War in art: paintings, drawings and prints

The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife, Daniel Maclise

The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife, c. 1854.

The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife (museum title)

Daniel Maclise (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Attack of the Brazilian Squadron on the Curupaytí Batteries, September 22, 1866, Cándido López

Attack of the Brazilian Squadron on the Curupaytí Batteries, September 22, 1866, 1901.

Ataque de la escuadra Brasileña a las baterías de… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Religion saved by Spain, c. 1572–1575.

L'Espagne au secours de la religion (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

No Man's Land, 1919.

No Man's Land (museum title)

Maurice Cullen (Canadian), oil on canvas

Canadian War Museum, Canada

At the Front, 1918.

At the Front (museum title)

Maurice Cullen (Canadian), oil on wood

Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada

Important People, 1914–1921.

Important people (museum title)

George W. Lambert (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

Landing of the Argentine Army Facing the Curuzú Trenches, September 12, 1866, Cándido López

Landing of the Argentine Army Facing the Curuzú Trenches, September 12, 1866, 1891.

Desembarco del Ejército Argentino frente a las trincheras… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Crossing of the Chaco, Pedro Américo

The Crossing of the Chaco, 1871.

Passagem do Chaco (museum title)

Pedro Américo (Brazilian), oil on canvas

National Historical Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Dead Germans in a Trench, 1918.

Dead Germans in a Trench (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

The Squadron in the Private Channel of Paso de la Patria, April 23, 1866, Cándido López

The Squadron in the Private Channel of Paso de la Patria, April 23, 1866, 1887–1902.

La Escuadra en el canal Privado del Paso de la Patria, 23… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

March of the Argentine Army Taking Position for the Attack on Curupaytí, September 22, 1866, Cándido López

March of the Argentine Army Taking Position for the Attack on Curupaytí, September 22, 1866, 1902.

Marcha del Ejército Argentino a tomar posición para el… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Study for "The Battle of Guararapes", Victor Meirelles

Study for "The Battle of Guararapes", c. 1874–1878.

Estudo para Batalha dos Guararapes (museum title)

Victor Meirelles (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Victor Meirelles, Brazil

Huy on the Meuse on the Road to the Rhine, Maurice Cullen

Huy on the Meuse on the Road to the Rhine, 1919.

Huy on the Meuse on the Road to the Rhine (museum title)

Maurice Cullen (Canadian), oil on canvas

Canadian War Museum, Canada

The Charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba, George W. Lambert

The Charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba, 1920.

The charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba (museum title)

George W. Lambert (Australian), pencil on paper

Art Gallery of South Australia

Episode from the Peasants' Revolt (1798-1799), Constantin Meunier

Episode from the Peasants' Revolt (1798-1799), c. 1878.

Episode from the Peasants' Revolt (1798-1799) (museum title)

Constantin Meunier (Belgian), oil on canvas

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

Wounded Paraguayan Soldiers, Prisoners of the Battle of Yatay, Cándido López

Wounded Paraguayan Soldiers, Prisoners of the Battle of Yatay, 1892.

Soldados paraguayos heridos, prisioneros de la batalla de… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Study for "The Passage of Humaitá", Victor Meirelles

Study for "The Passage of Humaitá", c. 1868–1870.

Estudo para Passagem do Humaitá (museum title)

Victor Meirelles (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Victor Meirelles, Brazil

Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Currie, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St-Michael and St George, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, 1919.

Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Currie, Knight Grand Cross of… (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Canadian War Museum, Canada

Dutch Army Vehicles, 1915.

Hollandse legerwagens (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), ink on paper

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Major J B McCudden, VC, DSO, MC, MM, William Orpen

Major J B McCudden, VC, DSO, MC, MM, 1918.

Major J B McCudden, VC, DSO, MC, MM (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Red Cavalry Riding, c. 1932.

Скачет красная конница (museum title)

Kazimir Malevitch (Russian), oil on canvas

State Russian Museum, Russia

Le siège d'une forteresse, Albrecht Dürer

Le siège d'une forteresse, 1527.

Le siège d'une forteresse (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), print

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

A Sergeant of the Light Horse, George W. Lambert

A Sergeant of the Light Horse, 1920.

A sergeant of the Light Horse (museum title)

George W. Lambert (Australian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

Assault of the 2nd Brazilian Column on Curupaytí, Cándido López

Assault of the 2nd Brazilian Column on Curupaytí, 1894.

Asalto de la 2ª columna brasileña a Curupaytí (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Trench of Curupaytí (former title: Interior View of Curupaytí Seen from the Mast of an Argentine Ship), Cándido López

Trench of Curupaytí (former title: Interior View of Curupaytí Seen from the Mast of an Argentine Ship), 1893.

