Writer in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Catullus and Lesbia, who seeks solace in his arms for the death of her sparrow, Nicolai Abildgaard

Catullus and Lesbia, who seeks solace in his arms for the death of her sparrow, 1809.

Catullus og Lesbia, der i hans arme søger trøst for hendes… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Nivaagaard Collection, Denmark

Portrait of the Poet Henrik Ibsen, Erik Werenskiold

Portrait of the Poet Henrik Ibsen, 1895.

Dikteren Henrik Ibsen (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Portrait of Emile Verhaeren, Théo van Rysselberghe

Portrait of Emile Verhaeren, 1915.

Portrait d'Emile Verhaeren (museum title)

Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam Writing, Hans Holbein le Jeune

Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam Writing, 1523.

Bildnis des schreibenden Erasmus von Rotterdam (museum title)

Hans Holbein le Jeune (Swiss), mixed technique on paper mounted on fir wood

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Tibullus Lamenting outside the Door of his Beloved, Nicolai Abildgaard

Tibullus Lamenting outside the Door of his Beloved, 1808.

Den romerske digter Tibul der græder uden for sin elskedes… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Fotis sees her Lover Lucius Transformed into an Ass. Motif from Apeleius' The Golden Ass, Nicolai Abildgaard

Fotis sees her Lover Lucius Transformed into an Ass. Motif from Apeleius' The Golden Ass, c. 1807–1808.

Tjenestepigen Fotis forfærdes over, at heksesalven… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Apostle Saint Matthew, 1610–1614.

San Mateo Apóstol (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

El Greco Museum, Spain

Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna af Korsholm and Wasa (1750–1818), Count, Councillor of the Realm, Marshal of the Realm, Author

Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna af Korsholm och Wasa (1750-1818)… (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Portrait of Henri de Régnier, Théo van Rysselberghe

Portrait of Henri de Régnier, 1898.

Portret van Henri de Régnier (museum title)

Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian), lithograph

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

William Kirkpatrick Magee (John Eglington), (1868-1961), Essayist, John Butler Yeats

William Kirkpatrick Magee (John Eglington), (1868-1961), Essayist, 1901.

William Kirkpatrick Magee (John Eglington), (1868-1961)… (museum title)

John Butler Yeats (Irish), graphite on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen, Carl Bloch

Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen, 1869.

Portræt af H.C. Andersen (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), oil on canvas

Nivaagaard Collection, Denmark

Henrik Pontoppidan, Peder Severin Krøyer

Henrik Pontoppidan, 1908.

Henrik Pontoppidan (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish)

Skagens Museum, Denmark

Bildnis des Erasmus von Rotterdam "im Rund", Hans Holbein le Jeune

Bildnis des Erasmus von Rotterdam "im Rund", c. 1532.

Bildnis des Erasmus von Rotterdam "im Rund" (museum title)

Hans Holbein le Jeune (Swiss), oil on limewood

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Homer, 1663.

Homer (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Mauritshuis, Netherlands

Portrait of Standish James O'Grady (1832-1915), Author, John Butler Yeats

Portrait of Standish James O'Grady (1832-1915), Author, 1904.

Portrait of Standish James O'Grady (1832-1915), Author (museum title)

John Butler Yeats (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Portrait of Maurice Maeterlinck, Théo van Rysselberghe

Portrait of Maurice Maeterlinck, c. 1903.

Portret van Maurice Maeterlinck (museum title)

Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian), conté crayon on paper

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

Sketch for a scene from Apuleius' "The Golden Ass", book 4. The robber band's housekeeper tells the young girl the myth of Cupid and Psyche. Below, a pair of dolphins and a nude figure, possibly Aquarius, zodiac signs for February and January, c. 1806–1809.

Udkast til scene af Apuleus' "Det gyldne æsel" 4.bog.… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

A Collaboration (Molière and Corneille), Jean-Léon Gérôme

A Collaboration (Molière and Corneille), c. 1873.

A Collaboration (Molière and Corneille) (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on canvas mounted on panel

Denver Art Museum, United States

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, 1908.

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), line etching on paper

National Museum of Norway

William Kirkpatrick Magee (John Eglington), (1868-1961), Essayist, 1901.

William Kirkpatrick Magee (John Eglington), (1868-1961)… (museum title)

John Butler Yeats (Irish), graphite on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

Portrait of John Stewart Collis (1900-1984), Author, John Lavery

Portrait of John Stewart Collis (1900-1984), Author, 1940.

Portrait of John Stewart Collis (1900-1984), Author (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864–1931), Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, Poet, 1918, Carl Larsson

Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864–1931), Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, Poet, 1918, 1918.

Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864–1931), fil.dr h.c., författare… (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione, Raphaël

Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione, c. 1514–1515.

Balthazar Castiglione, écrivain et diplomate (museum title)

Raphaël (Italian), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Daniel Fallström (1858-1937), författare, teaterkritiker, gift med 1. Maria Holmström, 2. Anna Larsson. Med sin andra hustru: Anna Larsson (1861-1938), Michael Ancher

Daniel Fallström (1858-1937), författare, teaterkritiker, gift med 1. Maria Holmström, 2. Anna Larsson. Med sin andra hustru: Anna Larsson (1861-1938), c. 1912.

Daniel Fallström (1858-1937), författare, teaterkritiker… (museum title)

Michael Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

The Robber Band's Housekeeper Consoles the Young Girl by Telling the Myth of Cupid and Psyche. Motif from Apuleius' "The Golden Ass", Nicolai Abildgaard

The Robber Band's Housekeeper Consoles the Young Girl by Telling the Myth of Cupid and Psyche. Motif from Apuleius' "The Golden Ass", 1808.

Røverbandens husholderske trøster den unge pige ved at… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Sappho and the Woman of Mytilene, Nicolai Abildgaard

Sappho and the Woman of Mytilene, c. 1807–1808.

Sappho og Mytilenerinden (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

La Muse inspirant le poète, Henri Rousseau

La Muse inspirant le poète, 1909.

La Muse inspirant le poète (museum title)

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Russia

Pamphilius and his sevant Davus. From Terence´s Andria, Nicolai Abildgaard

Pamphilius and his sevant Davus. From Terence´s Andria, 1802.

Elskeren Pamfilus i samtale med sin forslagne tjener Davus.… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Isaac Butt M.P. (1813-1879), Barrister and Writer, John Butler Yeats

Isaac Butt M.P. (1813-1879), Barrister and Writer, 1901.

Isaac Butt M.P. (1813-1879), Barrister and Writer (museum title)

John Butler Yeats (Irish), chalk on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

Lieven Willemsz. van Coppenol, writing master: the smaller plate, Rembrandt van Rijn

Lieven Willemsz. van Coppenol, writing master: the smaller plate, c. 1658.

De schrijfmeester Lieven Willemsz. van Coppenol: kleine… (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Portrait of Joseph O'Neill, Novelist and Scholar, Sarah Purser

Portrait of Joseph O'Neill, Novelist and Scholar, 1926.

Portrait of Joseph O'Neill, Novelist and Scholar (museum title)

Sarah Purser (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Portrait of Caroline Sanders Truax (Mrs. Charles H. Truax) as Sappho, Jean-Léon Gérôme

Portrait of Caroline Sanders Truax (Mrs. Charles H. Truax) as Sappho, 1899.

Portrait of Caroline Sanders Truax (Mrs. Charles H. Truax)… (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on canvas

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, United States

Georg Brandes, 1915.

Georg Brandes (museum title)

Michael Ancher (Danish)

Skagens Museum, Denmark

Portrait of John O'Leary (1830-1907), Nationalist and Journalist, John Butler Yeats

Portrait of John O'Leary (1830-1907), Nationalist and Journalist, 1904.

Portrait of John O'Leary (1830-1907), Nationalist and… (museum title)

John Butler Yeats (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Portrait of Georg Brandes, critic and writer, Peder Severin Krøyer

Portrait of Georg Brandes, critic and writer, 1900.

Portræt af kritikeren og forfatteren Georg Brandes (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on wood

The Hirschsprung Collection, Denmark

Sappho and the Mytilenian woman, Nicolai Abildgaard

Sappho and the Mytilenian woman, c. 1807–1808.

Sappho og Mytilenerinden (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), white chalk, pen and brown ink on greyish-brown paper

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Slave Davus and the Maid Mysis. From Terence´s Andria, Nicolai Abildgaard

The Slave Davus and the Maid Mysis. From Terence´s Andria, 1804.

Davus taler med Mysis, Androspigens tjenestepige, som har… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Portrait of the Writer Emile Verhaeren, Reading, Théo van Rysselberghe

Portrait of the Writer Emile Verhaeren, Reading, 1898.

Portret van de schrijver Emile Verhaeren, lezend (museum title)

Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian), etching

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

Portrait of Wilhelm Feldman, Stanisław Wyspiański

Portrait of Wilhelm Feldman, 1904.

Portret Wilhelma Feldmana (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Holberg writing his epistles, Wilhelm Marstrand

Holberg writing his epistles, 1866.

Holberg skriver sine epistler (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), pencil, reed pen and Indian ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Poet's First Flight from London to Paris, Gaganendranath Tagore

Poet's First Flight from London to Paris, 1921.

Poet's First Flight from London to Paris (museum title)

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian)

Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India

The Greek Poet Sappho and the Girl from Mytilene, Nicolai Abildgaard

The Greek Poet Sappho and the Girl from Mytilene, 1809.

Den græske digter Sappho og mytilenerinden (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Portrait of the Writer Emile Verhaeren, Théo van Rysselberghe

Portrait of the Writer Emile Verhaeren, 1915.

Portret van de schrijver Emile Verhaeren (museum title)

Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian), lithograph

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

Portrait of Maurice Maeterlinck, c. 1903.

Portret van Maurice Maeterlinck (museum title)

Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian), conté crayon and red pencil on paper

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

Scene from Apuleius' "The Golden Ass", Book 10. The Noble Lady Encourages the Donkey, Nicolai Abildgaard

Scene from Apuleius' "The Golden Ass", Book 10. The Noble Lady Encourages the Donkey, 1808–1809.

Scene af Apulejus' "Det gyldne æsel" 10.bog. Den fornemme… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Portrait of Edmund Burke (1729-1797), Statesman, Orator and Writer, James Barry

Portrait of Edmund Burke (1729-1797), Statesman, Orator and Writer, c. 1774.

Portrait of Edmund Burke (1729-1797), Statesman, Orator and… (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Simo and his former slave Sosia. From Terence´s Andria, Nicolai Abildgaard

Simo and his former slave Sosia. From Terence´s Andria, 1803.

Simo betror sin frigivne Sosia sine bekymringer over sin… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Midwife Taking Leave of the girl from Andros. From Terence´s Andria, Nicolai Abildgaard

The Midwife Taking Leave of the girl from Andros. From Terence´s Andria, 1801.

Jordemoderen forlader Androspigens hus. Simo siger til… (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

H.W. Bissen's Portrait Bust of H.C. Andersen, Vilhelm Hammershøi

H.W. Bissen's Portrait Bust of H.C. Andersen, 1905.

H.W. Bissens portrætbuste af H.C. Andersen (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), pencil

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Portrait of William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), Poet, John Butler Yeats

Portrait of William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), Poet, 1900.

Portrait of William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), Poet (museum title)

John Butler Yeats (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland