtyny teatru… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil and pencil on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Eagle and ibex, unrealised design for a stained-glass window in the Physicians' Society House in Kraków (left side window), Stanisław Wyspiański

Eagle and ibex, unrealised design for a stained-glass window in the Physicians' Society House in Kraków (left side window), 1905.

Orzeł, koziorożec. Niezrealizowany projekt witraża do Domu… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Cloister, 1900.

Le Cloître (museum title)

Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States

Flowers, 1904.

Kwiaty (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

A Turkish Araba Drawn by Two White Oxen, Constantinople, John Frederick Lewis

A Turkish Araba Drawn by Two White Oxen, Constantinople, 1841.

A Turkish Araba Drawn by Two White Oxen, Constantinople (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), watercolor, graphite and white gouache on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Cartoon for the polychromy of St Mary's Church - Frieze of stylised leaves and lilies in square fields, Jan Matejko

Cartoon for the polychromy of St Mary's Church - Frieze of stylised leaves and lilies in square fields, 1889.

Karton do polichromii Kościoła Mariackiego - Fryz o motywie… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), watercolor on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Cartoon for the polychromy of St Mary's Church - Frieze with geometric motifs, Jan Matejko

Cartoon for the polychromy of St Mary's Church - Frieze with geometric motifs, 1889–1891.

Karton do polichromii Kościoła Mariackiego - Fryz o… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), watercolor on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Untitled (Textile design no II), Frances Hodgkins

Untitled (Textile design no II), c. 1925.

Untitled (Textile design no II) (museum title)

Frances Hodgkins (New Zealander), gouache

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

Trois Danseuses (Jupes Bleues, Corsages Rouges), Edgar Degas

Trois Danseuses (Jupes Bleues, Corsages Rouges), 1903.

Trois Danseuses (Jupes Bleues, Corsages Rouges) (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Fondation Beyeler, Switzerland

An Arabesque Textile Design, for Sefton Fabrics, Belfast, Harry Clarke

An Arabesque Textile Design, for Sefton Fabrics, Belfast, 1918–1919.

An Arabesque Textile Design, for Sefton Fabrics, Belfast (museum title)

Harry Clarke (Irish), watercolor on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

(Untitled), 1911.

(Sans titre) (museum title)

Alexandra Exter, gouache au pochoir

Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole, France

Messaline descend l'escalier bordé de figurants, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Messaline descend l'escalier bordé de figurants, 1900.

Messaline descend l'escalier bordé de figurants (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French)

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Design for a stove and a fireplace, Stanisław Wyspiański

Design for a stove and a fireplace, c. 1904–1905.

Projekt pieca i kominka (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil and colored pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Fleuron. Design for the painted decoration of the chancel of St Mary's Church, Jan Matejko

Fleuron. Design for the painted decoration of the chancel of St Mary's Church, 1889.

Kwiaton. Projekt do dekoracji malarskiej prezbiterium… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Chalice. Design for the painted decoration of St Mary's Church, Jan Matejko

Chalice. Design for the painted decoration of St Mary's Church, 1889.

Kielich. Projekt do dekoracji malarskiej kościoła… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), pencil and ink on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Frieze of palmettes set in a diagonal lattice. Cartoon for the polychromy of St Mary's Church, Jan Matejko

Frieze of palmettes set in a diagonal lattice. Cartoon for the polychromy of St Mary's Church, 1889–1891.

Fryz o motywach palmet ujętych w ukośne kraty. Karton do… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), watercolor on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Man in Red or Portrait of the Painter Paul Baignères, Henri Evenepoel

The Man in Red or Portrait of the Painter Paul Baignères, 1894.

L'homme en rouge ou Portrait du peintre Paul Baignères (museum title)

Henri Evenepoel (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Project for a Room for King Ludwig II (1854–1886) of Bavaria

Project for a Room for King Ludwig II (1854–1886) of Bavaria (museum title)

Gyula Benczúr (Hungarian), oil on canvas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Dream, design for a stage costume for the destroyed drama "The Dream" (?), Stanisław Wyspiański

The Dream, design for a stage costume for the destroyed drama "The Dream" (?), 1905.

Sen, projekt kostiumu scenicznego do zniszczonego dramatu… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil and colored pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

A Check Textile Design, for Sefton Fabrics, Belfast, Harry Clarke

A Check Textile Design, for Sefton Fabrics, Belfast, 1918–1919.

A Check Textile Design, for Sefton Fabrics, Belfast (museum title)

Harry Clarke (Irish), watercolor on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

The Lady of the Decoration, Harry Clarke

The Lady of the Decoration, 1914.

The Lady of the Decoration (museum title)

Harry Clarke (Irish), graphite, ink and watercolour on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

“Aurora” (“Goddess of the Dawn”), sketch for a ceiling, Henryk Siemiradzki

“Aurora” (“Goddess of the Dawn”), sketch for a ceiling, c. 1886.

"Aurora" ("Jutrzenka") - szkic do plafonu w domu Jury… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Decorative motif, c. 1935.

Decorative motif (museum title)

Frances Hodgkins (New Zealander), oil on canvas

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

Studio II – Sketch, 1873.

