World Sleep Day: Famous Sleepers in Art History
World Sleep Day, established in 2008 by the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM), is celebrated annually to promote healthy sleep and prevent sleep disorders. This year it falls on March 17. Artribune marks the occasion by highlighting famous sleeping figures in art history, from the Barberini Faun, Borghese Hermaphroditus, and Sleeping Ariadne to Vincent van Gogh's napping peasants, Giorgione and Artemisia Gentileschi's sleeping Venuses, Caravaggio's sleeping Amorino, sleeping apostles in Giovanni Bellini and Andrea Mantegna's Agony in the Garden, soldiers about to awaken in Piero della Francesca's Resurrection, and Gustave Courbet's Sleeping Spinner. Less peaceful sleeps include Francisco Goya's The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters and Johann Heinrich Füssli's The Nightmare.
Key facts
- World Sleep Day was established in 2008 by the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM).
- World Sleep Day 2023 occurs on March 17.
- Artribune compiled a list of artworks featuring sleeping subjects.
- Artworks include ancient sculptures like Barberini Faun, Borghese Hermaphroditus, and Sleeping Ariadne.
- Paintings include works by Vincent van Gogh, Giorgione, Artemisia Gentileschi, Caravaggio, Giovanni Bellini, Andrea Mantegna, Piero della Francesca, Gustave Courbet, Francisco Goya, and Johann Heinrich Füssli.
Entities
Artists
- Vincent van Gogh
- Giorgione
- Artemisia Gentileschi
- Caravaggio
- Giovanni Bellini
- Andrea Mantegna
- Piero della Francesca
- Gustave Courbet
- Francisco Goya
- Johann Heinrich Füssli
Institutions
- World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM)
- Artribune