Genre
Monumental
Monumentality is scale made into meaning. The figure looms, the architecture towers, the composition is built to outlast the moment it depicts — these are pictures of power, faith, and history, designed to make the human viewer feel small before something larger and enduring.
Key artists
Works
Picture Gallery with Views of Modern Rome
Alexander the Great or Hector of Troy (from The Nine Heroes Tapestries)
Nakhtamun's Funeral Procession, Tomb of Nakhtamun
Ramesses III and Prince Amenherkhepeshef before Hathor
Ancient Rome
Interior of the Pantheon, Rome
Design for the Washington Centennial Celebration, Souvenir
View of Pantheon
Geometry
The Crowning at Rheims of the Dauphin (Joan of Arc series: V)
The Maid in Armor on Horseback (Joan of Arc series: III)
Waterfront
Osiris and the Four Sons of Horus
View of the Pantheon, Rome
The Great Pyramid, Giza
A Cardinal's Procession
Baron FitzGibbon
Establishment of the French Academy of Sciences and of Paris Observatory
Alfonso XI
Arithmetic
Washington before Yorktown
Fernando VI rey de España
Charles IV and his Family honoured by the University of Valencia
Double-Leaf Door
Interior of the Pantheon, Rome
Pope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, 1782
Demon Intoning the Name of the Buddha
Madam Han Neefang
Militia Company of District XI under the Command of Captain Reynier Reael
Alfonso IV El Benigno
Alfonso VI
Leovigildo
Christian VIII og Caroline Amalies salving i Frederiksborg Slotskirke den 28. juni 1840
Painted Restoration of the Hathor-Head Frieze in the Tomb of Senenmut
Officers and other civic guardsmen of the IVth District of Amsterdam, under the command of Captain Jan Claesz van Vlooswijck and Lieutenant Gerrit Hudde
Bermudo II
Ramiro II
The Betrothal of Philip the Fair with Joan of Castile
García I, rey de León
Sancho III
Mauregato
Ervigio
Doña Urraca
Gundemaro
Fernando III El Santo
José mostrando a su padre y sus hermanos al Faraón
Man and Machinery
Thorvaldsen's Studio in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen
The Betrothal of Maximilian with Mary of Burgundy
Sancho IV
Enrique III el Doliente
Sisebuto
Wittiza, visigothic's king
Ordoño I
Alfonso V
Liuva I
Felipe II presidiendo un Auto de Fe
Fruela I
Sigerico
Napoleon with his Staff
The Arms of the Dutch East India Company and of the Town of Batavia
Ornamentale plafondschildering met bloem- en plantmotieven
Vow of the Pheasant (Philip the Good and Isabella at the Feast of the Pheasant in Lille in 1454)
John Harrisson
The Temple of Hera at Paestum, Italy
Charles II of England Embarking in Scheweningen May 23, 1660
Double-Leaf Doors
Overdoor Painting
Venezianischer Admiral Lazaro Mocenico
Augustus building the port of Miseno
Departure of the Duc de Choiseul from the Piazza di San Pietro
Fruela II of Asturias (king of Asturias from 910 to 925)
The Ommegang in Brussels: Part 1: Procession of Guilds
The Coronation of the Quintana
Auto-da-fe on Plaza Mayor, Madrid
Ordoño II rey de León
Fernando el Católico
Triumphal Arch
The Festival of the Ommegang in Brussels: the procession of Our Lady of Sablon
Prince Józef Poniatowski on the “Szuma” mare from Sanguszka stud farm
Ornamentale plafondschildering met in de hoeken voorstellingen van putti
Pedigree of Filips de Cortewille
Statue of Deified Amenhotep I
Tabula Cebetis (The Tabula of Cebes or The Journey of Human Life)
Fountain of Trevi, Rome![The Triumphal Chariot of Maximilian I (The Great Triumphal Car) [plate 3 of 8]](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/albrecht-durer--the-triumphal-chariot-of-maximilian-i-the-great-triumphal-ca--2a87fc011039500b-w320.webp)
The Triumphal Chariot of Maximilian I (The Great Triumphal Car) [plate 3 of 8]
Roma, from the Base of the Antonine Column
Monte Cavallo, with the Horse Tamers
The Piazza del Popolo
The Foundation of the Copenhagen Fire Insurance
Asiatic Trade
Square in front of a Magnificent Church
Interior of the Pantheon, Rome
The Engraver Gerard Edelinck in Paris
Painters and Etchers
A Papal Procession in Piazza San Pietro in Rome
Bildnis des Gustav Samuel Leopold von Zweibrücken-Kleeburg
Architekturbild
Fantasy palace with a colonade
Kurfürst Karl Theodor von der Pfalz
Baptism of St. Augustine by St. Ambrose
Passionsgeschichte
Kurfürst Karl III. Philipp von der Pfalz als Ordensgroßmeister mit Page
Philip V of Spain
Fernando VI rey de España
Decisión del pleito entre religiosos y caballeros
Vista de la Lonja de la Seda en Valencia
The sacrifice of the Old Covenant
Duque de Montemar (copia)
Palacio con galería y espaciosa escalinata de carácter grecorromano
