Classical Historical Paintings

Dramatic paintings from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, featuring mythological themes and significant historical events.

Camillus Rescuing Rome from Brennus; about 1716-20 Sebastiano Ricci; Italian; 1659-1734

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Camillus Rescuing Rome from Brennus; about 1716-20 Sebastiano Ricci; Italian; 1659-1734

Slander, 1494-1495, by Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510), tempera on wood, 62x91 cm.

The Death of Sapphira (La Mort de Saphire) by Nicolas Poussin, (1594-1665), Paris, Musee du Louvre

Raphael / David and Bathsheba / Fresco

Alexander the Great receiving the news of the death by immolation of the gymnosophist Calanus by Champaigne, Jean-Baptiste de (1631-1681) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1672 / France / Oil on canvas / Mythology, Allegory and Lit

The Punishment of Aman, by Arrivabene Giulio Cesare, 1806 - 1896, 19th Century, canvas. Italy, Lombardy, Mantua, Ducal palace. Whole artwork. Colonnade Egyptian woman queen men punishment Aman winged sun.

José de Madrazo y Agudo / 'The Death of Viriatus', ca. 1807, Spanish School, Canvas, 57,5 cm x 83,5 cm, P07978. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

The Death of Dido, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, (1696-1770/Italian)

castillo del conde Branicki, Montrésor, departamento de Indre y Loira, France,Western Europe.

Plague at Ashdod Palestine painted 1630

Jose Aparicio (1773-1838). Spanish painter. The Famine of Madrid, 1818. The painting depicts the consequences of the Spanish War of Independence (1808). History Museum. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid).

Abraham and Melchizedek / Rubens

Biblische Szene, Bibel, Der unwürdige Diener, Illustration, Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert. Authentisch, Datei restauriert für optimale Verwendnung, genaues Datum der Vorlage unbekannt, Historisch The unworthy servant

Museo del Louvre,museo nacional de Francia, Paris, France,Western Europe.

Volumnie and Veturie in front of Coriolan', c1638-1639. Artist: Eustache Le Sueur

Lazarus and the Rich Man, Giambattista Maganza the Younger, oil on canvas, 16th century, Galeria d'Arte Antica, Castello di Udine, seat of the State Museums, Udine, most important historical city of Friuli, Italy, Udine, Friuli, Italy, Europe

The conclusion of peace in Angers (The Marie de' Medici Cycle) by Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640) / Louvre, Paris / 1622-1625 / Flanders / Oil on canvas / Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 394x295 / Baroque

The twelve provinces of the empire paying tribute to Francis I (Bourbone), by Nicola de Laurentis (1783-1832).

Abraham and Melchisedech'. Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) Flemish painter. Oil on canvas

Saraceni, Carlo (1579-1620) National Gallery, London Painting 28,5x35,3 Bible Moses defending the Daughters of Jethro

Pieter van Lint / 'Triumph of Love'. XVII century. Oil on copperplate. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Tobias Healing His Father's Blindness by Vaccaro, Andrea (1604-1670) Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona c. 1640 Oil on canvas 200,5x264 Italy, School of Neaple Baroque Bible Painting

Jephthah Welcomed Home from the Battlefield by His Daughter. Pieter Lastman (1583-1633). Oil on panel. 122 x 199.5cm.

Giambattista Tiepolo (1696-1770). "The Banquet of Cleopatre, between 1742 and 1743". Oil on canvas. Paris, Cognacq-Jay museum. 25921-5 Banquet, Egyptian, work of art, queen, meal, table, oil on canvas

Workshop of Domenico Fetti, The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man, 1618 1628 The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man

SENOR HE AQUI DOS ESPADAS-BARROCO ROMANO-ESCUELA DE CARRACCI. Author: GIULIO CESARE PROCACCINI (1574-1625). Location: PALACIO REAL-PINTURAS. Riofrío. SEGOVIA. SPAIN. JESUS.

The Apotheosis of Homer' 1827: Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867) French classical painter.

Leonidas at Thermopylae, 1814. Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). Louvre Museum, Paris, France.

Paris and Elena Paris and Elena, 17th century, oil on canvas, Mattia Preti, Can Cotoner, Palma, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21853123

Rafael Sanzio da Urbino (1483 1520), better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance The School of Athens (detail) (restored) The School of Athens was painted 1510 -1511 to decorate with frescoes the rooms now known as the Stanze di Rafael, in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican.

RAFAEL. RAFFAELLO SANZIO. PINTOR ITALIANO . 1483- 1520. " LA ESCUELA DE ATENAS ". GALERIA DEL VATICANO.

The death of Virginia, by Vincenzo Camuccini (1771-1844), oil on canvas, 400x700 cm. Republican Age, Italy, 5th century BC.

Paolo Veronese / 'The Martyrdom of Saint Mena', ca. 1580, Italian School, Oil on canvas, 248 cm x 182 cm, P00497. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Romans during the Decadence by Couture, Thomas (1815-1879) / Musee d'Orsay, Paris / 1847 / France / Oil on canvas / Genre,Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 472x772 / History painting

Musicians, from The Wedding at Cana, painted 1562-63 (portraits include Titian, himself, his brother Benedetto, Tintoretto, Jacopo Bassano and Palladio) (detail)

PLASENCIA , CASTO. PINTOR ESPAÑOL. CANIZAR 1846 - 1890. " ORIGEN DE LA REPUBLICA ROMANA ". DIPUTACION DE ARAGON. ZARAGOZA. Author: CASTO PLACENCIA.

'Adoration of the Magi'. Italy, 1570s. Dimensions: 45x34,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: PAOLO VERONESE.

The raising of Lazarus. Dating: 1715 - 1740. Measurements: h 65.5 cm × w 83.5 cm; d 6.7 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: ALESSANDRO MAGNASCO.

Mankind Bent upon Evil (Detail) by Vittorio Bianchini, (1797-1880)

Stories of St John, 1502 fresco by Filippino Lippi (1457-1504), detail. Strozzi Chapel, Church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence. Italy. 16th century.

The Death of Cleopatra. Gerard Hoet (1684-1733). Oil on canvas. 57.5 x 69.5cm.

Raphael / The Fall of Jericho / c.1515

A Roman Triumph by Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)/ National Gallery, London/ c.1630/ Flanders/ Oil on canvas/ Baroque/ 86,8x163,9/ Mythology, Allegory and Literature

Delilah's Betrayal and Samson's Imprisonment by the Philistines, Giani, Felice (1758-1823)

The Copper Age or rather soldiers receiving the award for capturing prisoners, detail from The Four Ages of Man, 1637-1640, by Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669), fresco. Detail. Stove Room in the Palatine Gallery, Palazzo Pitti, Florence.

The caption on thisillustration datimng to around 1900 reads: Alaric Receiving the Presents of the Athenians. This picture shows Athens in her decadence. Her citizens had become very wealthy by trade, but they had lost their ancient spirit and courage. Alaric, with an army of Gothic barbarians, ravaged Greece, and was received by the degenerate Athenians as a conqueror. Both men and women brought him presents, knelt at his feet, and did all that slavish cowardice could suggest to please him.

The death of Caesar, March 15, 44 BC, by Vincenzo Camuccini (1771-1844), 1798, oil on canvas, 400x707 cm. Detail. Republican, Italy, 1st century BC.

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The conquest of Jerusalem by Godfrey of Bouillon took place on July 15, 1099 during the First Crusade, culminated in a bloody massacre of the Muslim and Jewish population and led to the founding of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, school painting, authentic reproduction of a school mural, around 1911, exact date unknown, historical

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres / 'The Aphotheosis of Homer', 1827, Oil on canvas, 386 x 515 cm. Museum: MUSEE DU LOUVRE, BUDAPEST, France.

River uninteresting; Heinrich, Vitus (ante 1616-1652/1656); XVI/XVII century (1590-00-00-1610-00-00);Herod (king - Bible), slaughter of innocents (iconogr.), Stanisław August Poniatowski (Polish King - 1732-1798), Stanisław August Poniatowski (Polish King - 1732-1798) - collections, architecture, Solomon columns (arch.), Painting Flemish, German painting, palaces, pendant, biblical scenes, crowd, purchase (provenance)

Antiochus and Stratonike by Francesco Fontebasso, oil on canvas, 1709-1769, Lithuania, Kaunas, State M. Ciurlionis Art Museum

Plato's Symposium, by Giovanni Battista Gigola (1769-1841), parchment, 48x69 cm. Ancient Greece, 5th-4th century BC.

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Aeneas with King Evander and Pallas, detail from the Stories of Aeneas, 1654, by Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669), fresco, 33.2x7.2 m. Palazzo Pamphili Gallery, Rome.

Ecce homo / Massys / 1527-30

Painting titled 'The Conversion of Mary Magadalene' By Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) an Italian Renaissance painter. Dated 16th Century

Jacob's Departure, Bourdon, Sébastien (1616-1671)

JOSE EN EL PALACIO DEL FARAON - 1750 - OLEO/LIENZO - 283 x 325 cm - NP 5261 - ROCOCO ITALIANO. Author: JACOPO AMIGONI (1682-1752) GIACOMO AMICONI. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. JOSE HIJO DE JACOB. JACOB HIJOS.

Baths of Pozzuoli, Macchietti, Girolamo

Italy, Milan, Painting of Troyan priest Laocoon

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VERONESE, Paolo Caliari, called Paolo (1528-1588). Feast in the House of Levi. 1573. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Venetian school. Oil on canvas. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Gallerie dell'Accademia (Academy Gallery).

Eurybates and Talthybius lead Briseis to Agamemnone, by Giambattista Tiepolo (1696-1770), fresco. Villa Valmarana 'Ai Nani', Vicenza.

Frederick the Great, King of Prussia and Peter Vinea. Frederick II (1712-1786) ruled Prussia from 1740. He enlarged Prussian territory by acquiring Silesia from Austria in the War of the Austrian Succession and from the partiton of Poland. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

Dante and Virgil; Gierdziejewski, Ignacy (1826-1860); 1859 (1859-00-00-1859-00-00);Purchase (provenance)

The School of Athens , 1511 (detail). Fresco. Raphael (Rafael Sanzio 1483 -1520) Italian painter and architect. Plato and Aristotle (centre) in discussion. Ancient Greek Philosophy Science Learning

Fresco titled 'The School of Athens' by Raphael (1483-1520) an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. Dated 16th Century

'Virgil reading the ''Aeneid'' to Augustus and Octavia'. Germany, 1788. Dimensions: 123x159 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Angelica Maria Anna Catharina Kauffmann.

Veronese, The Martyrdom and Last Communion of Saint Lucy, Italian, 1528 - 1588, c. 1582, oil on canvas

OBREGON , JOSE MARIA. PINTOR MEXICANO . 1832 - 1902. " DESCUBRIMIENTO DEL PULQUE " , OLEO DEL AÑO 1869. COLECCION LUIS FELIPE DEL VALLE PRIETO.

ITALY. Venice. Ducal Palace. Sala del Collegio constructed by Andrea Palladio and decorated with representations of the history of the Doges by Veronese and Tintoretto (h 1577). Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Venetian school. Painting.

King Lear weeping over dead body of Cordelia by James Barry, oil on canvas, circa 1786, 1741-1806, England, London, Tate Britain, 269,2x367

Education in Sparta, 1889, by Luigi Mussini (1813-1888), oil on canvas.

Triumph of Furius Camillus. Renaissance art. Fresco. ITALY. TUSCANY. Florence. Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace).

Vladimir Great by Andrei Ivanovich Ivanov, Oil on canvas, 1829, 1775-1848, Russia, Moscow, State Tretyakov Gallery, 211, 3x158,

Daniel in the lions den. nieznany malarz niderlandzki, painter

Stories of St John, 1502 fresco by Filippino Lippi (1457-1504), detail. Strozzi Chapel, Church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence. Italy. 16th century.

Roma. Edad antigua. Muerte de la joven romana Virginia o Verginia (465 ac-449 ac), hija del centurión Lucio Virgini muerta por su padre para evitar su deshonra por el decenviro Apio Claudio que había intentado seducirla. Grabado de 1900.

The Last Supper by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 18th Century, (1696-1770), France, Paris, Musee du Louvre

Rinaldo and Armida overheard in the magic garden of Armida; Carlo and Ubaldo. (Giovanni Battista Tiepolo; 1696 Venice 1770 Madrid)

Francisco Aznar y García / 'St. Hermenegild in Prison'. Ca. 1860. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

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Achilles W Family of the daughters of Likomedes; Braij, Jan de (Ca 1627-1697); 1664 (1664-00-00-1664-00-00);Achilles (Mitol.), Licomedes (Mitol.), Odysseus (Mitol.), Ovidius Naso, Publius (43 A.C.-Ca 17). Metamorphoses, Papinius Statius, Publius (Ca 43-96). Achilleis, jewelry, weapons, white weapons, Dutch painting, fashion, landscapes, mythological scenes, costumes, women's costumes, men's costumes, theater stylizations, theater, theater, purchase (provenance)

Paolo Veronese: Martyrdom of St. Lawrence

Pursued by aristocrats, Caius escapes to the Aventine Hill where he commits suicide with the help of his servant.

Virgil Reading the "Aeneid" to Augustus, Octavia, and Livia. Jean Baptiste Joseph Wicar; French, 1762-1834. Date: 1790. Dimensions: 43 3/4 × 56 1/8 in. (111.1 × 142.6 cm). Oil on canvas. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Zenobia Discovered by Shepherds on the Banks of the Araxes, Baudry, Paul Jacques Aimé (1828-1886)

Joseph and his Brothers. Date/Period: 1595 - 1600. Painting. Height: 141.30 mm (5.56 in); Width: 211 mm (8.30 in). Author: Abraham Bloemaert.

Achilles recognized among the daughters of Lycomedes by Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)/ Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam/ 1630-1635/ Flanders/ Oil on wood/ Baroque/ 45,5x61,2/ Mythology, Allegory and Literature

The Death of Socrates. Date/Period: 1787. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 129.5 cm (50.9 in); Width: 196.2 cm (77.2 in). Author: JACQUES LOUIS DAVID.

Oedipus and Antigone during the plague in Thebes, by Eugene-Ernest Hillemacher (1818-1887).

The Death of Socrates' 1787: Jacques Louis David (1748-1825) French historical painter. Oil on canvas

'Theatrical Rehearsal in the House of an Ancient Rome Poet'. France, 1855. Dimensions: 48x76 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Gustave Clarence Rodolphe Boulanger.

Adopt from the series "History of civilization in Poland"; Matejko, Jan (1838-1893); 1889 (1889-00-00-1889-00-00);Purchase (provenance)

The Generosity Of Scipio LATE 1660'S Steen, Jan(1626-1679 Dutch) Oil On Canvas Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL

Paolo Veronese / 'The Wedding Feast at Cana', 1563, Oil on canvas, 677 × 994 cm, P00142. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN. JESUS. VIRGIN MARY.

The Rape of the Sabine women by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) / Louvre, Paris / ca 1637 / France / Oil on canvas / Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 159x206 / Baroque

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