War helmet in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Figure Study for Christian IV founding Christiania, Adolph Tidemand

Figure Study for Christian IV founding Christiania, 1876.

Christian IV grunnlegger Christiania (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), oil on canvas, mounted on cardboard

National Museum of Norway

Way to Calvary, 1527.

Way to Calvary (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), oil on wood panel

Académie Carrara, Italy

Le temps et un renard tournant la Roue de la Fortune, Albrecht Dürer

Le temps et un renard tournant la Roue de la Fortune, 1526.

Le temps et un renard tournant la Roue de la Fortune (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodcut on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Antique Vases and Helmeted Warrior, Wilhelm Marstrand

Antique Vases and Helmeted Warrior, 1868.

Antikke vaser og hjelmklædt kriger (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), pencil

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Ottard, Ebbe's son, c. 1799–1802.

Ottard, Ebbes søn (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil, pen and black ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Scene from Voltaire's "Le triumvirat", possibly Act 1, Scene 4, Nicolai Abildgaard

Scene from Voltaire's "Le triumvirat", possibly Act 1, Scene 4, c. 1798–1801.

Scene fra Voltaires "Le triumvirat", muligvis 1.akt.… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Retreat from Marignano (Full-Scale Design II), Ferdinand Hodler

The Retreat from Marignano (Full-Scale Design II), 1897–1898.

Rückzug von Marignano. Karton II (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Illustration for "The Saga of Olav the Saint" in Snorre Sturlason, Sagas of the Kings, Christiania 1899, Christian Krohg

Illustration for "The Saga of Olav the Saint" in Snorre Sturlason, Sagas of the Kings, Christiania 1899, 1895–1899.

Illustrasjon til "Olav den helliges saga" i Snorre… (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen and gouache on paper

National Museum of Norway

Richard III, 1787.

Richard III (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Equestrian Portrait of Charles V, Titien

Equestrian Portrait of Charles V, 1548.

Charles Quint à cheval à Mühlberg (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

The War, c. 1897.

Der Krieg (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), tempera on panel

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

The Nymphs of the Danube Warn Hagen of the Unhappy Outcome of Gunther's Expedition to Krimhild and Etzel, Johann Heinrich Füssli

The Nymphs of the Danube Warn Hagen of the Unhappy Outcome of Gunther's Expedition to Krimhild and Etzel, 1800–1815.

Die Donaunixen prophezeien Hagen den unglücklichen Ausgang… (museum title)

Johann Heinrich Füssli (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Joute italienne, 1526.

Joute italienne (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodcut on paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

'Too weak, too weak is the king's bow!', Christian Krohg

'Too weak, too weak is the king's bow!', 1895–1899.

"For veik, for veik er kongens bue!" (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Asbjørn fra Medalhus svarer kongen, Christian Krohg

Asbjørn fra Medalhus svarer kongen, 1895–1899.

Asbjørn fra Medalhus svarer kongen (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Torgny the Lawman at the Upsala thing, Christian Krohg

Torgny the Lawman at the Upsala thing, 1895–1899.

Forarbeid til illustrasjon til "Olav den Helliges Saga" i… (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Jester Named Don John of Austria, Diego Velázquez

The Jester Named Don John of Austria, 1632.

Le Bouffon don Juan d'Autriche (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Philip II in Armour, 1551.

Portrait de Philippe II en armure (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

The Golden Knight, 1903.

The Golden Knight (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian), oil

Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan

Composition sketch; a king, surrounded by warriors at a thing site, gives a man the knight's sword, Nicolai Abildgaard

Composition sketch; a king, surrounded by warriors at a thing site, gives a man the knight's sword, before 1785.

Kompositonsudkast; en konge, der omgivet af krigere på et… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil and white chalk

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The War. Colour Sketch, 1896.

Der Krieg. Farbskizze (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), tempera on panel

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Gustav I, 1496-1560, King of Sweden, Ulrika Pasch

Gustav I, 1496-1560, King of Sweden, 1776.

Gustav I, 1496-1560, kung av Sverige (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Mars Resting, 1640.

Repos de Mars (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

'Too weak, too weak is the king's bow!', 1895–1899.

"For veik, for veik er kongens bue!" (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Armoiries de the House of Dürer, Albrecht Dürer

Armoiries de the House of Dürer, 1523.

Armoiries de the House of Dürer (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodcut on paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Forarbeid til illustrasjon, "Olav den helliges saga" i Snorre Sturlason, Kongesagaer, Christian Krohg

Forarbeid til illustrasjon, "Olav den helliges saga" i Snorre Sturlason, Kongesagaer, 1895–1899.

