Throne in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Christian Dirce, 1897.

Dirce chrześcijańska (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Prophet Ezekiel, 1510.

The Prophet Ezekiel (museum title)

Michel-Ange (Italian), fresco

Vatican Museums, Vatican

Esther before Ahasuerus, Nicolas Poussin

Esther before Ahasuerus, 1655.

Esther devant Assuérus (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

The Enthroned Trinity as Three Identical Figures, École de Cuzco

The Enthroned Trinity as Three Identical Figures, c. 1720–1740.

La Trinidad entronizada como tres figuras iguales (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

Madonna Bardi

La Madone Bardi (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian)

Gemäldegalerie, Germany

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Throne of Saturn, Elihu Vedder

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Throne of Saturn, 1883–1884.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Throne of… (museum title)

Elihu Vedder (American), craie, crayon, encre et aquarelle sur papier

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

Christian IV has the executioner take the chain of the order and the sword from the forger Christopher Rosenkrantz, Wilhelm Marstrand

Christian IV has the executioner take the chain of the order and the sword from the forger Christopher Rosenkrantz, 1861.

Chr. IV lader bødlen tage ordenskæden og sværdet fra… (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), pensil, pen and watercolour

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Christian I Raising the Province of Holstein to the State of a Duchy in 1460, Nicolai Abildgaard

Christian I Raising the Province of Holstein to the State of a Duchy in 1460, 1778.

Christian I ophøjer Holsten til hertugdømme 1460. Allegori (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Republic, 1848.

La République (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

The Death of Hamlet (Act V, Scene II), Eugène Delacroix

The Death of Hamlet (Act V, Scene II), 1843.

The Death of Hamlet (Act V, Scene II) (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French)

National Gallery of Art, United States

Christopher Columbus at the Court of the Catholic Monarchs, Juan Cordero

Christopher Columbus at the Court of the Catholic Monarchs, 1850.

Cristóbal Colón en la corte de los Reyes Católicos (museum title)

Juan Cordero (Mexican), oil on canvas

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

Madonna del Baldacchino, 1508.

Madonna del Baldacchino (museum title)

Raphaël (Italian), oil on wood

Palatine Gallery, Pitti Palace, Italy

Martyrdom of Early Christians, Henryk Siemiradzki

Martyrdom of Early Christians, 1885.

Scena męczeństwa pierwszych chrześcijan (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Founding of the Studium Generale Confirmed by Its Transfer to Kraków. AD 1361–1399–1400, Jan Matejko

The Founding of the Studium Generale Confirmed by Its Transfer to Kraków. AD 1361–1399–1400, 1888.

Założenie szkoły głównej przeniesieniem do Krakowa… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Age of Augustus: The Birth of Christ, Jean-Léon Gérôme

The Age of Augustus: The Birth of Christ, 1855.

Siècle d'Auguste : Naissance de N.S. Jésus Christ (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Bouddha (Buddha), 1895.

Bouddha (Buddha) (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), woodcut on Japan paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Twardowski conjuring the spirit of Barbara for Sigismund Augustus, sketch, Jan Matejko

Twardowski conjuring the spirit of Barbara for Sigismund Augustus, sketch, 1884.

Twardowski wywołujący ducha Barbary przed Zygmuntem… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Portrait de Talma en Néron, Eugène Delacroix

Portrait de Talma en Néron, 1852.

Portrait de Talma en Néron (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Library-Museum of the Comédie-Française, France

Poisoning of Queen Bona, 1859.

Otrucie królowej Bony (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Jésus devant Hérode, 1509.

Jésus devant Hérode (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Holy Family with Raphael, Tobias and Saint Jerome, or the Virgin with a Fish, Raphaël

The Holy Family with Raphael, Tobias and Saint Jerome, or the Virgin with a Fish, 1513–1514.

Sagrada Familia con Rafael, Tobías y San Jerónimo, o Virgen… (museum title)

Raphaël (Italian), huile sur bois (transposée sur toile)

Prado Museum, Spain

The Delphic Sibyl, 1509.

The Delphic Sibyl (museum title)

Michel-Ange (Italian), fresco

Vatican Museums, Vatican

Madonna and Child with Angels Carrying Candlesticks, Sandro Botticelli

Madonna and Child with Angels Carrying Candlesticks, c. 1485–1490.

Madonna dei Cantelabri (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian), tempera on wood

Bode Museum, Germany

The Family of the Christ Child with the Soul Captive of Divine Love, École de Cuzco

The Family of the Christ Child with the Soul Captive of Divine Love, c. 1700–1730.

La parentela del Niño Jesús con el alma presa del amor… (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on copper

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

The Age of Augustus, the Birth of Christ, c. 1852–1854.

The Age of Augustus, the Birth of Christ (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Nero's Torches, 1876.

Pochodnie Nerona (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Homage to Art and the Muse, Jacek Malczewski

Homage to Art and the Muse, 1910.

Hołd sztuce i muzie (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Pilate se lavant les mains, Albrecht Dürer

Pilate se lavant les mains, 1512.

Pilate se lavant les mains (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), engraving on laid paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Shuysky Tsars before Sigismund III, Jan Matejko

The Shuysky Tsars before Sigismund III, after 1853.

Carowie Szujscy przed Zygmuntem III (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Illustration for the 'Saga of Harald Fairhair', Snorri Sturluson, Sagas of the Kings, Kristiania 1899, Erik Werenskiold

Illustration for the 'Saga of Harald Fairhair', Snorri Sturluson, Sagas of the Kings, Kristiania 1899, 1895–1899.

Illustrasjon til "Harald Haarfagres Saga", Snorre… (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Shuysky Tsars at the Seym of Warsaw, Jan Matejko

The Shuysky Tsars at the Seym of Warsaw, 1892.

Carowie Szujscy na sejmie warszawskim (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

His Majesty Recommending a Law (Designs for the Walls of the Great Room of the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts), James Barry

His Majesty Recommending a Law (Designs for the Walls of the Great Room of the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts), after 1783.

His Majesty Recommending a Law (Designs for the Walls of… (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), engraving

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Founding of the Order of the Elephant, C.W. Eckersberg

The Founding of the Order of the Elephant, 1840.

Elefantordenens indstiftelse (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Der große Triumphwagen des Kaisers Maximilian I. (Blatt 1 von 8), Albrecht Dürer

Der große Triumphwagen des Kaisers Maximilian I. (Blatt 1 von 8), 1523.

Der große Triumphwagen des Kaisers Maximilian I. (Blatt 1… (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodcut on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Pope Pius VII in the Sistine Chapel, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Pope Pius VII in the Sistine Chapel, 1814.

Pope Pius VII in the Sistine Chapel (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

History of Human Civilisation – Our Lady Refuge of Sinners (Image 6), Jan Matejko

History of Human Civilisation – Our Lady Refuge of Sinners (Image 6), 1885.

Dzieje Cywilizacji Ludzkości - Matka Boska ucieczka… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), drawing on cardboard

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Rome as Ruler of the World, Nicolai Abildgaard

Rome as Ruler of the World, 1784.

Roma behersker de øvrige verdensdele. Allegori på en af… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Jésus devant Caïphe, 1512.

Jésus devant Caïphe (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), engraving on laid paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Sketch for the iconostasis of the Greek Catholic church of St Norbert in Kraków - Christ in Majesty surrounded by angels

Szkic do ikonostasu, do kościoła grecko-katolickiego… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), drawing on cardboard

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Crusader, 1840.

The Crusader (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French)

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, United States

The Libyan Sibyl, 1511–1512.

The Libyan Sibyl (museum title)

Michel-Ange (Italian), fresco

Vatican Museums, Vatican

Justice, vérité et raison mises au pilori, Albrecht Dürer

Justice, vérité et raison mises au pilori, 1526.

Justice, vérité et raison mises au pilori (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodcut on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Char triomphal de l'empereur Maximilien I, Albrecht Dürer

Char triomphal de l'empereur Maximilien I, 1523.

Char triomphal de l'empereur Maximilien I (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodcut on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Judgment of Solomon, Nicolas Poussin

The Judgment of Solomon, 1649.

Le Jugement de Salomon (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Les Deux Foscari, 1855.

Les Deux Foscari (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Musée Condé, France

Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne, 1806.

Napoléon Ier sur le trône impérial (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Drawing after Jean-Paul Laurens's Painting L'Excommunication de Robert le Pieux (The Excommunication of Robert the Pious), Helene Schjerfbeck

Drawing after Jean-Paul Laurens's Painting L'Excommunication de Robert le Pieux (The Excommunication of Robert the Pious), 1880–1881.

Piirustus Jean-Paul Laurens’in maalauksesta… (museum title)

Helene Schjerfbeck (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Frederik II in Coronation Robes, C.W. Eckersberg

Frederik II in Coronation Robes, 1826.

Frederik II i kroningsdragt (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Illustration for the Saga of Magnus Erlingsson, in Snorri Sturlason's Sagas of the Kings, Christiania 1899, Erik Werenskiold

Illustration for the Saga of Magnus Erlingsson, in Snorri Sturlason's Sagas of the Kings, Christiania 1899, 1896–1899.

Illustrasjon til "Magnus Erlingsøns Saga" i Snorre… (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Sten Sture Frees the Captive Danish Queen Kristina from Vadstena Convent, Carl Larsson

Sten Sture Frees the Captive Danish Queen Kristina from Vadstena Convent, 1876.

Sten Sture dä befriar den fågna Danska drottningen Kristina… (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), oil on canvas

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden