Dramatic Historical Paintings

Powerful depictions of historical and mythological events filled with emotion and dynamic compositions, highlighting tension and human drama.

Jeroboam Sacrificing to Idols, Fragonard, Jean Honoré (1732-1806)

Jean-François de Troy (1679-1752). "Creüse consumed by the poisoned dress; episode of Jason's story". Oil on canvas. 1742-1743. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 101280-1 Poison, woman, story of Jason, death, poison, 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th century

CONCA, Sebastiano (1680-1764). The Idolisation of Solomon. 1737. Flemish art. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Prado Museum.

Finding a coin in the influence of the fish by the Aposto; Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); XVII/18th century (1690-00-00-1710-00-00);Gospel, apostles, copies, painting, Flemish painting, biblical scenes

Achilles and the daughters of Lycomedes oil paintings

Death of Germanicus, by Jean-Louis Theodore Gericault (1791-1824).

Jeroboam Sacrificing to Idols, Fragonard, Jean Honoré (1732-1806)

Palma 'il Giovane' / 'David vencedor de Goliat', ca. 1592, Italian School, Oil on canvas, 207 cm x 337 cm, P00271. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN. DAVID. Goliath.

G.B.Pittoni / Sacrifice of Polyxena

Il Sacrificio di Polissena / The Sacrifice of Polyxena. Date/Period: Ca. 1733 - 1734. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 128.3 cm (50.5 in); Width: 95.3 cm (37.5 in). Author: Giambattista Pittoni.

The Continence of Scipio, c. 1710. Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (Italian, 1675-1741). Oil on canvas; framed: 155.5 x 132 x 12 cm (61 1/4 x 51 15/16 x 4 3/4 in.); unframed: 127 x 105 cm (50 x 41 5/16 in.).

Antiochus I und Stratonike by Gaspare Diziani, Oil on canvas, 1689-1767, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Open-air Museum Peterhof, 46x76

Paul and Barnabas at Lystra. Artist: Jacob Pynas (Dutch, Amsterdam 1592/93-after 1650 Amsterdam ()). Dimensions: 19 x 28 7/8 in. (48.3 x 73.3 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: JACOB PYNAS.

'Continence of Scipio'. Great Britain, 1789. Dimensions: 239,5x165,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: JOSHUA REYNOLDS.

Death of the Dido' by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1757. After piling a wooden effigy of her deceased husband in their matrimonial bed atop her own funeral pyre, Dido, the queen of Carthage, stabs herself with her lover Aeneas's sword. Virgil tells the story of her grief-stricken reaction to her abandonment by Aeneas, the hero of the Trojan war and future founder of Rome. From the collection of the Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia.

Pylades and Orestes Brought as Victims before Iphigenia. Date/Period: 1766. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 1,003 cm (10.9 yd); Width: 1,264 cm (13.8 yd). Author: Benjamin West.

'Massacre of the Innocents'. Italy, 1656-1658. Dimensions: 200x257 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: VALERIO CASTELLO.

Heinrich Gotthelf Schaufuß's copy depicts a Roman general before consuls, showing figures, gestures, armor, and ceremonial setting in brown pen, brush, and watercolor over pencil traces.

Perseus Confronting Phineus with the Head of Medusa. Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, 1659 - 1734)

Miquel Cabanyes / 'La adoración del becerro de oro', 1802, Óleo sobre lienzo, 105 x 146 cm. Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi. Author: FRANCESC LACOMA I SANS.

fine arts, Schoenfeld Johann Heinrich (1609 - 1684), painting, ""Sacrifice to Diana"" (""Opfer an Diana""), Deutsche Barockgalerie, Augsburg,

Sacrifice of Iphigenia' by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1735. Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting, watches the preparations for the sacrifice of Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, that she has demanded. From the University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Death of Messalina. Francesco Solimena (Italian, 1657 - 1747)

Orpheus and Eurydice; Jean Raoux (French, 1677 - 1734); about 1709; Oil on canvas; 205.7 x 203.2 cm (81 x 80 in.)

Jupiter Rebuked by Venus. Abraham Janssens; Flemish, c. 1575-1632. Date: 1607-1618. Dimensions: 77 3/4 × 93 1/2 in. (197.5 × 237.5 cm). Oil on canvas. Origin: Flanders. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: ABRAHAM JANSSENS.

The Sacrifice of Polyxena by Pittoni, Giovan Battista (1687-1767) / J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles / 1734 / Italy, Venetian School / Oil on canvas / 128,3x95,3 / Rococo

Detail of the Fire in the Borgo, by Giulio Romano, 1514, Raphael Rooms, Apostolic Palace, Vatican Museums,. Rome, Italy

The Death of Ananias, Raphael, Raffaello S., 1515.

