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755 works

Etching of a canal with a moored boat, a leaning tree at right, and a distant tower and village under an open sky.

Canal with a Large Boat and a Bridge

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650

Woodblock print of Tanabata bamboo streamers above Edo rooftops, with a distant mountain and wind-bent reeds.

The City Flourishing, Tanabata Festival (Shichu han'ei Tanabata Matsuri), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views o…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Etching of a torrent falling over a rocky cascade at Tivoli, with a hilltop town and small figures in the foreground.

View of the Grand Cascade at Tivoli, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1766

Triptych woodblock print of a young warrior on a bridge confronting Benkei and tengu spirits in dramatic Japanese style.

The Young Yoshitsune defeats Benkei at Gojo Bridge

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1848

Woodblock print of a thatched teahouse, pine trees, travelers and rice fields with snow-capped Mount Fuji on the horizon.

Old Man's Teahouse, Meguro (Meguro Jijigachaya), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Etching of the ruined Temple of Jupiter Tonans with Corinthian columns, figures and cattle, beside a street of old buildings.

View of the Temple of Jupiter Tonans [Jupiter the Thunderer], from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Etching of a tall ornate tower above a city street with trees, pedestrians, and an arched viaduct beneath.

Times Building and 42nd Street

Joseph Pennell, 1904

Woodblock print of red maple branches framing thatched houses, a pond, and rice fields with mountains beyond.

Maple Trees at Mama, Tekona Shrine and Tsugi Bridge (Mama no momiji, Tekona no yashiro, Tsugihashi), from the series…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Etching of ruined Roman arches with figures, ladders, and ivy in the foreground, by Piranesi.

View of the upper storey of the Cages for Wild Animals built by the Emperor Domitian, associated with the Flavian Amp…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Dark etching of a dense crowd gathered before lit shop windows, some figures holding sheets of paper, by Steinlen.

Street Singers

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1902

Woodblock print of sailboats on a river below a cliff with pines, with thatched houses and Mount Fuji in the distance.

View of Konodai and the Tone River (Konodai Tonegawa fukei), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Etching of vaulted Roman ruins with arches, a water channel, and small figures working among the stone interior.

Another interior view of the Villa of Maecenas, Tivoli, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1767, published 1800-07

Sepia print of a river valley with an arched stone bridge, tall trees in the foreground, and three seated figures.

The Bridge in Middle Distance, plate 13 from Liber Studiorum

Joseph Mallord William Turner, published June 10, 1808

Woodblock print of a river village with thatched houses, a poled boat, pine trees, and Mount Fuji on the horizon.

Horie and Nekozane, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Etching of the vaulted interior of the Temple of Bacchus with stucco reliefs, an altar, and small figures in the foreground.

Interior view of the ancient Temple of Bacchus, now the church of S. Urbano, two miles from Rome, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1767

Sepia etching of a stone aqueduct, grazing goats, tall trees and figures in a hilly landscape under a glowing sky.

The Bridge and Goats, plate 43 from LIber Studiorum

Joseph Mallord William Turner, published April 23, 1812

Woodblock print of snowy lumber canal in Edo with stacked logs, poling figures, a yellow parasol, and birds in flight.

Lumberyards at Fukagawa (Fukagawa kiba), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Etching of the Acqua Felice fountain in Rome with arched niches, stone lions, obelisks, and a church facade beside it.

View of the Fountainhead of the Acqua Felice, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Pen drawing of a busy street with a man in a top hat on a ledge, a couple walking, and crowds beside balconied buildings.

Street Scene

Daniel Urrabieta Vierge, n.d.

Woodblock print of figures with umbrellas walking a snowy street beside a canal and snow-laden bamboo, with birds flying over

Yabu Street at the foot of Atago Hill (Atagoshita yabukoji), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Engraved cut-away interior of the Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls, with rows of columns, timber roof and figures.

Cut-away view of the interior of the Basilica of S. Paolo fuori delle Mura [St. Paul outside the Walls], from Views o…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1749

Sketch-like print of a tall wooden bridge on trestle piers over water, with figures on the railing and distant boats.

The Tall Bridge

after James McNeill Whistler, 1878/1913

Woodblock print of a night street in Edo with a crescent moon, sake carriers, stalls, white dogs and a waterfall by a stone w

Aoi Slope, Outside Tora Gate (Toranomon-soto Aoizaka), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo h…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Etching of the nave of Santa Maria Maggiore with rows of Ionic columns, coffered ceiling, and small figures on the marble flo

Interior view of the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1768

Etching of Raam Gate in Amsterdam showing a canal, footbridge, large windmill, fisherman, and rowboats under a cloudy sky.

Raam Gate, from The Eight City Gates of Amsterdam

Reinier Nooms, c. 1654/64

Woodblock print of boats on a river, an arched bridge, a wooden scaffold at left, and Mount Fuji under a pink sky.

Ryogoku Ekoin and Moto-Yanagi Bridge (Ryogoku Ekoin Moto-Yanagibashi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of E…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Etching of the Palazzo Odescalchi in Rome with pedestrians in a street and a church tower on the right.

View of the Palazzo Odescalchi, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Etching of a hilltop town with tall medieval towers above terraced orchards and trees in the foreground.

The City of Towers

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1909

Woodblock print of a Edo street with a procession, pines and willows, and temple roofs beyond a red wall.

Yatsukoji, Inside Sujikai Gate (Sujikai-uchi Yatsukoji), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Etching of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome with a tall ancient column and bell tower under a cloudy sky.

View of the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore with its two flanking wings, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1749