Dramatic Historical Scenes

A collection of paintings depicting dramatic moments from history and mythology, featuring figures in rich costumes, detailed expressions, and a range of emotional tones.

Painting titled 'Judha and Tamar' by Aert de Gelder (1645-1727) a Dutch painter. Dated 17th Century

Robert Smirke, 1752-1845, British, One from Illustrations to Shakespeare.

'The Spinners or The Fable of Arachne' (detail), c. 1657, Oil on canvas, P01173. Author: DIEGO VELAZQUEZ (1599-1660). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

A blacksmith extracting a tooth. Oil painting in the style of John Collier, known as "Tim Bobbin".

Illustration by Dinet from 'Mirages' Scenes of Arab life. 1906. Mirages, Scénes De La Vie Arab was illustrated by Etienne Dinet with commentary by Silman Ben Ibrahim Bamer. Nasreddine Dinet was born as Alphonse-Étienne Dinet; (1861 - 1929) was a French orientalist painter and was one of the founders of the Société des Peintres Orientalistes. He became so enchanted with North Africa (Algeria) and its culture, that he converted to Islam, and was proficient in Arabic.

The Village Firemen', (detail), 1857. Artist: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824-1898) was a French painter known for his mural painting, who came to be known as 'the painter for France'.

Rembrandt / Jeremiah / Painting / 1630

Painting titled 'Judha and Tamar' by Aert de Gelder (1645-1727) a Dutch painter. Dated 17th Century

Paintings by Antonio da Corggio * August 1489 in Coreggio March 5, 1534 Ibid.

Alexander's Confidence with his Physician Philip 1769-1771 United States. Brush and brown and black wash, with tan gouache, heightened with white gouache, with incising, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid card . Benjamin West

Hieronim; Unknown Dutch painter, unknown Flemish painter; XVII century (1601-00-00-1700-00-00);The Krasińskich Ordinance Library (Warsaw - 1844-1944) - collection, Hieronim (Saint - 331/347-419 cars 420), crucifix, trees, hats, book (attribute), Flemish painting, Dutch painting

'Sleeping Woman', 1790-1792, Oil on canvas, 59 x 145 cm. Author: FRANCISCO DE GOYA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Peasants in an interior - Andries Both, early 1630s

Isabella and Mariana Kneeling Before the Duke, Robert Smirke, 1752-1845, British, 1822, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 5 1/8 x 4 inches (13 x 10.1 cm), buildings, crowd, duke, figure study, gesturing, kneeling, literary theme, Measure for Measure, play by William Shakespeare, monument, nun's habit, plays by William Shakespeare, robes, standing, theater, veil, women

France, Paris, Dante's Boat, 1822

The Circumcision. Dated: 1661. Dimensions: overall: 56.5 x 75 cm (22 1/4 x 29 1/2 in.) framed: 81.3 x 99 x 8.2 cm (32 x 39 x 3 1/4 in.). Medium: oil on canvas. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rembrandt.

Robert Smirke, 1752-1845, British, Prospero and Ariel, 1821. Pen and brown ink with brown wash and gouache over graphite with gum on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Semerau-Siemianowski, Władysław (1849-1937)-collection, gift (provenance), orientalism, palm trees, genre scenes

Prophet', c1600. Artist: Hendrik Goltzius. Hendrik Goltzius (1558-1617) was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter. He was the leading Dutch engraver of the early Baroque period.

Antoni Viladomat / 'Muerte de San Alejo', s. XVIII, Capilla de los Dolores, Basílica de Santa María, Mataró.

Widow Judith of Bethulia by Michelangelo Buonarroti, Fresco, 1540s, 1475-1564, Vatican, The Sistine Chapel,

RETABLO MAYOR-DET ADORACION DE LOS REYES. Author: JUAN DE ANCHIETA O JUAN DE ANCHETA (C. Location: MARIENKIRCHE. TAFALLA. NAVARRA. SPAIN.

Street in Meknes, Eugene Delacroix, 1832, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, USA, North America

Old Woman with a Basket of Coal. Date/Period: Ca. 1616 - 1618. Painting. Oil on panel. Height: 1,160 mm (45.66 in); Width: 920 mm (36.22 in). Author: PETER PAUL RUBENS.

King James I Uniting England and Scotland, 1632-33. Sir Peter Paul Rubens. Sketch for ceiling of Banqueting House, Whitehall, Westminster, London. A young King James is seated on a raised throne in parliamentary robes.