Zeus choosing from the beautiful daughters of Croton, 1789, Franois Andr Vincent, (1746-1816 French), Oil on canvas

Episode from Jerusalem Liberated, detail of fresco by Giambattista Canal (1745-1825) on the ceiling of the Ballroom of Palazzo Battagia Belloni, Venice. Italy, 18th century.

The Meeting of Dido and Aeneas. Date/Period: 1766. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 122 cm (48 in); Width: 1,718 cm (18.7 yd). Author: Nathaniel Dance-Holland.

Antonio van Dyck / 'The Metal Serpent', 1618-1620, Flemish School, Oil on canvas, 207 cm x 234 cm, P01637. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Scipio Africanus Freeing Massiva. Date/Period: From 1719 until 1721. Oil paintings. Oil on canvas. Height: 279.40 mm (11 in); Width: 487.60 mm (19.19 in). Author: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

'Death of Dido'. France, Circa 1637/1640. Dimensions: 158,5x136,5sm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: SEBASTIEN BOURDON.

Samson and Delilah. Painting by an unknown artist, probably from Andrea Vaccaro's (1604-1670) studio. Neapolitan School. Oil on canvas, 17th century. Kadriorg Art Museum. Tallinn, Estonia.

Scene from the Life of Hanibal: Hamilcar Lecturing the Infant Hanibal, Claudio Francesco Beaumont, (1694-1766/Italian)

E.Le Sueur, Polyphilus im Nymphenbad - -

Pierre Paul Rubens (1577-1640). The coronation of Marie de Médicis, May 13, 1610. Oil on canvas. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 76091-21 Abundance, allegory, angel, domestic animal, familiar animal, Saint-Denis basilica, baroque, crown, coronation, wife, Eveque, queen consort, queen consort of France, queen of France, queen francaise, king of France, victory, dog, oil on canvas

Italy, Lombardy, Milan, San Maurizio Church, fresco detail

Regino Páramo (Copy after: Panini, Giovanni Paolo) / 'Saint Paul preaching in ruins (copy)'. Ca. 1883. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

'The Death of Sapphira', 1654-1656. Artist: Nicolas Poussin

Jozef Oleszkiewicz (1777-1830). Antiochus and Stratonice, 1810. Vilnius Picture Gallery. Lithuania.

Belisarius begging for alms , 1781, by Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825).

Scene from greek mythology by Giovan Battista Pittoni, oil on canvas , 1730s, 1687-1767, Russia, St. Petersburg , State Hermitage, 129x94

The Legates of Alexander The Great Investing The Gardener Abdalonymus with the Insignia of the Kingship of Sidon. The envoys of Alexander the Great cover the Gardener Abdalonymos with the insignia of the royal life of Sidon. The operation takes place outside the walls of the city. People follow the events from the city walls. Right a man fishing in a boat on the water. In the foreground is the tools of the gardener, a spade and a watering can.

The Triumph of David. Date/Period: From 1628 until 31. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 1,184 mm (46.61 in); Width: 1,483 mm (58.38 in). Author: NICOLAS POUSSIN.

Medea Rejuvenating Aeson ca. 1760 Corrado Giaquinto Italian An inscription on the back of this canvas identifies it as a sketch executed by Giaquinto during his sojourn in Spain (1753-62) as a tapestry design for the Real Fábrica de Tapices de Santa Bárbara in Madrid. The tapestry, probably destined for one of the royal residences, was never produced. The subject is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses and depicts the sorceress Medea in the foreground, casting spells to rejuvenate the body of her husbands father Aeson. Two altars burn with sacrifices, including a black sheep. Medea has also summoned the moon, represented by the figure Diana, whose emblem is the crescent moon.. Medea Rejuvenating Aeson 441234

Roman gladiators by Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco (1610-1662) / Museo del Prado, Madrid / 1635-1639 / Italy, Roman School / Oil on canvas / Genre,History / 235x356 / Baroque

The Weddings, scene taken from Giovanni Battista Guarini's Pastor Fido (The Faithful Shepherd), by Jacopo Guarana (1720-1808), fresco, central hall, Villa Contarini, Valnogaredo, Cinto Euganeo, Veneto. Detail. Italy, 18th century.

LOPEZ Y PORTAA, Vicente (1772-1850). The Catholic Kings with an Embassy from the King of Fez. 1790. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. St. Fernando Royal Academy Museum.

Antonio del Castillo Saavedra / 'El triunfo de José en Egipto', ca. 1655, Spanish School, Oil on canvas, 109 cm x 145 cm, P00955. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN. Author: ANTONIO DEL CASTILLO SAAVEDRA.

