Subject
Battle
Battle is a subject in art. The gallery holds 200 works in this subject in art, including works by Raphael, Jacopo Tintoretto and David Teniers the Younger.
Battle scenes form one of the oldest and most prestigious genres in Western and Asian art, from ancient Egyptian pharaonic reliefs through the Roman Column of Trajan, Renaissance and Baroque easel paintings, and the grand panoramic canvases of the 19th century. Artists depicted military engagements to celebrate patrons' victories, record historical events, and explore the violence and chaos of war.
Key artists
Works
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聖徳太子絵伝図|Illustrated Biography of Prince Shōtoku (Shōtoku Taishi e-den)
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Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon
The Sack of Jerusalem by the Romans
The Defense of Champigny
『大織冠』|The Great Woven Cap (Taishokkan)
The Abduction of Rebecca
The Capture of Carthage
六波羅合戦 平治物語絵巻 断簡|Battle at Rokuhara, from The Tale of the Heiji Rebellion
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General George Eliott
The Battle of Vercellae
Battle Scene: Arabs Making a Detour
Battle Scene
Madonna and Child Enthroned in a Fruit & Flower Garland
Girdle of Ares
The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan
Scene from the Gallic Wars: The Gaul Littavicus, Betraying the Roman Cause, Flees to Gergovie to Support Vercingétorix
Scene from the Ramayana
Battle Scene
Victoria de los israelitas y cántico de Débora
Battle of the Nudes
People Fleeing from a Fire
The Battle of Lekkerbeetje
The Battle of Waterloo: The British Squares Receiving the Charge of the French Cuirassiers
Cavalry Skirmish with Foot Soldiers
The storming of Coevoorden, 30 december 1672
The Battle of the Downs
Battle of the Turks
The battle of Leckerbeetje
Battle of the Turks
Mortally wounded
A Battle Scene
The Battle of Nordlingen
Cavalry skirmish
The Battle of Fleurus, 1622
De Bataven verslaan de Romeinen bij de Rijn
A cavalry attack
Battle
Battle Scene
Battle
Civil War Battle
Cavalry in front of a Burning mill
Battle Scene with Turkish Cavalry
Battle Scene
Slaget ved Fredericia den 6. juli 1849
Prins Eugens slag ved Schellenberg
Equistrian battle at the forest edge
Battle
Battle of the Milvian Bridge between the Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius
Claudius Civilis Defeats the Roman Troops near the Rhine in 69 AD
Legendary Battle of the Torriani and Visconti - the Capture
Cavalry Skirmish at a Fortress
Cavalry Skirmish at a Fortress
Battle Scenery
Slaget ved Isted den 25. juli 1850
Rolf Krake og hans mænd springer over ilden
Infantry Skirmish
The Skirmish at Vorbasse February the 29th, 1864
Batalje mellem danske og svenske under Kalmarkrigen 1611-1613
Slaget ved Sehested
A Cavalry Encounter
Stormen på Frederiksstad den 4. oktober 1850
Cavalry Skirmish
A Battle
King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden at the Battle by Lützen November 16th, 1632
Battle of Leckerbetken
Cavalry and Infantry Skirmish
Reitergefecht
Gonzaga-Zyklus, I. Reihe, 3. Entsetzung von Legnano
Storming of a castle
Historienzyklus: Die Niederlage der Römer durch die Karthager in der Schlacht bei Cannae
Feldschlacht
Reitergefecht
Gefechtsstück
Kampf gegen den Tod
Gefechtsstück (Nachahmer)
Gefecht am Ufer eines Flusses
Reitergefecht bei Bois-le-Duc (5.2.1600)
Gefecht an einem Verhau
Reiterkampf
Reitergefecht gegen Türken
Reiterschlacht
Reitergefecht
Reitergefecht
Reitergefecht
Reitergefecht
Reitergefecht
Belagerung einer Stadt (Augsburg 1703)
Reitergefecht
Lucha por la posesión de una fortaleza
Battle of the Trebbia on 8 June 1799
Reiterschlacht
The defeat at Grancourt, 1639
Reitertreffen
Reitergefecht vor Hertogenbosch
The crossing of the Somme
Battle of Kunersdorf on 1 August 1759
Scene from the Thirty Years' War
St Clare with the Scene of the Siege of Assisi
Cavalry battle
The surprise attack by the Austrians on the Prussians at Hochkirch in Saxony, 14 October 1758
Assault on a Convoy
Cavalery in the Battle
Large cavalry battle
Die Schlacht bei Komorn
The Battle of Varna
Battle
A battle scene
Niccolò Mauruzi da Tolentino unseats Bernardino della Ciarda at the Battle of San Romano
Battle
Battle
A battle scene
Victory of the Crotonians over the Sybarites
The Battle of Waterloo: The British Squares Receiving the Charge of the French Cuirassiers
King Gustav Adolf II of Sweden in the Battle near Lützen
Battle of Zboriv.
