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259 works by 74 artists

259 works featuring “Sleep” by 74 artists, from the 15th to the 20th century, held in 90 museums.

Victim of Flowers, Mihály Munkácsy

Victim of Flowers, 1896.

Virágok áldozata (museum title)

Mihály Munkácsy (Hungarian), oil on wood

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Mother Rose looking down at her Sleeping Baby, Mary Cassatt

Mother Rose looking down at her Sleeping Baby, 1908.

Mother Rose looking down at her Sleeping Baby (museum title)

Mary Cassatt (American), oil on canvas

Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israël

Two Girls Asleep on the Stove Bench, Albert Anker

Two Girls Asleep on the Stove Bench, 1895.

Zwei schlafende Mädchen auf der Ofenbank (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Iachimo Emerging from the Chest in Imogen's Chamber, James Barry

Iachimo Emerging from the Chest in Imogen's Chamber, c. 1788–1792.

Iachimo Emerging from the Chest in Imogen's Chamber (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), oil on cardboard

National Gallery of Ireland

Sleeping Dog, Rodolfo Amoedo

Sleeping Dog

Cachorro dormindo (museum title)

Rodolfo Amoedo (Brazilian), oil on wood

National Historical Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Menino, Almeida Júnior

Menino, 1894.

Menino (museum title)

Almeida Júnior (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Pinacoteca de São Paulo, Brazil

Flip the Cat Lying Down, Rik Wouters

Flip the Cat Lying Down, 1915.

Liggende poes Flip (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), pen and black ink on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Saint François en méditation sur le crucifix, Caravaggio

Saint François en méditation sur le crucifix, 1606.

Saint François en méditation sur le crucifix (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil

Museo Civico Ala Ponzone, Italy

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Resting Beneath a Tree, Honoré Daumier

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Resting Beneath a Tree, 1865.

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Resting Beneath a Tree (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Le Christ au mont des Oliviers, Caravaggio

Le Christ au mont des Oliviers, 1603.

Le Christ au mont des Oliviers (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Gemäldegalerie, Germany

When the day's work is done, Anna Ancher

When the day's work is done, 1917.

“Efter Dagens Møje”. Søstrene Brøndum hviler sig (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Skagens Museum, Denmark

Asleep, Rupert Bunny

Asleep, c. 1904.

Endormies (museum title)

Rupert Bunny (Australian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

Virgin and Child, Juan Rodríguez Juárez

Virgin and Child, c. 1700.

Virgin and Child (museum title)

Juan Rodríguez Juárez (Mexican), oil on copper

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Einsamkeit im Morgenzwielicht. Milton, Lycidas, Johann Heinrich Füssli

Einsamkeit im Morgenzwielicht. Milton, Lycidas, 1794–1796.

Einsamkeit im Morgenzwielicht (museum title)

Johann Heinrich Füssli (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

At A Tavern, Amalia Lindegren

At A Tavern, 1853.

Krogscen (museum title)

Amalia Lindegren (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Sleeping Nymph Spied upon by Satyrs, Jean-Étienne Liotard

Sleeping Nymph Spied upon by Satyrs, 1756–1788.

Sleeping Nymph Spied upon by Satyrs (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on panel

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Nightmare, Nicolai Abildgaard

Nightmare, 1800.

Mareridt (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Sorø Art Museum, Denmark

Sloth, James Ensor

Sloth, 1902.

Sloth (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

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

Jael Killing Sisera, Rembrandt van Rijn

Jael Killing Sisera, c. 1658–1659.

Jaël doodt Sisera (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), pen and brown ink, heightened with white

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Sleeping Woman, Pál Szinyei Merse

Sleeping Woman, 1869.

Alvó nő (museum title)

Pál Szinyei Merse (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

The Sleepwalker, Juan Cordero

The Sleepwalker, 1867.

La sonámbula (museum title)

Juan Cordero (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Summertime, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Summertime, 1568.

Summertime (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), drawing

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

Tulla, the Artist's Grandchild, Christian Krohg

Tulla, the Artist's Grandchild, c. 1913.

Tulla (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Nude Woman Lying on a Pillow, Rembrandt van Rijn

Nude Woman Lying on a Pillow, c. 1661–1662.

Naakte vrouw liggend tegen een kussen (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), reed pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Portrait of Kathleen Behan, Sarah Purser

Portrait of Kathleen Behan

Portrait of Kathleen Behan (museum title)

Sarah Purser (Irish), oil on panel

National Gallery of Ireland

Venus and Mars, Sandro Botticelli

Venus and Mars, c. 1485.

Vénus et Mars (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian), oil and tempera on wood

National Gallery, United Kingdom

The Exile’s Dream, Viktor Madarász

The Exile’s Dream, 1856.

A bujdosó álma (museum title)

Viktor Madarász (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

The Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth, James Ensor

The Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth, 1902.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Agony in the Garden, Le Greco

Agony in the Garden, c. 1605.

Jésus au jardin des Oliviers (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, France

Waldlandschaft mit ruhendem Pan, Arnold Böcklin

Waldlandschaft mit ruhendem Pan, c. 1855.

Waldlandschaft mit ruhendem Pan (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Mercury and Argus, Diego Velázquez

Mercury and Argus, c. 1659.

Mercure et Argos (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

清閑, Takeuchi Seihō

清閑, 1935.

清閑 (museum title)

Takeuchi Seihō (Japanese), color on paper

Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Japan

Amour endormi, Caravaggio

Amour endormi, 1608.

Amour endormi (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Palatine Gallery, Italy

Boy Asleep in the Hay, Albert Anker

Boy Asleep in the Hay, 1891–1897.

Schlafender Knabe im Heu (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, 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

Les Vierges, Gustav Klimt

Les Vierges, 1913.

Les Vierges (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian), oil on canvas

National Gallery Prague, Tchéquie

The Harvesters, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Harvesters, 1565.

The Harvesters (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on panel

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Maid Asleep, Johannes Vermeer

A Maid Asleep, c. 1656–1657.

A Maid Asleep (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

La Vie et la Mort, Gustav Klimt

La Vie et la Mort, 1910.

La Vie et la Mort (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian), oil on canvas

Leopold Museum, Austria

The Resurrection of Christ, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Resurrection of Christ, 1562.

The Resurrection of Christ (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), drawing

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Netherlands

Desdemona, Rodolfo Amoedo

Desdemona, 1892.

Desdêmona (museum title)

Rodolfo Amoedo (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Brazil

The Bride, Gustav Klimt

The Bride, 1917.

The Bride (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian), oil on canvas

Klimt Foundation, Austria

Blind Old Man with His Grandchildren, Amalia Lindegren

Blind Old Man with His Grandchildren, 1855.

Blinde gubben med sina barnbarn (museum title)

Amalia Lindegren (Swedish), oil on canvas

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Cat Lying, Rik Wouters

Cat Lying, 1915.

Liggende kat (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), ink on paper

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Poem by Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason, Katsushika Hokusai

Poem by Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason, 1839.

Poem by Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Italian Mother with a Child, Amalia Lindegren

Italian Mother with a Child

Italiensk moder med barn (museum title)

Amalia Lindegren (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Roofs, Summer Night, John Sloan

Roofs, Summer Night, 1906.

Roofs, Summer Night (museum title)

John Sloan (American), etching

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Jupiter and Antiope: the larger plate, Rembrandt van Rijn

Jupiter and Antiope: the larger plate, 1659.

Jupiter en Antiope: grote plaat (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Eve of St. Agnes, William Holman Hunt

The Eve of St. Agnes, 1847–1857.

The Eve of St. Agnes (museum title)

William Holman Hunt (British), oil on wood

Walker Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Family, Gustav Klimt

Family, 1909.

Family (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian), oil on canvas

Belvedere Museum, Austria