Trinchera de Curupaytí (Tít. ant.: Vista interior de… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Passage of Humaitá, Victor Meirelles

The Passage of Humaitá, 1870s.

Passagem de Humaitá (museum title)

Victor Meirelles (Brazilian), oil on canvas

National Historical Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, 28th June 1919, William Orpen

The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, 28th June 1919, 1919.

The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles… (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Cavalry Charge – Buenos Aires Customs and Manners Series, Carlos Morel

Cavalry Charge – Buenos Aires Customs and Manners Series, c. 1839.

Carga de caballería - Serie Usos y Costumbres de Buenos… (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Battle of Yataytí Corá, July 2, 1866, Cándido López

Battle of Yataytí Corá, July 2, 1866, 1887–1902.

Batalla de Yataytí Corá, 2 de julio de 1866 (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Adam and Eve at Péronne, 1918.

Adam and Eve at Péronne (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Boulogne, 1918.

Boulogne (museum title)

Arthur Streeton (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

The War. Colour Sketch, 1896.

Der Krieg. Farbskizze (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), tempera on panel

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Assault of the 1st Brazilian Column on Curupaytí (under Colonel Augusto Fco. Caldas), Cándido López

Assault of the 1st Brazilian Column on Curupaytí (under Colonel Augusto Fco. Caldas), 1897.

Asalto de la 1a Columna Brasileña a Curupaytí (al mando del… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Study for "The Battle of Guararapes" (Fallen Dutch Warrior), Victor Meirelles

Study for "The Battle of Guararapes" (Fallen Dutch Warrior), c. 1874–1878.

Estudo para Batalha dos Guararapes (guerreiro holandês… (museum title)

Victor Meirelles (Brazilian), oil and graphite on canvas

Museu Victor Meirelles, Brazil

Study for "The Battle of Guararapes" (Felipe Camarão), Victor Meirelles

Study for "The Battle of Guararapes" (Felipe Camarão), c. 1874–1878.

Estudo para Batalha dos Guararapes (Felipe Camarão) (museum title)

Victor Meirelles (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Victor Meirelles, Brazil

Gentelles, 1918.

Gentelles (museum title)

Maurice Cullen (Canadian), oil on canvas

Canadian War Museum, Canada

Interior View of Curuzú Seen from Upstream (North to South), September 20, 1866, Cándido López

Interior View of Curuzú Seen from Upstream (North to South), September 20, 1866, 1891.

Vista interior de Curuzú mirado de aguas arriba (norte a… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Crossing of the Chaco (study), Pedro Américo

The Crossing of the Chaco (study), 19th century.

Passagem do Chaco (estudo) (museum title)

Pedro Américo (Brazilian), oil on canvas

National Historical Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Three Soldiers, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Three Soldiers, 1568.

The Three Soldiers (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on panel

The Frick Collection, United States

Der Gotenzug, 1881.

Der Gotenzug (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

The War, c. 1897.

Der Krieg (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), tempera on panel

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Bohdan Khmelnytsky with Tugay Bey at Lviv, Jan Matejko

Bohdan Khmelnytsky with Tugay Bey at Lviv, 1885.

Bohdan Chmielnicki z Tuhaj-bejem pod Lwowem (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Sketch for "The Battle of Guararapes", Victor Meirelles

Sketch for "The Battle of Guararapes", c. 1874–1878.

Esboceto para Batalha dos Guararapes (museum title)

Victor Meirelles (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Victor Meirelles, Brazil

The Boarding of the Frigate Imperatriz, Edoardo De Martino

The Boarding of the Frigate Imperatriz, c. 1875.

Abordagem da Fragata Imperatriz (museum title)

Edoardo De Martino (Italian), oil on canvas

National Historical Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Sunken Road, Hangard, Maurice Cullen

The Sunken Road, Hangard, 1918.

The Sunken Road, Hangard (museum title)

Maurice Cullen (Canadian), oil on canvas

Canadian War Museum, Canada

A Peace Conference at the Quai d'Orsay, William Orpen

A Peace Conference at the Quai d'Orsay, 1919.

A Peace Conference at the Quai d'Orsay (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Cavalry Combat in the Time of Rosas, Carlos Morel

Cavalry Combat in the Time of Rosas, c. 1839.

Combate de caballería en la época de Rosas (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Boarding of the Corvette Maceió and the Schooner Dois de Dezembro, Edoardo De Martino

The Boarding of the Corvette Maceió and the Schooner Dois de Dezembro, 1873.

Abordagem da corveta Maceió e da escuna Dois de Dezembro (museum title)

Edoardo De Martino (Italian), oil on canvas

National Historical Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Refugee (A), 1918.

The Refugee (A) (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Souliote Women, c. 1856–1858.

Mulheres suliotas (museum title)

Victor Meirelles (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Victor Meirelles, Brazil