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57 works by 35 artists

57 works featuring “Siege” by 35 artists, from the 16th to the 20th century, held in 35 museums.

Vercingetorix Throws Down His Arms at the Feet of Julius Caesar, Lionel Royer

Vercingetorix Throws Down His Arms at the Feet of Julius Caesar, 1899.

Vercingétorix jette ses armes aux pieds de César (museum title)

Lionel Royer (French), oil on canvas

Musée Crozatier (Le Puy-en-Velay), France

Avenue d'Orléans during the Bombardment of Paris by the Prussian Armies, January 1871, Félix Philippoteaux

Avenue d'Orléans during the Bombardment of Paris by the Prussian Armies, January 1871, 1871–1873.

L'Avenue d'Orléans, durant les bombardements de Paris par… (museum title)

Félix Philippoteaux (French), oil on canvas

Musée Carnavalet, France

Women of Eger, Bertalan Székely

Women of Eger, 1867.

Bertalan Székely (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

The Attack on the Citadel of Antwerp, 22 December 1832, Horace Vernet

The Attack on the Citadel of Antwerp, 22 December 1832, 1840.

Attaque de la citadelle d'Anvers, 22 décembre 1832 (museum title)

Horace Vernet (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Siege of Constantine: the Taking of the City, 13 October 1837, Horace Vernet

The Siege of Constantine: the Taking of the City, 13 October 1837, 1839.

Siège de Constantine ; prise de la ville, 13 octobre 1837 (museum title)

Horace Vernet (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Storming of the Fortress near Porta Camollia in Siena, Giorgio Vasari

The Storming of the Fortress near Porta Camollia in Siena, 1567–1571.

Giorgio Vasari (Italian), fresco

Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy

The Capitulation of the Citadel of Antwerp, 29 November 1792, Félix Philippoteaux

The Capitulation of the Citadel of Antwerp, 29 November 1792, 1837.

Capitulation de la citadelle d'Anvers, 29 novembre 1792 (museum title)

Félix Philippoteaux (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Gonzaga Cycle: Federico II Gonzaga Takes Parma, Le Tintoret

The Gonzaga Cycle: Federico II Gonzaga Takes Parma, c. 1580.

Le Cycle des Gonzague : Federico II Gonzague prend Parme (museum title)

Le Tintoret (Italian), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Germany

Le siège d'une forteresse, Albrecht Dürer

Le siège d'une forteresse, 1527.

Albrecht Dürer (German), print

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The Defence of Szigetvár by Nikola Zrinski, Alphonse Mucha

The Defence of Szigetvár by Nikola Zrinski, 1914.

Hájení Sigetu Mikulášem Zrinským (museum title)

Alphonse Mucha, oil and tempera on canvas

Prague City Gallery, Czechia

Joan of Arc before Orléans, Jules-Eugène Lenepveu

Joan of Arc before Orléans, 1886–1890.

Jeanne d'Arc devant Orléans (museum title)

Jules-Eugène Lenepveu (French), oil on canvas, mounted

Panthéon (Paris), France

The Plundering of Basing House, Charles Landseer

The Plundering of Basing House, 1836.

Charles Landseer (British), oil on canvas

Tate, United Kingdom

The Lifting of the Siege of Malta, September 1565, Charles-Philippe Larivière

The Lifting of the Siege of Malta, September 1565, 1842.

Levée du siège de Malte. Septembre 1565 (museum title)

Charles-Philippe Larivière (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Capture of Porto Ercole, Giorgio Vasari

The Capture of Porto Ercole, 1568–1570.

Capture of Porto Ercole (museum title)

Giorgio Vasari (Italian), fresco

Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy

The Defence of Mazagran, 2-6 February 1840, Félix Philippoteaux

The Defence of Mazagran, 2-6 February 1840, after 1840.

Défense de Mazagran, 2 au 6 février 1840 (museum title)

Félix Philippoteaux (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

Fighting in the Gorge of Malakoff, 8 September 1855, Adolphe Yvon

Fighting in the Gorge of Malakoff, 8 September 1855, 1856–1858.

