Skip to content
Art for everyday objects

The working gallery

Suspicious Animals

Birds, beasts, fish, insects, pets, and animals behaving with unnecessary intensity. Browse the public-domain works below, then open an artwork to see available products.

185 works

Choose your lack of context

The catalog map: browse by era and region

Seasons and Elements (Air) (set of four) by Charles Le Brun.

Charles Le Brun

Seasons and Elements (Air) (set of four)

ca. 1683

Deer Hunting – A Landscape Scene with Stag and Hounds in a River by Thomas Rowlandson.

Thomas Rowlandson

Deer Hunting – A Landscape Scene with Stag and Hounds in a River

1787

"Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi.

Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

"Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

1597–98

Augustus Saint-Gaudens by Kenyon Cox.

Kenyon Cox

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

1887, replica 1908

The Fifth Day (Dies V): The Creation of the Kingdom of Animals, from "The Creation of the World" by Jan Muller.

Jan Muller

The Fifth Day (Dies V): The Creation of the Kingdom of Animals, from "The Creation of the World"

1589

Minah Bird on a Loquat Branch by Unidentified artist.

Unidentified artist

Minah Bird on a Loquat Branch

Date not stated

The Start of the Race of the Riderless Horses by Horace Vernet.

Horace Vernet

The Start of the Race of the Riderless Horses

1820

Horse and Groom by Unidentified.

Unidentified

Horse and Groom

14th century

Sampler by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Sampler

1809

Altar Frontal with Man of Sorrows and Saints by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Altar Frontal with Man of Sorrows and Saints

ca. 1465

The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria by Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto).

Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)

The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria

1648

Mountain Scenery with Streams and Pavilions in the Style of Fan Kuan by Wang Jian.

Wang Jian

Mountain Scenery with Streams and Pavilions in the Style of Fan Kuan

1667

Horsewoman by Théodore Géricault.

Théodore Géricault

Horsewoman

1820 or later

"King Lear," Act I, Scene I by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Edwin Austin Abbey

"King Lear," Act I, Scene I

1898

Viewing a waterfall from a mountain pavilion by Li Yin.

Li Yin

Viewing a waterfall from a mountain pavilion

1700

Portrait of Yun Dongseom (1710–1795) by Unidentified artist.

Unidentified artist

Portrait of Yun Dongseom (1710–1795)

ca. 1790–1805

Design for a Plate with Galatea on a Shell Flanked by Trumpeters in a Medallion Bordered by Sea Monsters by Adriaen Collaert.

Adriaen Collaert

Design for a Plate with Galatea on a Shell Flanked by Trumpeters in a Medallion Bordered by Sea Monsters

ca. 1600

Grape Vines and Fruit, with Three Birds by Bartolomeo Cavarozzi.

Bartolomeo Cavarozzi

Grape Vines and Fruit, with Three Birds

ca. 1615–18

A wooded river landscape with cattle by Benjamin Barker, the younger.

Benjamin Barker, the younger

A wooded river landscape with cattle

1826

Waxwings, Cherry Blossoms, and Bamboo by Kiyohara Yukinobu.

Kiyohara Yukinobu

Waxwings, Cherry Blossoms, and Bamboo

late 17th century

Egrets and Cotton Roses by Tosa Mitsuoki.

Tosa Mitsuoki

Egrets and Cotton Roses

mid- to late 17th century

Jacob Burying Idols Under an Oak Tree from The Story of Jacob series by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Jacob Burying Idols Under an Oak Tree from The Story of Jacob series

1550–75

The Repast of the Lion by Henri Rousseau (le Douanier).

Henri Rousseau (le Douanier)

The Repast of the Lion

ca. 1907

"The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet) by Mustafa ibn Vali.

Mustafa ibn Vali

"The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet)

ca. 1595

Artist, title, date, and source links appear on each artwork page. Artwork credits and sources.