Fine Art

Landscape — History & Facts

This 17th-century painting is in fact a forgery. At that time there was a veritable craze in China for antiquities from previous centuries. That is why painters began imitating or even forging old masters; in turn, their work became trendy and sold in large quantities.

The pink blossom refers to spring, as well as to one of the popular themes in 17th-century imitations, namely a spring morning in the Han Palace.

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A scene depicting two figures in an interior setting from the 'Yadorigi' chapter of The Tale of Genji.

The Tale of Genji Scroll: Yadorigi

Unknown Artist

A dynamic scene depicting figures on a shore gesturing towards a floating granary above the water.

Legends of Mount Shigi: The Flying Granary

Unknown Artist

A chaotic scene depicting an assault on the Sanjō Palace with armed figures and burning architecture.

Night Attack on the Sanjō Palace

Unknown Artist

A colorful hanging scroll depicting the Womb World Mandala with a central Buddha figure surrounded by deities.

Womb World Mandala (Mandala of the Two Realms)

Unknown Artist

Musicians and elegantly dressed figures occupy a shallow foreground against a gold-leaf background in the Hikone Screen.

Hikone Screen

Unknown Artist

A folio from the Blue Qur'an featuring gold Kufic script on indigo-dyed parchment.

Folio from the Blue Qur'an

Unknown Artist

A funeral procession with Isfandiyar's body on a golden bier, surrounded by mourners in flowing robes.

The Funeral of Isfandiyar (Great Mongol Shahnama)

Unknown Artist

The Ideal City

The Ideal City

Unknown Artist

The Wilton Diptych features a kneeling king presented by saints on the left and the Virgin Mary with angels on the right.

The Wilton Diptych

Unknown Artist

A knight in full armor rides a horse through a rocky landscape accompanied by a skeletal figure holding an hourglass, a horned creature, and a running dog.

Ridder, Dood en Duivel

Unknown Artist

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More Landscape Art

A swirling night sky filled with stars over a quiet village.

The Starry Night

Vincent van Gogh

A cityscape showing Delft’s harbor with boats, figures on the riverbank, fortified gates, red-tiled rooftops, and the tall spire of the Nieuwe Kerk under a cloudy sky.

View of Delft

Johannes Vermeer

An impressionist painting showing an artificial pond filled with blue, green, and violet swirling brushstrokes and large rounded lily pads floating on the water.

Water Lilies

Claude Monet

A detailed view of the Grand Canal in Venice, showcasing gondolas and historic buildings.

The Grand Canal, Venice, looking north-west from the Ca' Corner to the Ca' Contarini degli Scrigni, with the campanile of Santa Maria della Carità

Canaletto

A serene view of Windsor Castle from the Thames, showcasing boats and figures along the shore.

Windsor Castle

Canaletto

A detailed view of the Grand Canal in Venice, showcasing the Palazzo Dolfin-Manin and the Rialto Bridge.

The Grand Canal looking North-East from the Palazzo Dolfin-Manin to the Rialto Bridge

Canaletto

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