Interior de la Basílica de San Pedro de Roma
La adoración de la Sagrada Forma
Aprobación de la regla franciscana por el papa Inocencio III
Roman Athletes
Isabel II y su Estado Mayor a caballo
Landkarte der habsburgischen Erblande mit Kompaß (Karte des österreichisch-türkischen Kriegsschauplatzes)
Triumphs of Caesar: Tuba Blowers and Banner Holders
First promotion to the Military Maria Theresa Order in 1758
Interior of S. Maria Maggore in Rome
Doge Morosini Receives the Command Staff
Empreror Nicholas II Presenting the Colour to the 145th Novocherkassk Infantry Regiment
Kaiser Karl VI. überreicht Prinz Eugen nach der Schlacht bei Belgrad den Ehrendegen
Town of Riga Swearing Allegiance to Russia in 1710
Kaiser Joseph II. reitend
Interior of St Peter's Cathedral in Rome
Charles V crowns Philip II
Invalid handing a petition to Napoleon at the parade in the court of the Tuileries Palace
The Introduction of the Captive Osman Pasha to Alexander II at Plevna
The Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna
Die Sieger der Seeschlacht von Lepanto 1571
Archduke Leopold as Crusader
St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna (1832 version)
Zwinger in Dresden
Mary of Burgundy Granting the Great Privilege
Militärparade vor Kaiser Franz Joseph I.
Unveiling of the Monument to Emperor Franz I of Austria on Vienna's Franzensplatz on 19 June 1846
Leopold the Glorious as patron of the arts and sciences
Bildnis eines Malteserritters
Anointing of a bishop
Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee
The judgement of Cambyses
Music
Architecture, Painting and Sculpture Protected by Athena from the Ravages of Time
Interior of St. Peter's, Rome
Cartoon for the Lower Hall of the NM. Patron of the Fine Arts and Founder of the Museum King Gustav III of Sweden Receiving Antique Pieces of Art
View of the Colosseum
Baldwin I of Constantinople
The Fencer's Guild Receives J. Vermoelen, Abbot of Sint-Michiels
Margaret of Parma Recieves the Petittion of the Nobility
The Envoy
William of Jülich
Sketch of the back of the triumphal arch of Philip IV
Baldwin III
First Bricklaying of the Kattendijkdok in Antwerp
The First Chapter of the Order of the Golden Fleece
John I of Namur
Clovis I, King of the Franks
The Painter Bartholomeus Spranger in Vienna
Foundation of the Antwerp Academy by David Teniers II
Antwerp crowns its artists: painters and master builders
Cornelis Floris II Shows the Plan of the Town Hall
The reception of Jan Karel de Cordes at the guild hall
The Painters Raphael and Bernard van Orley
The Painters Matthijs and Paul Bril in Rome
The Hanseatic League receives its Charter
Philip of Alsace
Painters and Etchers
Baudouin I, King of Jerusalem
Painters and Sculptors
The School of Athens (after Raphael)
Decorative Pattern (fragment of a wall decoration)
Seaport and Triumphal Arch
Count Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst of Schaumburg-Lippe (1724-1777)
The Opening of the Great Exhibition by Queen Victoria on 1 May 1851
Ceiling from the Casa Maffi, Via Belvedere, Cremona (detail)
Prince Maurits and Prince Frederik Hendrik Going to the Chase
An Interior with a Banquet Taking Place
The General Post Office, Dublin
The Army Camp at Rijen
Harvard College Bookplate with the Christo et Ecclesiæ Seal
Coat of Arms with a Lion and a Cock
Hector of Troy, Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar
Perugino's Udienza del Cambio in the Collegio del Cambio, Perugia
A Magnificent Palatial Interior
Campo San Zanipolo Decorated for the Visit of Pius VI
Architectural Fantasy with a Pyramidal Mausoleum
Stage Design of an Ancient Roman Encampment by Night (recto)
Design for Monument or Metalwork
Prophet and Sybil
Temple of Olympian Zeus
An Architectural Fantasy with Figures
Atlases on the Wallpavillon of the Dresden Zwinger
The Capitoline Eagle
Design for a Stage Curtain: The Interior of an Elaborate Temple Dedicated to Illustrious Men
Rococo Altar with a Reliquary Tomb
Timotheus Playing the Lyre before Alexander and Thaïs in the Hall of the Palace at Persepolis
Design for a Shakespeare Memorial
John Knox Dispensing the Sacrament at Calder House (unfinished)
Saint Anthony of Padua reviving a Dead Man
Drawing for a Ceiling Fresco
Frequently asked questions
What is Monumental?
Monumentality is scale made into meaning.
How many Monumental works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 1,257 public-domain Monumental works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Monumental artists?
Key Monumental artists in the collection include Jacques-Louis David, Gilbert Stuart and John Singer Sargent.