Combat dans la gorge de Malakoff, 8 septembre 1855 (museum title)

Adolphe Yvon (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

A View of Gibraltar during the Destruction of the Spanish Floating Batteries, on the 13th of September, 1782, Joseph Wright of Derby

A View of Gibraltar during the Destruction of the Spanish Floating Batteries, on the 13th of September, 1782, 1784–1785.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Canada

The Relief of Louvain, Peeter Snayers

The Relief of Louvain, 1639.

Entsatz von Löwen (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Bernardo Strozzi

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, 1618–1620.

Die heilige Katharina von Alexandrien (museum title)

Bernardo Strozzi (Italian), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

The Chinese general Lin Chong (Tenyûsei Hyôshitô Rinchû), Yashima Gakutei

The Chinese general Lin Chong (Tenyûsei Hyôshitô Rinchû), c. 1827.

De Chinese generaal Lin Ch'ung (Tenyûsei Hyôshitô Rinchû) (museum title)

Yashima Gakutei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Capture of Brescia, 19 February 1512, Charles-Philippe Larivière

The Capture of Brescia, 19 February 1512, 1837.

Prise de Brescia. 19 février 1512 (museum title)

Charles-Philippe Larivière (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Storming of the Fortress of Stampace in Pisa, Giorgio Vasari

The Storming of the Fortress of Stampace in Pisa, 1567–1571.

Giorgio Vasari (Italian), fresco

Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy

The Siege of Yorktown, 17 October 1781, Auguste Couder

The Siege of Yorktown, 17 October 1781, 1836.

Siège de Yorktown. 17 octobre 1781 (museum title)

Auguste Couder (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Relief of Saint-Omer, 12 July 1638, Peeter Snayers

The Relief of Saint-Omer, 12 July 1638, 1645.

Entsatz von St. Omer, 12. Juli 1638 (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

The Siege of Neuburg, 1641, Peeter Snayers

The Siege of Neuburg, 1641, 1645.

Belagerung von Neuburg, 1641 (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

The Siege of Einbeck, Peeter Snayers

The Siege of Einbeck, 1644.

Belagerung von Einbeck (museum title)

Peeter Snayers (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

The Defense of Paris, Ernest Meissonier

The Defense of Paris, 1870–1871.

Ernest Meissonier (French), oil on wood

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Capture of Ochakiv in 1788, January Suchodolski

The Capture of Ochakiv in 1788, 1852–1860.

Zdobycie Oczakowa; Wzięcie twierdzy Oczakowa w 1788 roku (museum title)

January Suchodolski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Szczecin, Poland

General Ko Enshaku on his throne, from the Five Fearless Generals of the Suikoden, Yashima Gakutei

General Ko Enshaku on his throne, from the Five Fearless Generals of the Suikoden, c. 1827.

Generaal Ko-Enshaku op zijn troon (museum title)

Yashima Gakutei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

A Sortie before Sevastopol, Gustave Doré

A Sortie before Sevastopol, c. 1855.

Une Sortie devant Sébastopol (museum title)

Gustave Doré (French), oil on canvas

Musée de l'École de Nancy (on deposit at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy), France

The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, Francesco Hayez

The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, 1867.

La distruzione del tempio di Gerusalemme (museum title)

Francesco Hayez (Italian), oil on canvas

Gallerie dell'Accademia, Italy

Venus Persuading Helen to Love Paris, Angelica Kauffmann

Venus Persuading Helen to Love Paris, 1790.

Венера уговаривает Елену любить Париса (museum title)

Angelica Kauffmann (Swiss), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Anoman, disguised as a demon, meets Rawana before his court, Dessins balinais de la collection Van der Tuuk

Anoman, disguised as a demon, meets Rawana before his court, 19th century.

Anoman disguised as a demon meets Rawana. Indrajit, Sangut… (museum title)

Dessins balinais de la collection Van der Tuuk, drawing

Leiden University Libraries, Netherlands

The Defence of Saragossa, David Wilkie

The Defence of Saragossa, 1828.

David Wilkie (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

The Entry of Sultan Mehmed II into Constantinople, 29 May 1453, Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant

The Entry of Sultan Mehmed II into Constantinople, 29 May 1453, 1876.

Entrée du sultan Mehmet II à Constantinople le 29 mai 1453 (museum title)

Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Augustins, Toulouse, France

The Siege of Gray, February 1674, Pierre-Denis Martin

The Siege of Gray, February 1674, 18th century.

Le siège de Gray en février 1674 (museum title)

Pierre-Denis Martin (French), oil on canvas

Musée des beaux-arts de Dole, France

The Capture of Ypres, 17 June 1794, Félix Philippoteaux

The Capture of Ypres, 17 June 1794, 1836.

Prise d'Ypres, 17 juin 1794 (museum title)

Félix Philippoteaux (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Defence of Częstochowa, January Suchodolski

The Defence of Częstochowa, 1846.

Obrona Częstochowy (museum title)

January Suchodolski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Bernardo Strozzi

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, c. 1615.

Bernardo Strozzi (Italian), oil on canvas

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

The Chinese general Kuan Sheng (Tenyûsei Daitô Kanshô), Yashima Gakutei

The Chinese general Kuan Sheng (Tenyûsei Daitô Kanshô), c. 1827.

De Chinese generaal Kuan Shêng (Tenyûsei Daitô Kanshô) (museum title)

Yashima Gakutei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Episode of the Siege of Saragossa: the Assault on the Monastery of Santa Engracia, 8 February 1809, Louis-François Lejeune

Episode of the Siege of Saragossa: the Assault on the Monastery of Santa Engracia, 8 February 1809, 1827.

Episode du siège de Saragosse : assaut de San Engracia. 8… (museum title)

Louis-François Lejeune (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Siege of Paris (1870-1871), Ernest Meissonier

The Siege of Paris (1870-1871), c. 1884.

Le Siège de Paris (1870-1871) (museum title)

Ernest Meissonier (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

The Emperor Maximilian Lifts the Siege of Livorno, Giorgio Vasari

The Emperor Maximilian Lifts the Siege of Livorno, 1568–1571.

The emperor Massimiliano lifts the siege from Livorno (museum title)

Giorgio Vasari (Italian), fresco

Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy

The Curtain Wall of Malakoff, 8 September 1855, Adolphe Yvon

The Curtain Wall of Malakoff, 8 September 1855, 1859.

La courtine de Malakoff, 8 septembre 1855 (museum title)

Adolphe Yvon (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Siege of Besançon, May 1674, Pierre-Denis Martin

The Siege of Besançon, May 1674, 18th century.

Siège de Besançon en mai 1674 (museum title)

Pierre-Denis Martin (French), oil on canvas

Musée des beaux-arts de Dole, France

Count Odo defending Paris against the Normans, 885-886, Jean-Victor Schnetz

Count Odo defending Paris against the Normans, 885-886, 1834–1837.

Le comte Eudes défend Paris contre des Normands, 885-886 (museum title)

Jean-Victor Schnetz, oil on canvas

Louvre Museum (on deposit at the Palace of Versailles), France

The Battle of Khotyn, 1673, Pierre-Denis Martin

The Battle of Khotyn, 1673, after 1698.

Die Schlacht von Chotin, 1673 (museum title)

Pierre-Denis Martin (French), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, Germany

The Burghers of Calais, Benjamin West

The Burghers of Calais, 1789.

Benjamin West (American), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Queen Philippa Interceding for the Lives of the Burghers of Calais, Benjamin West

Queen Philippa Interceding for the Lives of the Burghers of Calais, 1788.

Benjamin West (American), oil on canvas

Detroit Institute of Arts, United States

At the Fortress Wall. 'Let Them Enter!', Vassili Verechtchaguine

At the Fortress Wall. 'Let Them Enter!', 1871.

У крепостной стены. «Пусть войдут» (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia