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631 works

Japanese woodblock print of a snowy gorge with a blue river, red boats, pine trees and steep snow-covered cliffs.

Snowy Gorge

Utagawa Hiroshige

Etching of sheep gathering at a wooden fold beneath trees, with a shepherd, distant hills and a radiating dawn sky.

Opening the Fold, or Early Morning

Samuel Palmer, 1880

Etching of a moonlit mountain valley with a pale cliff, waterfalls, and a seated woman on rocks in the foreground.

Mondnacht, from Intermezzi, plate 4

Max Klinger, n.d.

Woodblock print of geese flying over a misty lake with sailboats, a shore hut, and layered mountains at dusk.

Geese Flying Down to Katada

Utagawa Hiroshige

Hand-colored engraving of snow-capped Rocky Mountains above a lake, with a tipi camp and horses in the foreground.

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak

James Smillie, 1866

Lithograph of soldiers and horsemen crossing a snowy Alpine pass while a man in a cocked hat points forward.

Passage through Mt. Saint-Bernard

Théodore Géricault, 1822

Woodblock print of a long wooden bridge over a bay with white-sailed boats and a conical mountain at dusk.

Long Bridge of Seta

Utagawa Hiroshige

Watercolor of a deep Swiss alpine valley with steep cliffs, a village on the valley floor, and distant snowy peaks.

The Valley of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

John Ruskin, ca. 1866

Grey wash drawing of a wooded mountain valley with a waterfall on the right and grazing cattle in the foreground.

The Falls of Lodore

Thomas Sunderland, 1764-1828

Woodblock print of a snowy mountain above the sea, with pines, a torii gate, shrine buildings and falling snow.

Mount Yuga in Bizen Province (Bizen Yugasan), from the series Wrestling Matches between Mountains and Seas (Sankai mi…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 8th month, 1858

Drawing of a river landscape with a hilltop group of sketching figures, a town with spires, boats, mountains and a ruined cas

Fantasy Rhine Landscape

Herman Saftleven, 1650

Lithograph of nude bathers in a landscape with clouds, rocks and trees, by Paul Cézanne, in soft grey and green tones.

The Large Bathers (Les Baigneurs)

Paul Cézanne, ca. 1898

Woodblock print of a misty mountain, temple buildings on a green hillside, pine trees, and figures in a field.

Vesper Bells at Mii Temple

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1832

Etching of two men beside a large tree above a river and wooded hills, with a fallen log in the foreground.

The Temptation of Jesus

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644-52

Etching of a ploughman with oxen in a field beside tall cypress trees, under a dramatic cloudy sky over hills.

The Early Ploughman, or The Morning Spread Upon the Mountains

Samuel Palmer, begun before 1861

Woodblock print of geese flying over a misty lake with sailboats, a wooded shore and a dark mountain.

Returning Geese at Katada

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1832

Bird's-eye etched view of the Grande Chartreuse monastery in steep alpine mountains, with a river valley and numbered key bel

View of La Grande Chartreuse in the French Alps / Descriptio Maioris Cartusiæ Montium, et Ædificiorum dependentium

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1649

Etching of a ploughman guiding oxen past tall cypress trees, under a dramatic hatched sky with birds and distant hills.

The Early Ploughman, or Morning Spread Upon the Mountains

Samuel Palmer, begun before 1861

Woodblock print of sailboats on a lake below a mountain at dusk, with pine trees and travelers along the shore.

Clearing Weather at Awazu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1832

Brown wash drawing of a rocky cliff, stony riverbed and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Riverbed and Mountains

Alexander Cozens, 1770-86

Watercolor of a lake with blue mountains, two small figures on the shore, and yellow autumn trees at right.

Lakeland Landscape

Copley Fielding, early 19th century

Woodblock print of snowy mountains above a village by a blue lake, with travelers on the shore and a poem cartouche at upper

Evening Snow on Mount Hira

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1832

Pen and ink drawing of Motrone Castle with towers and walls, a wooden bridge, two figures, and mountains behind.

View of Motrone Castle (before its demolition around 1692)

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?, 1606-80

Pencil drawing of Lake of Thun with steep mountains, a shoreline village with a church spire, and water reflections.

Lake of Thun looking North

Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, 1820-67

Woodblock print of a harbor with red-hulled sailboats, pine-covered shore, mountains and a warm sunset sky.

Panorama of Miwo Pine Wood from Ejiri

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834

Brown wash drawing of travelers gathered beneath a rock arch with sandstone cliffs and pine trees in the background.

Travelers at the Rock Arch in the Uttewalder Grund

Johann Gottfried Jentzsch, 1804

Engraved print of a woman in a long gown on a cliff edge, with a raven on a branch, a fir tree and distant mountains.

Woman with a Raven at a Precipice

Christian Friedrich, 1803

Woodblock print of a village with thatched roofs, farmers in fields, and a green mountain fading into mist behind.

The Ishiyakushi Temple at Ishiyakushi

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834

Sepia ink and wash drawing of hunters on a rocky ledge under trees, overlooking a distant blue mountain valley.

Hunters in an Outlook on a Mountain

August Leopold Venus, ca. 1870

Watercolor drawing of a rocky alpine peak, a glacier patch, a lake, and snowy mountains under a pale sky.

Mont Blanc Seen from the Massif, Les Aiguilles Rouges

Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, 1874