Francesco de Mura (Neapolitan, 1696-1782), Alexander Condemning False Praise, 1760s, oil on canvas

Joseph receiving Pharaoh's Ring. Date/Period: Between ca. 1733 and ca. 1735. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 1,061 mm (41.77 in); Width: 1,797 mm (70.74 in). Author: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

The Temple of Segesta: Achille Etna Michallo (1796-1822) French painter. Landscape with the late 5th century BC Hellenistic Doric temple of Segista, North West Sicily, in the centre.

Christ and the Adulteress. Date/Period: Ca. 1620s. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 1,676 mm (65.98 in); Width: 2,197 mm (86.49 in). Author: VALENTIN DE BOULOGNE.

Joseph Recognized by his Brothers. Artist: Charles Antoine Coypel (French, Paris 1694-1752 Paris). Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 12 11/16 in. (24.8 x 32.2 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: CHARLES-ANTOINE COYPEL.

Italy - Veneto Region - Venice - Doge's Palace - Apotheosis of Venice by Paolo Veronese

The triumph of Bacchus, sketch for the twelfth town hall Joseph-Alexis Mazerolle (1826-1889). The triumph of Bacchus, sketch for the twelfth town hall. Oil on canvas, 1880.

Apotheosis of the Dutch East India Company (Allegory of the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce of the VOC), Nicolaas Verkolje, 1702 - 1746 painting Allegorical representation with the female personification of the Amsterdam Chamber of the United East India Company sat on a throne. On the head she wears a crown of ship, a sword with laurel wreath in the right hand, books and documents in the left hand. Behind the Mercury throne, on the left a sitting woman with a dog and a key, on the right a female personification with a rudder in hands. On the right two putti, Neptunus and a Galei in two columns. Made for a medal from 1702 beaten in honor of the centenary of the VOC. canvas. oil paint (paint) Amsterdam

Death in Venice - 1666 - 99x135 cm - oil on canvas - Italian Baroque. Author: ANTONIO ZANCHI (1631-1722). Location: KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM / MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES. WIEN. AUSTRIA.

THE TRIUMPH OF DAVID - 17TH CENTURY. Author: ANDREA VACCARO (1604-1670). Location: MUSEO DE ARTE E HISTORIA. Genève. Switzerland. DAVID REY SIGLO XI AC. Goliath.

Johann Spillenberger (1628-1679). Hungarian painter. Diana and Callisto, 1676. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic.

The Flight into Egypt, Adriaen van der Werff, 1710

Tobias restoring the eyesight of Tobit in the presence of Raphael and Anna. Gouache painting by a Spanish painter, 19th () century.

A.Ciseri / Martyrdom of Seven Maccabees

Susanna and the Elders, by Joseph-Marie Vien the Elder (1716-1809).

King Lear Weeping over the Dead Body of Cordelia. Date/Period: Ca. 1786. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 269.2 cm (105.9 in); Width: 367 cm (12 ft). Author: James Barry.

Death of Cleopatra, by Pierre Mignard (1612-1695), oil on canvas, 99x133 cm.

The Warrior's Dream of Love by Fragonard, Jean Honore (1732-1806) / Louvre, Paris /France / Oil on canvas / Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 62x51 / Rococo fine art fine art

Elias van Nijmegen, God's covenant with Noah, wallpaper painting canvas linen oil painting, After Noah had let all the animals go out of the ark he built an altar on which he offered burnt offerings of all "clean animals and clean birds" (Genesis 8: 20-23). ). Then God promised that the earth would never again experience such disaster for people and animals. Sign of this promise is the rainbow (Genesis 9: 8-17) Rotterdam City Triangle Leuvehaven Josua of Belle bible religion Old Testament Noah Elias of Nijmegen Along with parts paneling from building Leuvehaven 103 house of Josua of Belle II (1680-1738). Cadastre map 1832 H 131 (Leuvehaven west side house south of the Leuvebrugsteeg).

Noah's Drunkenness, by Giovanni Andrea de Ferrari (1598-1669), oil on canvas.

Sacrifice of Jeroboam. Date/Period: 1641. Painting. Oil on canvas. Width: 49 in. Height: 39 in. Author: Claes Moeyaert.

Gallerie dell'Accademia. The Feast in the House of Levi. Canvas, 1573. Paolo Veronese.

Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Was a German-born Flemish Baroque painter. Lion Hunt, 1621. Baroque style. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany.

America bringing its wealth to Europe, by Jean Andreas Bisect (1672-ca 1729). France, 18th Century.

RAFAEL, school of (16th century). Baptisme of Constantine. 16th c. VATICAN CITY. Vatican Palaces. From the frescoes that decorate Raphael's room in Vatican. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Roman school. Fresco.

