Pastoral Scenes

This 17th-century ink and wash landscape by Zha Shibiao captures a moment of quiet industry in the rural Chinese countryside.

A peaceful 19th-century French landscape capturing the quiet beauty of the Marne riverbank with soft, impressionistic brushwork.

This 18th-century landscape captures the serene enclosure of the Chartreux in Paris, marked by a prominent windmill and a distant cityscape.

A quintessential work of American folk art depicting a vision of biblical harmony and peaceful coexistence.

A serene 19th-century landscape capturing the golden light and lush terrain of Java following a rice harvest.

An expansive 17th-century Dutch landscape defined by a towering, atmospheric sky and peaceful rural fields.

A serene French village scene captured in soft, atmospheric light with a gentle, painterly touch.

This 17th-century Dutch landscape captures a serene moment of pastoral life bathed in warm, atmospheric light.

This charming 19th-century genre painting depicts a peaceful moment of rural life in a Slovakian courtyard.

A serene impressionistic river landscape featuring soft autumnal tones and rolling whitewater.

A serene 19th-century landscape capturing the warm ochre and green tones of autumn in a rocky valley near Düsseldorf.

A serene Dutch Golden Age pastoral scene featuring resting cattle under a luminous, expansive sky.