Warrior in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Paysage tropical : lutte de l'Indien et du gorille, Henri Rousseau

Paysage tropical : lutte de l'Indien et du gorille, 1910.

Paysage tropical : lutte de l'Indien et du gorille (museum title)

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, United States

The Angelic Guards, 1808.

The Angelic Guards (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), etching, engraving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Midwinter's Sacrifice. Third Sketch, Carl Larsson

Midwinter's Sacrifice. Third Sketch, 1913.

Midvinterblot. Tredje skissen (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), graphite and gouache, squared, on paper

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Landsknecht with a sword and a sack on his back, Adolph Tidemand

Landsknecht with a sword and a sack on his back, 1875.

Lanseknekt med sverd og sekk på ryggen (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal on paper

National Museum of Norway

Scottish warrior and bagpiper, Adolph Tidemand

Scottish warrior and bagpiper, 1875.

Skotsk kriger og sekkepipeblåser (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal and crayon 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

Circassien tenant un cheval par la bride son, Eugène Delacroix

Circassien tenant un cheval par la bride son, 1858.

Circassien tenant un cheval par la bride son (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Tokyo Fuji Art Museum, Japan

Tancred and Erminia, 1649.

Tancrède et Herminie (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Hellebardier, von vorn [historic], Ferdinand Hodler

Hellebardier, von vorn [historic], 1895.

Krieger mit Hellebarde (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Combat entre Grecs et Turcs, Eugène Delacroix

Combat entre Grecs et Turcs, 1856.

Combat entre Grecs et Turcs (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Athens, Greece

Transfer of the Image and First Miracle of the Virgin of Guadalupe, José Juárez

Transfer of the Image and First Miracle of the Virgin of Guadalupe, 1653.

Traslado de la imagen y primer milagro de la Virgen de… (museum title)

José Juárez (Mexican), oil on canvas

Musée de la Basilique de Guadalupe (Mexico), Mexico

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

The Ladies of Hastings, Johann Heinrich Füssli

The Ladies of Hastings, 1798–1800.

Die Damen von Hastings (museum title)

Johann Heinrich Füssli (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

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!", 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 and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

"The King", costume design for the drama "Bolesław the Bold" (Act One), Stanisław Wyspiański

"The King", costume design for the drama "Bolesław the Bold" (Act One), 1904.

„Król”. Projekt kostiumu do dramatu "Bolesław Śmiały" (Akt… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil and colored pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

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

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

Sketchbook, folio 38: sketch for “The Wake of Sviatoslav's Warriors”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketchbook, folio 38: sketch for “The Wake of Sviatoslav's Warriors”, 1883.

Karta 38 verso: szkic do obrazu "Stypa wojowników… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Romulus, Conqueror of Acron, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Romulus, Conqueror of Acron, 1812.

Romulus, vainqueur d'Acron (museum title)

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

École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris, France

Odysseus Takes Counsel with Teiresias. From Homer´s Odyssey, Nicolai Abildgaard

Odysseus Takes Counsel with Teiresias. From Homer´s Odyssey, 1809.

Odysseus rådspørger i underverdenen spåmanden Teiresias (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

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

Der Gotenzug, 1881.

Der Gotenzug (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

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

Ebbe, c. 1799–1802.

Ebbe (museum title)

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

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Ovide chez les Scythes, Eugène Delacroix

Ovide chez les Scythes, 1859.

Ovide chez les Scythes (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

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

Wounded Warrior with Flamberge, Ferdinand Hodler

Wounded Warrior with Flamberge, 1896.

Verwundeter Krieger mit Flamberg (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Betender Krieger, 1895.

Betender Krieger (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Richard III, 1787.

Richard III (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Study of Three Men, Bust Length, Mihály Munkácsy

Study of Three Men, Bust Length, c. 1891–1893.

Study of Three Men, Bust Length (museum title)

Mihály Munkácsy (Hungarian), graphite on paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

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

Landsknecht struggling with a young woman, Adolph Tidemand

Landsknecht struggling with a young woman, 1875.

Lanseknekt i håndgemeng med ung kvinne (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal 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 on paper

National Museum of Norway

Dancing Kikuyu Warriors, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Dancing Kikuyu Warriors, 1909.

Tanssivia kikujusotilaita (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

In the Servants' Quarters, Harriet Backer

In the Servants' Quarters, 1877.

I borgstuen (museum title)

Harriet Backer (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Circassien tenant son cheval par la bride, Eugène Delacroix

Circassien tenant son cheval par la bride, 1858.

Circassien tenant son cheval par la bride (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Wadsworth Atheneum, United States

"Kings' Brother". Costume design for the drama "Bolesław the Bold" (Act One), Stanisław Wyspiański

"Kings' Brother". Costume design for the drama "Bolesław the Bold" (Act One), 1904.

"Królów Brat”. Projekt kostiumu do dramatu "Bolesław… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil and colored pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Hellebardier auf einem Felsen [historic], Ferdinand Hodler

Hellebardier auf einem Felsen [historic], 1895.

Krieger mit Hellebarde (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Costume design for Protesilaus for the drama "Protesilaus and Laodamia", Stanisław Wyspiański

Costume design for Protesilaus for the drama "Protesilaus and Laodamia", 1903.

Projekt kostiumu Protesilasa do dramatu "Protesilas i… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil, ink, and watercolor on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Arabes escarmouches dans les montagnes, Eugène Delacroix

Arabes escarmouches dans les montagnes, 1863.

Arabes escarmouches dans les montagnes (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Four soldiers drinking from a barrel, Adolph Tidemand

Four soldiers drinking from a barrel, 1875.

Fire soldater som drikker av en tønne (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal and chalk on paper

National Museum of Norway

Landsknecht with sword and banner pole, Adolph Tidemand

Landsknecht with sword and banner pole, 1875.

Lanseknekt med sverd og fanestang (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal 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

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

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

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

Hellebardier, nach rechts [historic], Ferdinand Hodler

Hellebardier, nach rechts [historic], 1895.

Krieger mit Hellebarde (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

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

John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Titien

John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, c. 1548.

Jean-Frédéric Ier de Saxe (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain