Napping Collection (#9)

The Madonna and Child, c. 1500 (oil on panel)
5914753 The Madonna and Child, c.1500 (oil on panel) by Valenza, Jacopo da (fl.1485-1509); Private Collection

Imogens Bed Chamber, Cymbeline, Act II Scene 2, illustration from Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb
STC308581 Imogens Bed Chamber, Cymbeline, Act II Scene 2, illustration from Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb, 1905 (colour litho) by Price

The Sleeping Beauty, 1842 (oil on canvas)
HRT67769 The Sleeping Beauty, 1842 (oil on canvas) by Maclise, Daniel (Croquis, Alfred) (1806-70); 131x217 cm; Hartlepool Museum Service, UK; © Hartlepool Museum Service

The Shepherds Dream, c. 1786 (pencil, red chalk and grey wash)
7244532 The Shepherds Dream, c.1786 (pencil, red chalk and grey wash) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); Albertina Museum, Vienna, Austria; Photo © Fine Art Images

Diana and Endymion, 1752 (marble)
449808 Diana and Endymion, 1752 (marble) by Plura, Joseph the Younger (fl.1750-86); The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; (add.info.: Diana, goddess of the moon)

Diana and Endymion, 1752 (marble)
449806 Diana and Endymion, 1752 (marble) by Plura, Joseph the Younger (fl.1750-86); The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; (add.info.: Diana, goddess of the moon)

Look thou not down but up, Illustration from Rabbi Ben Ezra by Robert Browning (colour litho)
IL370466 Look thou not down but up, Illustration from Rabbi Ben Ezra by Robert Browning (colour litho) by Partridge, Bernard John (1861-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Night, 1897 (oil on panel)
658892 Night, 1897 (oil on panel) by Glehn, Wilfred Gabriel de (1870-1951); 71x55.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Night. Wilfred Gabriel de Glehn (1870-1951). Oil on panel

The Agony in the Garden (Christ on the Mount of Olives), 1597-98 (oil on canvas)
ALM403364 The Agony in the Garden (Christ on the Mount of Olives), 1597-98 (oil on canvas) by Cesari, Giuseppe (Cavalier d Arpino) (1568-1640); 53x76.2 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College

The Sand Fairy, from the picture by Louise Jacobs from the book Princess Marie-Joses Childrens Book
2607891 The Sand Fairy, from the picture by Louise Jacobs from the book Princess Marie-Joses Childrens Book, published 1916 (colour litho) by Jacobs

Children in the Wood, 1855 (oil on canvas)
XKH223168 Children in the Wood, 1855 (oil on canvas) by Maclise, Daniel (Croquis, Alfred) (1806-70); 57.9x67.9 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany

The Intruder : what billeting of German Soldiers often means to French and Belgian Villagers
STC311097 The Intruder : what billeting of German Soldiers often means to French and Belgian Villagers, from The Illustrated War News, 1916 (litho) by Jonas

She and he, the last bomb - Emile Loubet and Marianne fall asleep at the Xmas table, 1905. (litho)
3666845 She and he, the last bomb - Emile Loubet and Marianne fall asleep at the Xmas table, 1905. (litho) by Camara, Leal de (1877-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

Diana and Endymion, 1752 (marble)
449809 Diana and Endymion, 1752 (marble) by Plura, Joseph the Younger (fl.1750-86); The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; (add.info.: Diana, goddess of the moon)

A Bus Driver in Knightsbridge Road, 1898 (woodcut)
STC247586 A Bus Driver in Knightsbridge Road, 1898 (woodcut) by Nicholson, William (1872-1949); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; © Desmond Banks

The dream (colour litho)
7150414 The dream (colour litho) by Brunclair, Eugene (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dream. Illustration for El Desnudo en el Arte (M Uson, 1906).); © Look and Learn

Inertia (litho)
7150303 Inertia (litho) by Barrett, Oswald Charles (BATT) (1892-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Inertia. Illustration from How Should We Rebuild London)

Ole-Luk-Oie the Sandman visiting a little boy named Hjalmar (colour litho)
7185271 Ole-Luk-Oie the Sandman visiting a little boy named Hjalmar (colour litho) by Crane, Donn P. (1878-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

A barmaid in a tavern calls time on two sleeping drunks. 1831 (engraving)
7234823 A barmaid in a tavern calls time on two sleeping drunks. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

As soon as it Begins to Grow Dark, from Ole Luk-Oie in an edition of Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75)
BAL139080 As soon as it Begins to Grow Dark, from Ole Luk-Oie in an edition of Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75) 1920 (w/c on paper) by Appleton

Jacobs Dream, 1593 (oil on canvas)
XNT222795 Jacobs Dream, 1593 (oil on canvas) by Cardi Cigoli, Ludovico (1559-1613); 173x134 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, France

Album 2160 People sleeping and calligraphy, from an album of miniatures, 13th-15th century (gouache on paper)
XIR178913 Album 2160 People sleeping and calligraphy, from an album of miniatures, 13th-15th century (gouache on paper) by Turkish School; 51x35 cm; Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

Woman bathing in a glass of sparkling wine (colour litho)
7186111 Woman bathing in a glass of sparkling wine (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman bathing in a glass of sparkling wine)

The Morning After, 1870 (oil on canvas)
7076677 The Morning After, 1870 (oil on canvas) by Dixon, Alfred (1842-1919); 61x106.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dixon, Alfred (1842-1919))

A trip to the theatre (litho)
7147574 A trip to the theatre (litho) by Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: A trip to the theatre)

Sleeping child, ancient Greco-Roman marble bust (engraving)
7149147 Sleeping child, ancient Greco-Roman marble bust (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greco-Roman marble sculpture of a sleeping child)

Sleeping woman (colour litho)
7150497 Sleeping woman (colour litho) by Aublet, Albert (1851-c.1937) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sleeping woman)

The Fortune (colour litho)
7150405 The Fortune (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fortune. Illustration for El Desnudo en el Arte (M Uson, 1906)

Statue of Somnus, ancient Greco-Roman marble sculpture (engraving)
7149186 Statue of Somnus, ancient Greco-Roman marble sculpture (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greco-Roman marble statue of Somnus)

Doctor Johnson and the sleeping waifs (chromolitho)
7157147 Doctor Johnson and the sleeping waifs (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doctor Johnson and the sleeping waifs)

Puss asleep (engraving)
7161068 Puss asleep (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puss asleep. Illustration for one of a collection of issues of The Weekly Welcome (S W Partridge)

Eastern Beds (engraving)
7167580 Eastern Beds (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eastern Beds. Illustration for The Childs Companion and Juvenile Instructor)

Tommys Bedroom (colour litho)
7181883 Tommys Bedroom (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tommys Bedroom. Illustration for Bubbles edited by Dr Barnardo (1903).); © Look and Learn

Tobit blinded by sparrows droppings (engraving)
7172413 Tobit blinded by sparrows droppings (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tobit blinded by sparrows droppings (Tobit 2)

Sleeping Beauty (oil on board)
6452843 Sleeping Beauty (oil on board) by Woolmer, Alfred (1805-92); 58.5x69 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Woolmer, Alfred (1805-92))

NAVE NAVE MOE (Sacred Spring: Sweet Dreams), 1894 (oil on canvas)
7215368 NAVE NAVE MOE (Sacred Spring: Sweet Dreams), 1894 (oil on canvas) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); State Hermitage Museum, St

REST, 1882 (oil on canvas)
7215258 REST, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: 1882//Oil on canvas Repine likes to grasp her models in a natural attitude)

L Abri (engraving)
7194593 L Abri (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Abri. Illustration for Chefs-D Oeuvre de La Gravure Moderne (Michel Levy, 1869)

The sleeping baby (engraving)
7191068 The sleeping baby (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The sleeping baby)

A Volumptuous Smoke, 1867 (oil on panel)
7064833 A Volumptuous Smoke, 1867 (oil on panel) by Delort, Charles Edouard (1841-95); 27x21.5 cm; Private Collection

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Somme (sommeil); Nap; Schlafchen (engraving)
7197594 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Somme (sommeil); Nap; Schlafchen (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Somme (sommeil); Nap; Schlafchen

Sick girl sleeping (litho)
7201419 Sick girl sleeping (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sick girl sleeping. Illustration from What To Do If Its Catching (Newton Chambers and Co Ltd)

Niels Haihede and little Sophus, 1883 (oil on canvas)
OVR390545 Niels Haihede and little Sophus, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 46x62 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

The Dormition of the Virgin, Russian Icon, 13th century (tempera on wood)
FIA5334229 The Dormition of the Virgin, Russian Icon, 13th century (tempera on wood) by Russian School (13th century); State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow; (add.info.: State Tretyakov Gallery)

Siblings, 1891 (oil on canvas)
OVR390597 Siblings, 1891 (oil on canvas) by Lochen, Kalle (Karl) (1865-93); 56x40 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Niels Gaihedes afternoon nap, 1883 (oil on canvas)
OVR390544 Niels Gaihedes afternoon nap, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 59x73 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Photo © O. Vaering

Girl dreaming about fairies (chromolitho)
7157130 Girl dreaming about fairies (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl dreaming about fairies)

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"From Lions to Kangaroos: The Art Around the World" A majestic adult male lion in Serengeti National Park greets his son, reminding us that even kings need their beauty sleep. Mariachi music fills the air as a man with a trumpet takes a well-deserved nap, proving that even musicians need rest between lively performances. Gian Lorenzo Bernini's masterpiece, "The Sleeping Hermaphrodite, " showcases the importance of comfort while napping, as depicted by an added mattress on this ancient sculpture. An Australian kangaroo peacefully slumbers with the national flag draped over its body, symbolizing the pride and tranquility found in taking a quick snooze Down Under. Railway sleepers at Melton Mowbray Station and Crewe Station remind us of weary travelers finding solace in brief moments of shut-eye amidst their journeys. The iconic "Dying Lion" Memorial at Lucerne captures the essence of peaceful slumber amid turmoil, serving as a poignant reminder that rest can be found even in challenging times. Sleepy bears cuddle together for warmth and relaxation, showcasing how animals also understand the value of rejuvenation through naps. C. E Wilson's painting titled "Forty Winks" portrays two contented individuals indulging in midday repose, emphasizing that sometimes all we need is just a short break from our busy lives. Euston Station's railway sleeper offers respite to tired commuters seeking refuge from bustling city life – proof that urban dwellers appreciate stolen moments for rest too. The meridian line artwork known as "The Siesta" depicts people enjoying leisurely afternoon naps under shady trees; it serves as an ode to cultures worldwide who embrace siestas as part of their daily routine.