Moody Landscapes

A lone warrior stands sentinel over a churning sea in this masterful example of Norwegian Romantic nationalism.

A masterfully atmospheric view of the English Lake District, featuring luminous water and the mist-shrouded peak of Skiddaw.

A moody, tonalist landscape featuring a prominent tree against a dramatic expanse of rolling clouds.

An iconic English masterpiece depicting Salisbury Cathedral beneath a dramatic, atmospheric sky punctuated by a hopeful rainbow.

This evocative oil painting by Thomas Cole captures the sublime beauty of the Swiss Alps, with a jagged peak bathed in the warm glow of dusk.

A dramatic 18th-century Venetian landscape featuring dynamic light and a storied rural setting.

A dramatic coastal scene capturing the turbulent atmosphere of a passing storm over the Belgian coast.

An atmospheric 17th-century landscape depicting the ruins of the Roman Forum under a sweeping, dramatic sky.

This 17th-century painting captures the terrifying scale and dramatic intensity of the Great Fire of London in 1666.

A dramatic landscape capturing the quiet tension of a white horse in a vast field under a heavy, atmospheric sky.

An atmospheric Barbizon landscape capturing the fleeting play of sunlight in a woodland glade.

A dramatic nocturne of Venice's Piazzetta, where the glow of a central celebration illuminates a dense crowd against the silhouette of the Doge's Palace.