Jacob Deceives Isaac James Tissot (1836-1902 French) Jewish Museum, New York City

LA VISITA DEL FRAILE O CRIMEN DE CASTILLO I 1808-1812 -41,1x31,8 cm -OLEO / LIENZO. Author: FRANCISCO DE GOYA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN. MENDIETA MARIA VICENTA. SAN JUAN SANTIAGO.

King Lear, Act 1, Scene 1, Edwin Austin Abbey, 1898, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City, USA, North America

The Sense of Touch: The Stone Pperation. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669). Oil on panel, 21.6 x 17.7cm.

Holy Night / Triptych by Uhde / 1888/89

Jose Maria Sert, the reapers' nap, oil on clay paste,, Alava Fine Arts Museum, Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain.

Untitled. Date: n.d. pen and ink, ink wash and watercolor. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

The Laundress by Daumier, Honore (1808-1879) / Musee d'Orsay, Paris / ca 1863 / France / Oil on wood / Genre / 49x33,5 / Realism

Death of King Mark, N.C. Wyeth

EL AGARROTADO (B/N 41084). Author: EUGENIO LUCAS VELAZQUEZ (1817-1870). Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Painting of Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem. Painted by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606-1669) Dutch painter and etcher. Dated 17th Century

The Gladiator 1800-1900 Italy. Oil on panel . Domenico Morelli

Wilfred 'the Hairy' (840-897). Death of the Count Wilfred the Hairy. Oil on canvas.

ADORACION DE LOS PASTORES CON SAN FRANCISCO JAVIER Y SAN IGNACIO - SIGLO XVII - BARROCO ESPAÑOL. Location: FACULTAD DE TEOLOGIA-CAPILLA, GRANADA, SPAIN.

A praying muzzle man, Enrico Tarenghi, 1882, draughtsman: Enrico Tarenghi, , 1882, paper, brush, h 740 mm × w 440 mm

Bartholomew James Tissot (1836-1902 French)

Parnassus, 1871 Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Classical Greek, Watercolour, Musical instrument, Musical instrument, HarpPre-Raphaelite

Spanish school. Plague-strikens' hospital - Detail left part. Hospital de apestado - Detalle parte izquierda. Private collection. Author: FRANCISCO DE GOYA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION.

Suicide or An Unhappy Family, 1849-1852, by Octave Tassaert (1800-1874), oil on canvas.

Odysseus by Feodor Andreyevich Bronnikov, Oil on canvas, 19th century, 1827-1902, Russia, Odessa, State Art Museum, 45, 5x52

Tapestry, John Crossley & Sons Ltd, English, 1850 - 1869, Medium: worsted threads on linen Technique: adhesive, 'Mosaic' carpet. Worsted threads glued on linen backing showing a scene of a reclining youth and two girl with birds on a rocky outcrop below ruins., England, 1859-1869, woven textiles, Tapestry

Scene of Three Witches from Shakespeare's Macbeth, George Cattermole, 1800-1868, British, 1840, Watercolor and gouache on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper, Sheet: 9 3/4 x 12 inches (24.8 x 30.5 cm), cauldrons, fire, Macbeth, Act IV, Scene I, monkey (animal), newt, raven, shadows, window, witches

RIZI , FRAY JUAN ANDRES. PINTOR ESPAÑOL . MADRID 1600 - 1681. LA MISA DE SAN BENITO , OLEO SOBRE LIENZO. MUSEO ACADEMIA BELLAS ARTES SAN FERNANDO . MADRID. Author: FRANCISCO RIZI.

Two women reprimanding two children. Engraving by J. Chevillet after J.A. de Peters.

Luigi Mussini. 1813-1888. The triumph of Truth. oil painting on canvas cm 143.5 x 213. detail.

Otaman Ivan Sirko by Repin, Ilya Yefimovich (1844-1930)/ Private Collection/ 1889/ Russia/ Oil on canvas/ Realism/ 68,5x82/ Portrait,Genre

The Accursed Fig Tree James Tissot (1836-1902 French)

The Canaanite's Daughter (La Chananéenne) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Canaanite's Daughter (La Chananéenne), 1886-1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 9 1/16 x 5 9/16 in. (23 x 14.1 cm). European Art 1886-1896

Arrival of the governor. Artist S. Ivanov.

MUERTE DE COLON - S XIX. Author: FRANCISCO ORTEGO Y VEREDA (1833/1881). Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. CRISTOBAL COLON (1451/1506).

'Le Roman Chez La Portière', 1919. Artist: Jean Veber.

A Boy lighting a Candle from one held by an Old Woman. Date/Period: 17th century. Painting. Oil on canvas Oil. Height: 445 mm (17.51 in); Width: 368 mm (14.48 in). Author: Sir Peter Paul After Rubens.

The Executioner with the Head of John the Baptist. Date/Period: Ca. 1640 - 1643. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 1,105 mm (43.50 in); Width: 302 mm (11.88 in). Author: William Dobson.

No. 51. Lorrain, Claude, 1600-1682. Prints. 1777 - 1819. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Drawing, French

Lauréus, Alexander, work, Escape to Egypt, 1812, oil on canvas, mounted on hardboard, painting, 38.5 cm x 31.5 cm

The Reading. Dating: c. 1857. Measurements: h 27 cm × w 35 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.

Adriaen (follower of) Brouwer (Oudenaarde (), 1605/06 - Antwerp, 1638). Smoker (s.f). Oil on panel. 19.6 x 16.1 cm. Museum: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.

Luca Giordano / 'Abraham listens to the promises of the Lord', 1695-1696, Italian School, Oil on canvas, 66 cm x 180 cm, P00151. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN. Abraham.

The Egyptyan Widow The Egyptyan Widow, Lawrencw Alma-Tadema, oil on panel, 1872, Amsterdam, Netherlands Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21697307

Spanish school. Detail of the cupola of San Antonio de Florida hermitage. Madrid. Author: FRANCISCO DE GOYA. Location: Ermita de san Antonio de la Florida. MADRID. SPAIN.

Giovanni Battista Cremonini, The Agony in the Garden, c. 1595, oil on copper.

Catacombs of Rome by Nikolai Nikolayevich Alexandrov, Oil on canvas, 1900, 1863-, Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, State Art Museum, 105x135, 2

LA TARTANA DEL CABAÑAL. Author: JOSE BENLLIURE GIL (1855-1937). Location: MUSEO BENLLIURE. Valencia. SPAIN.

Illustration to Romeo and Juliet Act III, Sc III, 1911-12. William Hatherell (d. 1928)

France, Nantes, Return of Prodigal Son

'The Reading, or The Politicians (detail)', 1820-1823, Mural, P00766. Author: FRANCISCO DE GOYA (1746-1828). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Jealousy 1894-95 Edvard Munch (1863-1944 Norwegian) Oil On Canvas Private Collection

Fresco by Paul Bodmer in the cloister of Fraumuenster abbey, image on a legend about the founding of Fraumuenster abbey, Bahnhofstrasse street, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe

Head of Laocoon. Date/Period: Ca. 1790. Painting. Oil on canvas. Author: ANDREA APPIANI.

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel. Date/Period: Ca. 1659. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 137 cm (53.9 in); Width: 116 cm (45.6 in). Author: Rembrandt.

The Surrender of Breda (Las lanzas), by Velázquez Diego Rodriguez de Silva y, 1633 - 1635, 17th Century, oil on canvas. Spain, Prado National Museum. Detail. Man left behind men group.

Illustration by Dinet from 'Mirages' Scenes of Arab life. 1906. Mirages, Scénes De La Vie Arab was illustrated by Etienne Dinet with commentary by Silman Ben Ibrahim Bamer. Nasreddine Dinet was born as Alphonse-Étienne Dinet; (1861 - 1929) was a French orientalist painter and was one of the founders of the Société des Peintres Orientalistes. He became so enchanted with North Africa (Algeria) and its culture, that he converted to Islam, and was proficient in Arabic.

Painting titled 'Old Man' painted by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) Dutch painter and etcher. Dated 17th Century

Bandit Taking up His Post; about 1773-79; Oil on panel John Hamilton Mortimer; English; 1741-79

SOROLLA , JOAQUIN. PINTOR ESPAÑOL VALENCIA 1863 - 1923. LA RELIQUIA , OLEO SOBRE LIENZO AÑO 1893 ( DETALLE ). MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES DE BILBAO.

Saint Peter and Saint John Run to the Sepulchre (Saint Pierre et Saint Jean courent au sépulcre) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Saint Peter and Saint John Run to the Sepulchre (Saint Pierre et Saint Jean courent au sépulcre), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 8 3/16 x 6 1/8 in. (20.8 x 15.6 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Seven Works of Mercy, by Merisi Michelangelo known as Caravaggio, 1606 - 1607, 17th Century, oil on canvas. Italy, Campania, Naples, Pio Monte della Misericordia Church. Detail. Hand of the naked man from behind in the foreground..

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). German writer. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship. Book II. Chapter XIII. Engraving depicting old man playing harp. Edition of 1837. Colored.

Samson Threatening His Father-In-The-Law, Rembrandt, Harmensz van Rijn, 1635.

Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Hyacinth. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo; Italian, 1696-1770. Date: 1730-1735. Dimensions: 108 × 54 in. (274.3 × 137.2 cm). Oil on canvas. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

ZULOAGA , IGNACIO. PINTOR ESPAÑOL . EIBAR 1870-1945. " EL CARDENAL " , OLEO SOBRE LIENZO 1912. MUSEO BELLAS ARTES . BILBAO. ATENCION: AUTOR CONTEMPORANEO SUJETO A COPYRIGHT ©. EL CLIENTE FINAL ES RESPONSABLE DE LA GESTION DE LOS DERECHOS DE AUTOR CON LAS SOCIEDADES EXISTENTES DE GESTION DE DERECHOS O DIRECTAMENTE CON LOS ORGANISMOS TITULARES DE LOS MISMOS.

Slavic people by Pavel Dmitryevich Korin, Oil on canvas, 1943, 1892-1967, Russia, Moscow, State Tretyakov Gallery, 266x256

Italy - Tuscany region - Florence. Church of Santa Maria del Carmine, Brancacci Chapel. Filippino Lippi (1457-1504), St. Paul visiting St. Peter in jail (1485). Fresco detail

Woman with a Mourning Shawl. Date: March-May 1885, Nuenen. Dimensions: 45.5 cm x 33.0 cm, 60 cm x 48 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: VINCENT VAN GOGH.

The Holy Women (Les femmes saintes) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Holy Women (Les femmes saintes), 1886-1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 6 11/16 x 10 1/8 in. (17 x 25.7 cm). European Art 1886-1896

Arlequin, wizard and barber, The deceived rivals, Cornelis Troost, 1738

Mask workshop by Svedomsky, Pavel Alexandrovich (1849-1904) State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow 1894 Oil on canvas 39,6x55,3 Russia Russian Painting, End of 19th - Early 20th cen. Genre Painting

Family in a Barricade during the Paris Commune of 1870 - oil on canvas. Author: HONORE DAUMIER. Location: MUSEO NAVAL. PRAG. CZECH REPUBLIC.

Interview between Jesus and Nicodemus (Entretien de Jésus et de Nicodème) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Interview between Jesus and Nicodemus (Entretien de Jésus et de Nicodème), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 9 1/8 x 7 in. (23.2 x 17.8 cm). European Art 1886-1894

The Wizard's Daughter or the Quack Edward C. Clifford (1858-1910 British)

Illustration by Dinet from 'Mirages' Scenes of Arab life. 1906. Mirages, Scénes De La Vie Arab was illustrated by Etienne Dinet with commentary by Silman Ben Ibrahim Bamer. Nasreddine Dinet was born as Alphonse-Étienne Dinet; (1861 - 1929) was a French orientalist painter and was one of the founders of the Société des Peintres Orientalistes. He became so enchanted with North Africa (Algeria) and its culture, that he converted to Islam, and was proficient in Arabic.

He Vanished from Their Sight (Il disparut à leurs yeux) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). He Vanished from Their Sight (Il disparut à leurs yeux), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 9 3/4 x 6 13/16 in. (24.8 x 17.3 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Still Life with Birds, William Gowe Ferguson, 1662 painting Still life with birds. There are several dead birds on a stone plinth, one of which is hung on a leg. panel. oil paint (paint) still life of related objects. foodstuffs; still life of foodstuffs. birds (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene (Apparition de Jésus à Madeleine) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). , 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 8 15/16 x 6 1/16 in. (22.7 x 15.4 cm). European Art 1886-1894

'The Murder of the Princes in the Tower', 1925. Illustration of a wax tableau at Madame Tussauds, a wax museum founded in London in 1835 by the French sculptor Marie Tussaud. 'This is a sad story. The unfortunate child king Edward V succeeded his father...at the age of twelve...Richard, Duke of Gloucester, sent the boy and his brother, the Duke of York, to the Tower of London, and they were heard of no more'. From "Madame Tussaud's: The Palace of Enchantment" described by Capt. Edric Vredenburg, illustrated by Howard Davie, Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, London, 1925

Saint Bartholomew (Saint Barthélémy) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Saint Bartholomew (Saint Barthélémy), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 11 x 6 7/16 in. (27.9 x 16.4 cm). European Art 1886-1894

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