France, Paris, Oath of the Horatii

The Martyrdom of Saint Symphorien 1824-27 Oil on canvas by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

'Joseph's Bloody Coat Brought to Jacob', 1630, Oil on canvas, 223 x 250 cm. Author: DIEGO VELAZQUEZ (1599-1660). Location: MONASTERIO-PINTURA. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. Jacob. JOSE HIJO DE JACOB. JOSE HERMANOS. JACOB HIJOS.

Giuseppe Diotti (1779-1846). Italian painter. Moses and the Bronze Serpent. Oil on canvas. Museo Civico Ala Ponzone. Cremona. Lombardy. Italy.

The Death of Socrates by Peyron, Jean-Francois-Pierre (1744-1814) Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen ca 1786 Oil on canvas 98x133,5 France Classicism Genre,Mythology, Allegory and Literature,History Painting

LA ESCUELA DE ATENAS - 1510 - RENACIMIENTO ITALIANO - DETALLE DE LA ESCENA CENTRAL. Author: RAFAEL SANZIO O RAFAEL DE URBINO (1483-1520). Location: MUSEOS VATICANOS-ESTANCIA DEL SELLO. VATICANO. PLATO. Michelangelo. Ptolemy. Aristotle. ZENON DE CITIO. SOCRATES. HERACLITO. ZOROASTRO. EUCLID. LEONARDO DA VINCI. Diogenes.

Giovanni di Stefano Lanfranco / 'The Auspices of a Roman Emperor', ca. 1635, Italian School, Oil on canvas, 181 cm x 362 cm, P00236. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Tepidarium, by Chasseriau Theodore, 1853, 19th Century, oil on canvas. France: Ile de France: Paris: Musee d'Orsay. Whole artwork. Thermae bas-reliefs vault hall banquets basin peplos drapes women breast bracelets earrings bowl vase amphora small statues light blue/azure yellow red pink black ocher

Death of Lucretia, Roman heroine, 5th century BC

The Good Samaritan - Jacob Jordaens, circa 1616

Austria, Vienna, The Murder of Caesar

'The Vision of Saint Ezechiel', 1630, Spanish Baroque, Oil on canvas, 177 cm x 205 cm, P00666. Author: FRANCISCO COLLANTES (1599 / -1656). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Departure of Rebecca, by Luca Giordano (1632-1705), oil on canvas.

Festin Donne Sous Un Portique Circulaire D'ordre Ionique Feast Given Under The Circular Portico.. C.1720-1725 Giovanni Paolo Panini (1692-1765 Italian) Oil On Canvas Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

THE DEATH OF SOCRATES, by Jacques Louis David, 1787, French Neoclassical painting, oil on canvas. Greek Classical philosopher Socrates about to drink poison hemlock as the price of maintaining his beliefs. Most of his disciples are grieving, except for the meditative Plato seated on left. Apollodorus, is behind Plato, leaning against the wall while Crito grasps Socrates's thigh (BSLOC_2017_9_145)

Giovanni Maria Morandi / 'Las Marías visitanto el Sepulcro de Jesús', Siglos XVII - XVIII, Lienzo, 72 cm x 54 cm, P00562. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Rome, Parmigianino, Italy, Trento, Antonio da, Martyrdom of Saints Peter and Paul, verso - stamped, On the right sits the Roman Emperor Nero on his throne. In front of him Saints Peter and Paul. While a soldier is about to behead Paul, another soldier grabs Peter by the beard. Several bystanders look on and an angel flies in the air. Behind the throne of Nero a sculpture of Jupiter with an eagle., print, prent, prints, height 300 mm, width 483 mm, Italian, 1510 - 1550, print maker, prentmaker, 1520 - 1550, first quarter 16th century, second quarter 16th century, paper, chiaroscuro woodcut, 1503-01-11 - 1540-08-24, intermediary draughtsman

'Sacrifice of Jephthae'. Italy, 17th - first third of the18th century. Dimensions: 175x224 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: ANDREA CELESTI.

Corrado Giaquinto / 'The Flagellation of Christ', ca. 1754, Italian School, Oil on canvas, 139 cm x 96 cm, P03170. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

GREUZE, Jean Baptiste (1725-1805). Septimius Severus and Caracalla. 1769. Septimius Severus reproaching his son Caracalla for trying to kill him. Rococo. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum.

The Toilette of Venus by William Etty, (1787-1849)

The execution of the Russians by French soldiers on 1812 by Tikhonov, Mikhail (1789-1862) State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow 1813 Oil on canvas 136x177,5 Russia Classicism History Painting

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia by Fontebasso, Francesco (1709-1769) Private Collection 18th century Oil on canvas 47x65 Italy, Venetian School Baroque Mythology, Allegory and Literature Painting

Tu Marcellus Eris ... (Virgil reading the "Aeneid"), Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867)

Saint Jerome and the Angel, Simon Vouet, circa 1625, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA, North America

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