Soldiers Plundering a Village
Poles in the battle against the Swedes
Massacre of the Innocents
Cavalry Battle
A Battle
Battle Scene
The Battle of Spoleto
Battle by a River
A Battle
Battle-piece
Battle-piece
Rytterfægtning
The Battle of the Alma
Reitergefecht
Reitergefecht
Bataljmålning
Reitergefecht
Battle Scene
Schlacht
Reitertreffen
Feldschlacht
Battle of Tarutino on 6 (18) October 1812
Battle of Zorndorf on 14 August 1758
Reitertreffen
Ambushing a Convoy
Asalto de la tercera columna argentina a Curupaytí
Asalto de la primera columna brasileña a Curupaytí
Trinchera de Curupaytí (Tít. ant.: Vista de las trincheras y parte del campo de batalla de Curupaytí)
Trinchera de Curupaytí
Cavalry Engagement
Battle of Somosierra
Asalto a la segunda columna brasileña a Curupaytí
A battle scene
Ataque de la escuadra Brasileña a las bat. de Curupayti
A battle scene
A Battle Scene from Knickerbocker's History of New York
A Battle Scene
Battle Scene
Cavalry Engagements
Sketch for the Battle of Poitiers
A Battle Scene
Battle
The battle
The Battle of Mozhaisk
Battlefield
Battle Before a Walled City
Cavalry Charge with Soldiers and Horses Trampled
Cavalry Engagement
The Troops Forcing the Gate of a Town
Conversion of Paul
Capture of a Village (Prise d'un village)
The Cavalry Combat with Pistols
Retreat at Waterloo
Saul Kills Himself after the Defeat of his Army by the Philistines
The Cavalry Combat with Pistols
The Battle
Running
The Battle
The Battle of the Moneybags and the Strongboxes
The Massacre of the Innocents
The Defeat of the Amalikits by the Hebrews![The Affair near Konigstein (L'Affaire pres d e Koenigstein) [verso]](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gerhardus-emaus-de-micault--the-affair-near-konigstein-l-affaire-pres-d-e-koenigstein-ve--8a75200d7cdf56c0-w320.webp)
The Affair near Konigstein (L'Affaire pres d e Koenigstein) [verso]
The Battle
Battle of Naked Men
Saint Prosper
Battle Scene with Two Horses Attacking Each Other
Conversion of Paul
The Cavalry Combat with Swords
Carica di cavalleria (Calvary Charge)
Explosion of a Grenade (L'Explosion d'une grenade)![The Affair near Konigstein (L'Affaire pres de Koenigstein) [recto]](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/gerhardus-emaus-de-micault--the-affair-near-konigstein-l-affaire-pres-de-koenigstein-rec--a9edc3187b52f5be-w320.webp)
The Affair near Konigstein (L'Affaire pres de Koenigstein) [recto]
The Troops Forcing the Gate of a Town
The Cavalry Combat with Swords
Allegory of War
Charge of the Cavalry (Charge de cavalerie contre des chasseurs)
Fortitude
Conversion of Paul
Frequently asked questions
What is Battle?
Battle scenes form one of the oldest and most prestigious genres in Western and Asian art, from ancient Egyptian pharaonic reliefs through the Roman Column of Trajan, Renaissance and Baroque easel paintings, and the grand panoramic canvases of the 19th century.
How many Battle works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 200 public-domain Battle works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Battle artists?
Key Battle artists in the collection include Raphael, Jacopo Tintoretto and David Teniers the Younger.
Where can I see Battle works?
Battle works in the collection are held by National Gallery of Art, Statens Museum for Kunst and Bavarian State Painting Collections.