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National Gallery of Art

391 works

Loose oil painting of gnarled olive tree roots and green undergrowth over sunlit dry earth and pale rocks.

Wild Olive Tree Roots, Valldemosa, Majorca

John Singer Sargent, 1908

Painted wooded landscape with a weathered tree trunk, travelers resting in the foreground, and a path winding toward hills.

Wooded Landscape with Travelers

Adam Pynacker, 1640

Painting of a shadowy forest with a painter at an easel, a dog, large rocks, and a small waterfall over a stream.

Forest Interior with a Painter, Civita Castellana

André Giroux, 1825/1830

Painting of a shattered fallen tree trunk with splintered wood and broken branches on a forest floor.

Fallen Tree

Alexandre Calame, 1839/1845

Painting of gnarled beech trees in a forest with sunlit clearing and distant hills beyond.

'View of Bregentved Forest, Zealand'

Frederik Sødring, 1835

Painting of a waterfall tumbling over rocks in a shadowy forest, framed by overhanging tree branches and green foliage.

Forest Interior with a Waterfall, Papigno

André Giroux, 1825/1830

Painting of gnarled oak trees at a forest edge beside a pond, under a dramatic stormy sky with a distant village.

The Edge of the Forest at Les Monts-Girard, Fontainebleau

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, 1868

Painting of a forest with gnarled beech trees framing a sunlit clearing and distant hills.

View of Bregentved Forest, Sjaeeland

Frederik Sødring, mid 1830s

Corot landscape of women dancing beneath a large leaning tree beside a lake, with a hilltop building in the distance.

Dance under the Trees at the Edge of the Lake

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1865/1870

Painting of willow trees with pale green leaves over a grassy riverbank, with village houses across the water under a hazy sk

The Willows

Claude Monet, 1880

Painting of a wooded road with tall trees, two walking figures with a dog, and billowing clouds over a flat plain.

Wooded Landscape with Figures

Meindert Hobbema, c. 1658

Dark painted landscape of a storm over a forest with broken trees and a small figure beside a large trunk.

Tornado in an American Forest

Thomas Cole, 1831

Painting of a sunlit forest path lined with pale birch and dark oak trees beneath a canopy of golden-green leaves.

In the Forest

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, 1874

Painting of a wooded road with travelers, carts, cattle and pigs, a farmhouse and a distant church tower.

Wooded Landscape with Travelers

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1610

Engraving of a plumed foot soldier with a pike standing beside a tree, with mountains in the distance, dated 1520.

Foot Soldier Standing by a Tree

Sebald Beham, 1520

Etching of a shepherd and flock of sheep beneath a large gnarled tree, with a village and hills in the distance.

Shepherd and Flock under an Ancient Tree

Florian Grospietsch, 1819

Etching of the Holy Family resting under a tree with a donkey, basket and distant coastline in the background.

The Rest on the Flight, with Holy Family under a Tree

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, published 1753

Engraved ornamental strip of acanthus scrolls framing crowned figures, a Virgin and Child, and a harp-playing king.

Ornament with the Tree of Jesse

Israhel van Meckenem

Grey wash drawing of a wooded upland with an arched bridge, two walkers on a path, and distant hills under clouds.

Wooded Upland Landscape with a Bridge

Thomas Gainsborough, 1780

Engraving of nude Adam and Eve by a tree as a bearded God in a robe points at them, dated 1540.

God Forbids to Eat from the Tree

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1540

Hand-colored woodcut showing crucified Christ at top, standing Mary, two angels, and two seated figures beneath a branching t

Genealogical Tree of Christ

Unknown artist, c. 1470

Pencil drawing of a tall leaning tree with dense foliage, with small travelers and distant buildings at lower right.

A Towering Tree with Travelers

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1746

Pen and ink drawing of an old man in a wide-brimmed hat beside a tree, carrying a basket, with a jug at his feet.

Old Man Standing under Tree

Sebald Beham, 1520

Black-and-white engraving of two figures in a moonlit pastoral landscape, one seated under a fruit tree, one reclining.

Thenot under Fruit Tree

William Blake, 1821

Pencil sketch of crumbling Roman ruins with arches, overgrown shrubs, and a stand of tall cypress trees.

Roman Ruins with a Stand of Cypresses

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Woodcut of the Holy Family under a tree, with Mary holding the infant Christ and Joseph reaching into the branches.

The Holy Family Under a Tree

Sebald Beham, 1521

Small black-and-white engraving of a gnarled blasted tree, a crescent moon, and flattened crops under a dark sky.

Blasted Tree and Flattened Crops

William Blake, 1821

Watercolor and pencil drawing of angular rooftops, a red chimney, tall trees, and a sailboat on water at left.

Rooftops and Trees

Charles Demuth, 1918

Sepia lithograph of willow and white poplar trees in an open landscape with two small figures resting on the ground.

Willows and White Poplars (Saules et peupliers blancs)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Engraving of a nude bearded man tearing at a tree in a forest, with discarded armor and a horse nearby.

Orlando in a Fury Tearing up Trees

William Blake after Thomas Stothard, 1783