Art, literature & history
The Adoration of the Skulls
c. 1733/1734
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 52.8 x 63.6 cm (20 13/16 x 25 1/16 in.) framed: 66.7 x 77.5 x 3.2 cm (26 1/4 x 30 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1956.3.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Michel-François Dandré-Bardon. The Adoration of the Skulls. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Adoration of the Skulls — Michel-François Dandré-Bardon. c. 1733/1734.
Medium: oil on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 52.8 x 63.6 cm (20 13/16 x 25 1/16 in.) framed: 66.7 x 77.5 x 3.2 cm (26 1/4 x 30 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1956.3.1. Gift of Lewis Einstein.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.