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755 works

Woodblock print of a bridge over a river with workers in a boat, reeds, and snowy Mount Fuji in the distance.

Distant View from beneath Shin Ohashi Bridge (Shin Ohashi kyoka no chobo), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1843

Japanese woodblock print of a sailboat on a river with pines, reeds, thatched houses and two cranes flying overhead.

Scattered Pines on the Tone River (Tonegawa Barabara-matsu), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Etching of the Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls in Rome, showing its facade, portico, bell tower and figures.

View of the Basilica of S. Paolo fuori delle Mura [St. Paul outside the Walls], built by Constantine the Great, from…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Etching of a pastoral landscape with a wooden bridge, cattle, tall trees, figures, and distant mountains.

The Wooden Bridge (Rebecca and Eliezer)

Claude Lorrain, 1638-41

Woodblock print of a bay with sailboats, reed beds, a shrine among pines, and a ship's beam framing the foreground.

Haneda Ferry and Benten Shrine (Haneda no watashi Benten no yashiro), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Ed…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Etching of the Colosseum interior with tiered arches, overgrown ruined piers, and small figures walking among the debris.

Interior view of the Flavian Amphitheater, called the Colosseum, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1766

Sepia engraving of Norfolk Bridge at New Shoreham with a stone gateway, a horse statue, and a sailing ship beside it.

Norfolk Bridge, New Shoreham

George Baxter, 1835

Woodblock print of Shinagawa bay with sailboats, pine-covered shore, a red torii shrine gate, and geese flying overhead.

Shinagawa Susaki (Shinagawa Susaki), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Etching of a grand Roman villa with arcaded wings, formal gardens, fountains, and statues under a cloudy sky.

View of the Villa of His Eminence Cardinal Alessandro Albani, outside Porta Salaria, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1769, published 1800-07

Hand-colored print of a busy 1860s Chicago street with carriages, pedestrians, a large tree, and an American flag over an ope

Washington Street between State and Dearborn, Chicago, Showing Crosby's Opera House in the Year 1864

Raoul Varin, 1927

Woodblock print of a horse's legs in the foreground beside an Edo street with shops and pedestrians at dusk.

Naito Shinjuku at Yotsuya (Yotsuya Naito Shinjuku), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyak…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Etching of the circular Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli with Corinthian columns, arched vaults, trees and small figures.

Another view of the Temple of the Sibyl in Tivoli, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761

Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century Chicago street with a fountain, ornate brick buildings, carriages and pedestrians.

La Salle Street from Court House Square, Chicago, in the Year 1865

Raoul Varin, 1927

Woodblock print of a river beside cliffs and a waterfall, with a wooden bridge, pine trees and bathers.

The River of Waterfalls at Oji (Oji Takinogawa), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Etching of the rear facade of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome with domes, an obelisk at left, and figures on steps.

View of the Rear Entrance of the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Sepia-toned print of a busy 1860s Chicago street corner with a stone post office, carriages, and pedestrians.

N.W. Corner of Dearborn and Monroe Streets, Chicago, Showing the Post Office Building in the Year 1865

Raoul Varin, 1927

Woodblock print of a looping pine branch framing a lake, rooftops and a pagoda beyond at dusk.

The Moon Pine on the Temple Grounds at Ueno (Ueno sannai Tsuki no matsu), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views o…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Etching of the Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura in Rome with a tall column, obelisks, bell tower, and strolling figures.

View of the Basilica of S. Lorenzo fuori delle Mura [S. Lorenzo outside the Walls], from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Etching of the Bridge of Alcantara in Toledo, showing stone arches, a tall medieval tower, and figures on a hillside path.

The Bridge of Alcantara, Toledo

Joseph Pennell, 1904

Woodblock print of a river ferry scene with a sailing boat, pine trees, a wooden house, and a sunset sky over distant hills.

Niijuku Ferry (Niijuku no watashi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Etching of the Mausoleum of Hadrian, Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, seen from behind with a lettered key below.

View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Hadrian (now called Castel Sant’Angelo) from the Rear, from Vedute di Roma (View…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Pen and ink sketch of a riverside town with an arched bridge below steep, hatched mountain cliffs on tan paper.

The Great Bridges

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Woodblock print of a supported pine tree over a river with a boat of passengers and boatmen, Edo-period scene.

The Five Pines on the Onagi River (Onagigawa Gohonmatsu), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Ed…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Etching of two domed churches and Trajan's Column on a busy Roman street, with carriages and people in the foreground.

View of Two Churches, One Called 1. S. Maria di Loreto, the other 2. The Name of Mary, near 3. Trajan's Column. 4. Th…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1762

Oval red chalk drawing of Roman ruins with ivy-covered arches and a seated artist sketching in the foreground.

An Artist Seated in the Ruins of the Colosseum

Hubert Robert, c. 1759

Woodblock print of a canal embankment with bridge, bare trees, rice fields and small figures under a pale sky.

Koume Embankment (Koumezutsumi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Etching of a grand palace facade with carriages and pedestrians on a street, a column at right, under a cloudy sky.

View of the Palazzo di Montecitorio, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Etching of a London street with shopfronts, numbered house facades and small pedestrian figures on the pavement.

York Street, Westminster

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Woodblock print of Shiba Bay with sailboats, rowing boats, flying birds, pine trees and a wooden pier at sunset.

View of Shiba Bay (Shibaura no fukei), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Etching of the Barberini Palace in Rome with arched windows, columns, ruins and figures in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

View of the palace of the illustrious Barberini family on the Quirinal Hill, designed by Cavaliere Bernini, from View…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59