18th and 19th Century Art on Film

"The Nightmare" (1781) by Henry Fuesli:

"Ophelia" (1851-1852) by John Everett Millais:

"The Blue Boy" (circa 1770) by Thomas Gainsborough was the basis for Django's valet outfit:

Munch's "The Scream" inspired the Ghostface mask:

"The Scream of Nature" (1893) by Edvard Munch:

'"The Dead Toreador" (1864) by Edouard Manet:

"Saturn Devouring His Son" (1819-1823) by Francisco Goya:

Millais's "Ophelia" inspired the most famous image from the film:

Director Steve McQueen cited the work of Francisco Goya as an influence on this visual style of this film. One example:

"The Custody of a Criminal Does Not Call for Torture" (circa 1810):

Scene from 12 Years a Slave:

"The Swing" (circa 1767) by Jean-Honoré Fragonard - note that the voyeur in the bottom left corner of the original painting is tastefully absent from Frozen: