Moody Landscapes
Thunderstorm over Mount Serano near Olevano
Ludwig Richter
A striking Romantic-era etching capturing the raw power of nature as a thunderstorm rolls over the Sabine Mountains.
Early 19th Century
Romantic atmosphere, neoclassical structure, and early landscape painting with feeling.
Works from the early 1800s balance romantic feeling, classical structure, and a growing sense of atmosphere.
Moody Landscapes
From Balestrand at the Sognefjord
Thomas Fearnley
An atmospheric 19th-century Norwegian landscape capturing the dramatic scale of Sognefjord under a heavy, expressive sky.
Coastal Classics
A Shetland Fishing Boat in Stormy Weather North of the Orkney Islands
Anton Melbye
A dramatic 19th-century marine painting capturing a lone vessel navigating the stormy waters of the North Sea.
Contains disturbing content
Coastal Classics
After the Shipwreck (The Shipwreck of Don Juan)
Eugène Delacroix
A powerful Romantic scene of shipwrecked survivors adrift on a stormy, teal-toned sea.