Műterem II. – vázlat (museum title)

Pál Szinyei Merse (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Shield with Veit Stoss's mark. Design for the painted decoration of the chancel of St Mary's Church in Kraków, Jan Matejko

Shield with Veit Stoss's mark. Design for the painted decoration of the chancel of St Mary's Church in Kraków, 1889.

Tarcza z gmerkiem Wita Stwosza. Projekt do dekoracji… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

"In the Łazienki Palace (Palace vestibule with a colonnade)", set sketch for Scene VIII of "November Night", Stanisław Wyspiański

"In the Łazienki Palace (Palace vestibule with a colonnade)", set sketch for Scene VIII of "November Night", 1904.

"W Pałacu Łazienkowskim (Przedsionek pałacu z kolumnadą)"… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Before the Performance, 1896.

Before the Performance (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

National Galleries of Scotland, United Kingdom

Variety Show, 1887.

Variété (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on panel

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Interior of the Drawing Room at Lusławice, Jacek Malczewski

Interior of the Drawing Room at Lusławice, 1926.

Wnętrze salonu w Lusławicach (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

A Floral Textile Design, for Sefton Fabrics, Belfast, Harry Clarke

A Floral Textile Design, for Sefton Fabrics, Belfast, 1918–1919.

A Floral Textile Design, for Sefton Fabrics, Belfast (museum title)

Harry Clarke (Irish), graphite and watercolor on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

Design for an open-air theatre (project for the Wawel Acropolis), Stanisław Wyspiański

Design for an open-air theatre (project for the Wawel Acropolis), 1905.

Projekt teatru na wolnym powietrzu (projekt dla Wawel… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Aurora, Design for a Ceiling, Henryk Siemiradzki

Aurora, Design for a Ceiling, c. 1886.

Jutrzenka, projekt plafonu (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Décor méridional, le Cannet, Pierre Bonnard

Décor méridional, le Cannet, 1928.

Décor méridional, le Cannet (museum title)

Pierre Bonnard (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Stylised stem with acanthus leaves. Design for the painted decoration of the chancel of St Mary's Church, Jan Matejko

Stylised stem with acanthus leaves. Design for the painted decoration of the chancel of St Mary's Church, 1889.

Stylizowana łodyga z liśćmi akantu. Projekt do dekoracji… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), ink on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Ribbon with the inscription "Eia ergo". Design for the painted decoration of the chancel of St Mary's Church in Kraków, Jan Matejko

Ribbon with the inscription "Eia ergo". Design for the painted decoration of the chancel of St Mary's Church in Kraków, 1889.

Wstęga z napisem "Eia ergo". Projekt do dekoracji… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), watercolor and pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Bower, c. 1716.

The Bower (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), red chalk (counterproof)

National Gallery of Art, United States

Three Dancers in Red Costume, Edgar Degas

Three Dancers in Red Costume, 1896.

Three Dancers in Red Costume (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Ohara Museum of Art, Japan

Untitled (Textile design no III), Frances Hodgkins

Untitled (Textile design no III), c. 1925.

Untitled (Textile design no III) (museum title)

Frances Hodgkins (New Zealander), gouache on paper

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

The Decoration for the Sacred Heart Chapel, Sacristy Entrance and Blessed Virgin Mary Chapel, Saint Mary's, Haddington Rd., Dublin, Harry Clarke

The Decoration for the Sacred Heart Chapel, Sacristy Entrance and Blessed Virgin Mary Chapel, Saint Mary's, Haddington Rd., Dublin, 1923.

The Decoration for the Sacred Heart Chapel, Sacristy… (museum title)

Harry Clarke (Irish), gold paint, graphite and watercolour on card

National Gallery of Ireland

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

Dancers in the Wings, 1900.

Dancers in the Wings (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Kasama Nichidō Museum of Art, Japan

Royal Arms of Scotland, David Young Cameron

Royal Arms of Scotland, 1914.

Royal Arms of Scotland (museum title)

David Young Cameron (British), etching and drypoint

National Gallery of Art, United States

Sketchbook, folio 6: design for the ceiling “Aurora”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketchbook, folio 6: design for the ceiling “Aurora”, 1883–1884.

Karta 6 recto: projekt plafonu "Jutrzenka" do pałacu J.… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), pencil and pastel on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Danseuses au repos, 1898.

Danseuses au repos (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Hermitage Foundation collection, Switzerland

Design for a chair for the Żeleński family, Stanisław Wyspiański

Design for a chair for the Żeleński family, 1904.

Projekt krzesła dla Żeleńskich (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil and colored pencil on tracing paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Dancers, c. 1896.

Dancers (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French), pastel with charcoal on tracing paper mounted on paper and backed with gray board

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Untitled (Textile design no I), Frances Hodgkins

Untitled (Textile design no I), c. 1925.

Untitled (Textile design no I) (museum title)

Frances Hodgkins (New Zealander), gouache

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

Vue d'un atelier... avant l'exposition, Honoré Daumier

Vue d'un atelier... avant l'exposition, 1864.

Vue d'un atelier... avant l'exposition (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States