Forarbeid til illustrasjon, "Olav den helliges saga" i… (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen and gouache on paper

National Museum of Norway

Discovery of Achilles on Skyros, Nicolas Poussin

Discovery of Achilles on Skyros, 1649.

Achille parmi les filles du roi Lycomède (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan, Diego Velázquez

Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan, 1630.

La Forge de Vulcain (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Frederik V as Patron of Science and the Arts, Nicolai Abildgaard

Frederik V as Patron of Science and the Arts, 1787.

Frederik V som videnskabens og kunsternes beskytter.… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

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

Religion saved by Spain, c. 1572–1575.

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

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Der Gotenzug, 1881.

Der Gotenzug (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Man and woman with a torch, Christian Krohg

Man and woman with a torch, 1899.

Mann og kvinne med fakkel (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

"Too weak, too weak is the king's bow!", 1895–1899.

"For veik, for veik er kongens bue!" (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Forarbeid til Snorre Sturlason, Kongesagaer, Kristiania 1899, Christian Krohg

Forarbeid til Snorre Sturlason, Kongesagaer, Kristiania 1899, 1895–1899.

Forarbeid til Snorre Sturlason, Kongesagaer, Kristiania 1899 (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen and gouache on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Retreat from Marignano (Full-Scale Design III), Ferdinand Hodler

The Retreat from Marignano (Full-Scale Design III), 1897–1898.

Rückzug von Marignano. Karton III (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Illustration for "The Saga of Håkon Jarl" in Snorre Sturlason, Sagas of the Kings, Christiania 1899, Christian Krohg

Illustration for "The Saga of Håkon Jarl" in Snorre Sturlason, Sagas of the Kings, Christiania 1899, 1895–1899.

Illustrasjon til "Håkon jarls saga" i Snorre Sturlason… (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Second of May 1808, Francisco de Goya

The Second of May 1808, 1814.

Dos de Mayo (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Variant of illustration for "The Saga of Harald Fairhair" in Snorre Sturlason, Sagas of the Kings, Christian Krohg

Variant of illustration for "The Saga of Harald Fairhair" in Snorre Sturlason, Sagas of the Kings, 1895–1899.

Variant av illustrasjon til "Harald Hårfagres saga" i… (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Alfonso d'Avalos Addressing his Troops, Titien

Alfonso d'Avalos Addressing his Troops, c. 1540–1541.

Allocution d’Alphonse d’Avalos (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Christ on the Mount of Olives (one panel of the Passion cycle), Hans Holbein le Jeune

Christ on the Mount of Olives (one panel of the Passion cycle), c. 1524.

Christus am Ölberg (museum title)

Hans Holbein le Jeune (Swiss), oil on limewood

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Roger Liberating Angelica, Félix Vallotton

Roger Liberating Angelica, 1907.

Roger délivrant Angélique (museum title)

Félix Vallotton (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Officer, 1875.

Offiser (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal and chalk on paper

National Museum of Norway

Ebbe, c. 1799–1802.

Ebbe (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil, pen, black ink and watercolour

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Scene from Voltaire's "Le triumvirat", presumably Act 2, Scene 2, Nicolai Abildgaard

Scene from Voltaire's "Le triumvirat", presumably Act 2, Scene 2, c. 1798–1801.

Scene fra Voltaires "Le triumvirat", formodentlig 2.akt.… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil, white chalk, pen and Indian ink on brown paper

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Harald Gråfell dro til Danmark om sommeren, Christian Krohg

Harald Gråfell dro til Danmark om sommeren, 1895–1899.

Harald Gråfell dro til Danmark om sommeren (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Torgny the Lawman speaks against the Swedish king at the Upsala thing, Christian Krohg

Torgny the Lawman speaks against the Swedish king at the Upsala thing, 1895–1899.

Illustrasjon til "Olav den Helliges Saga" i Snorre… (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen and gouache on paper

National Museum of Norway

Armoiries de Michel Beheim, Albrecht Dürer

Armoiries de Michel Beheim, 1520.

Armoiries de Michel Beheim (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

National Gallery of Art, United States

Variant av illustrasjon til "Håkon den godes saga" i Snorre Sturlason, Kongesagaer, Kristiania 1899, Christian Krohg

Variant av illustrasjon til "Håkon den godes saga" i Snorre Sturlason, Kongesagaer, Kristiania 1899, 1895–1899.

Variant av illustrasjon til "Håkon den godes saga" i Snorre… (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Hierarchy at its Peak at the time of the Crusades, Nicolai Abildgaard

Hierarchy at its Peak at the time of the Crusades, 1784.

Hierarkiet på sit højeste i korstogenes periode. Allegori… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark