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Monet's Water Lilies (1906): green lily pads and pink blossoms float on a blue pond with soft reflections.

Water Lilies

Claude Monet, 1906

Ink landscape of rocky mountains, tall trees, a small pavilion by a stream, and red seal stamps on the left edge.

Autumn Mountains

Wen Zhengming, 1510

Loose oil landscape of a lone figure crossing a field beneath dark trees and a grey overcast sky.

Landscape Painting

William Keith, 1868-1900

Pointillist painting of figures with parasols relaxing on a sunny grassy riverbank beside calm water with sailboats.

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte - 1884

Georges Seurat, 1884-86, border added 1888-89

Ink landscape handscroll showing a lakeside pavilion, willows, pines on a rocky bank, and a distant pagoda.

Return to Stone Lake

Shen Zhou, 1441

Painting of Niagara Falls seen from a distance, with autumn trees, two figures on a cliff, and a stormy sky.

Distant View of Niagara Falls

Thomas Cole, 1830

Painting of stormy green waves breaking on dark rocks under a clouded sunset sky, with a cliff at right and birds overhead.

A Marine

George Inness, c. 1874-75

Ink landscape of misty mountains, a waterfall, pine trees and small roofed houses beside rocks, with red seals.

Recluse Dwellings in the Autumn Mountains

Mi Wanzhong, 1621

Painting of a woman in violet dress carrying flower bundles along a sunlit path beside willows, a canal and a brick house.

Flower Girl in Holland

George Hitchcock, 1887

Painting of two sailing ships on a stormy sea, one with cream sails and a red flag, under a dramatic cloudy sky.

Capture of the Tripoli by the Enterprise

Thomas Birch, 1806-12

Sunset landscape with a large tree, wooden bridge over a river, village church, and distant mountains under a pink sky.

New England Scenery

Thomas Cole, 1839

Painting of a green arched footbridge over a pond of pink water lilies, surrounded by reeds and willow trees.

Water Lily Pond

Claude Monet, 1900

Painting of a garden with a grassy meadow, flowering shrubs and trees under a yellow-green sky.

The Poet's Garden

Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Painting of a calm bay with rocky cliffs, a ruined castle on a headland, sea stacks, and a small sailboat at dusk.

The Gulf of Salerno

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1783-85

Painting of a red poppy field under a blue sky, with a tall poplar tree at center and a row of trees and hills behind.

Poppy Field (Giverny)

Claude Monet, 1890-91

Painting of several scenes from the life of Saint John the Baptist in an architectural setting with a checkered floor.

Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist

Bartolomeo di Giovanni, 1490/95

Painting of a mounted knight in armor sharing his green cloak with a nude beggar beside a white horse.

Saint Martin and the Beggar

El Greco, c. 1597-c. 1600

Painting of a pond with green lily pads and pink water lilies, rendered in loose, blended brushstrokes of greens and violets.

Water Lily Pond

Claude Monet, 1917-19

Dusky landscape of tall trees against a glowing orange sky, with a small heron walking on a path in the foreground.

The Home of the Heron

George Inness, 1893

Painting of a husking bee in an autumn field, with seated villagers, haystacks, chickens, and a farmhouse under a grey sky.

Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket

Eastman Johnson, 1876

Painting of purple and pink irises among green leaves in a blurred, colorful garden setting.

Irises

Claude Monet, 1914-17

Painting of a striped tiger resting on a grassy hill, head turned toward the viewer, with a hazy landscape behind.

Tiger Resting

Pierre Andrieu, c. 1845

Painting of a lancer on a dark horse galloping through blowing snow under a grey-green sky.

Man with Lance Riding through the Snow

Adolphe Schreyer, c. 1880

Painting of brown-sailed boats leaving a turquoise sea, with figures on a pebbled beach beside dark-roofed huts.

The Departure of the Boats, Étretat

Claude Monet, 1885

Painting of a wounded lioness drinking from a stream on a grassy slope under a cloudy sky with hills behind.

Wounded Lioness

Pierre Andrieu, c. 1850

Two fishermen in a rowboat haul a net of silver herring through rough green sea under a hazy sky.

The Herring Net

Winslow Homer, 1885

Painting of a seated woman in pink skirt on a park bench beside a gravel path, with strollers and brick buildings beyond.

A City Park

William Merritt Chase, c. 1887

Painting of a hilltop village with a steepled meetinghouse, white houses, green fields, and grazing horses under clouds.

Meetinghouse Hill, Roxbury, Massachusetts

John Ritto Penniman, 1799

Painting of the Brooklyn Bridge over the East River at dusk, with brick rooftops and masted ships in the foreground.

Brooklyn Bridge

Henry Ward Ranger, 1899

Painting of ruined classical arches and columns with figures, a statue, and boats at a water landing steps.

The Landing Place

Hubert Robert, 1788