Well in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Well of the Château de Nantes, Brittany, Adrien Dauzats

Well of the Château de Nantes, Brittany, 1846.

Puits du Chateau de Nantes, Bretagne (museum title)

Adrien Dauzats (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Moses and the Daughters of Jethro, Théophile Hamel

Moses and the Daughters of Jethro, after 1838.

Moses and the Daughters of Jethro (museum title)

Théophile Hamel (Canadian), oil on canvas

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada

Sketch of a set for Act One of "Skałka", Stanisław Wyspiański

Sketch of a set for Act One of "Skałka", 1904–1905.

Szkic dekoracji do aktu I "Skałki" (museum title)

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

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Power of the Spring (The Poisoned Well), Jacek Malczewski

The Power of the Spring (The Poisoned Well), 1914.

Siła źródła (Zatruta studnia) (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Sketch of the 'The Holy Well', William Orpen

Sketch of the 'The Holy Well', 1916.

Sketch of the 'The Holy Well' (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), ink on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

Major McCollochs spring, Jean-François Millet

Major McCollochs spring, 1851.

Major McCollochs spring (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French)

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Two Women in the Street by a Gate

Twee vrouwen op straat bij een poort (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), etching on chine collé

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Near Edfu, 1867.

Near Edfu (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor and graphite on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Man at the Well

Mies kaivolla (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), ink on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Bookplate of Dr Pouzet, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Bookplate of Dr Pouzet, 1901.

Tri Pouzet'n exlibris (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Mary’s Well at Nazareth, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka

Mary’s Well at Nazareth, 1908.

Mária kútja Názárethben (museum title)

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Zrínyi’s Sally, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka

Zrínyi’s Sally, 1903.

Zrínyi kirohanása (museum title)

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Janus Pannonius Museum, Hungary

Landscape with a Cottage and Well, Antoine Watteau

Landscape with a Cottage and Well, c. 1714.

Landscape with a Cottage and Well (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), red chalk

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Fight Between Carnival and Lent, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Fight Between Carnival and Lent, 1559.

The Fight Between Carnival and Lent (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on panel

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

The Priest, Study for 'The Holy Well', William Orpen

The Priest, Study for 'The Holy Well', 1916.

The Priest, Study for 'The Holy Well' (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), pencil and black crayon on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

Landscape with a Well, 1908–1912.

Krajobraz ze studnią (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Two Women in the Street by a Gate

Twee vrouwen op straat bij een poort (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Two Girls at a Window and a Water Pump

Twee meisjes bij een venster en een waterpomp (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Young Woman at the Fountain, Camille Corot

Young Woman at the Fountain, c. 1860.

Jeune femme à la fontaine (museum title)

Camille Corot (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Son and Donkey, c. 1859.

Son and Donkey (museum title)

Elihu Vedder (American), graphite on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Eliezer and Rebecca, c. 1660–1665.

Éliézer et Rebecca (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Fitzwilliam Museum, United Kingdom

Der Gang nach Emmaus. Rechtes Bild der Fresken aus dem Gartensaal des Ratsherrn Karl Sarasin-Sauvain, Arnold Böcklin

Der Gang nach Emmaus. Rechtes Bild der Fresken aus dem Gartensaal des Ratsherrn Karl Sarasin-Sauvain, 1868.

Der Gang nach Emmaus. Rechtes Bild der Fresken aus dem… (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), fresco transferred to canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Near[?]; 5:00 P.M., 13 Jan. 1867 (139), Edward Lear

Near[?]; 5:00 P.M., 13 Jan. 1867 (139), 1867.

Near[?]; 5:00 P.M., 13 Jan. 1867 (139) (museum title)

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Garden of a Florist, Henri de Braekeleer

Garden of a Florist, 1864.

Bloemenkwekerstuin (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Kneeling Figure of a Woman: Study for 'The Holy Well', William Orpen

Kneeling Figure of a Woman: Study for 'The Holy Well', c. 1914.

Kneeling Figure of a Woman: Study for 'The Holy Well' (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), graphite on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

Major McCollochs spring, 1851.

Major McCollochs spring (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French)

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Codex Atlanticus (F1069), Leonardo da Vinci

Codex Atlanticus (F1069), c. 1482.

Codex Atlanticus (F1069) (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Galeries de l'Académie, Italy

Before the Rain, 1872.

Przed deszczem (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Women by the Well, 1892.

Femmes au puits (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Father and Son, c. 1859.

Father and Son (museum title)

Elihu Vedder (American), graphite on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Evening in Polesia, 1909.

Wieczór na Polesiu (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Spring, 1565.

Spring (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), pen and ink, pencil, red chalk

Albertina, Austria

Peasant Girl Returning from the Well, Jean-François Millet

Peasant Girl Returning from the Well, c. 1860.

Jeune paysanne revenant du puits (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on wood

Clark Art Institute, United States

Prudence, 1559.

Prudence (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), pen and brown ink on paper

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Puits et route tournante dans le parc de Chateau Noir, Paul Cézanne

Puits et route tournante dans le parc de Chateau Noir, c. 1900.

Puits et route tournante dans le parc de Chateau Noir (museum title)

Paul Cézanne (French), oil on canvas

Claudio and Doriana Marzocco Collection

Seamstress at a Water Pump

Naaister bij een waterpomp (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Woman at Well, c. 1850.

Woman at Well (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Princeton University Art Museum, United States

Morning in the Forest, 1870.

Rankiem w puszczy (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Fable of the Miller, His Son, and the Donkey No. 2, Elihu Vedder

The Fable of the Miller, His Son, and the Donkey No. 2, c. 1867–1868.

The Fable of the Miller, His Son, and the Donkey No. 2 (museum title)

Elihu Vedder (American), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Father and Son, c. 1859.

Father and Son (museum title)

Elihu Vedder (American), graphite on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Oriental Woman at the Fountain, Charles-Théodore Frère

Oriental Woman at the Fountain, 1838.

Femme orientale à la fontaine (museum title)

Charles-Théodore Frère (French), oil on canvas

Archbishops' Palace Museum, Narbonne, France

Adoration of the Magi in a Winter Landscape, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Adoration of the Magi in a Winter Landscape, 1563.

Adoration of the Magi in a Winter Landscape (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on panel

Museum collection Am Römerholz, Switzerland

Eliezer and Rebecca, 1648.

Éliézer et Rebecca (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

The Holy Well, 1916.

The Holy Well (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), tempera on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

The Poisoned Well, sketch, Jacek Malczewski

The Poisoned Well, sketch, c. 1909.

Zatruta studnia, szkic (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Farm in Konary, 1900.

Zagroda w Konarach (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Cottages in Konary, Stanisław Wyspiański

Cottages in Konary, 1900.

Chaty w Konarach (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Well in a Landscape

Put in een landschap (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), etching on chine collé

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Pastoral Concert, c. 1510–1511.

Le Concert champêtre (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Old Man by the Well, 1903.

Starzec przy studni (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland