Art for the Library

This 18th-century architectural painting captures the grand scale and intricate ornamentation of a Baroque cathedral interior.

A masterful 18th-century architectural study by Canaletto, capturing a grand garden view through a formal Baroque colonnade.

This masterful Venetian capriccio captures the Enlightenment spirit of architectural study set against a dramatic backdrop of classical ruins.

A masterfully detailed 18th-century architectural painting of the Canterbury Cathedral interior.

An elegant architectural study of Notre-Dame’s interior, capturing the majestic scale and dramatic light of the gothic cathedral in 1789.

An 18th-century architectural view capturing the grand stonework and daily life at Windsor's Queen Elizabeth Gate.

A dramatic 18th-century architectural fantasy featuring soaring classical arches and a luminous seaside horizon.

An evocative 18th-century scene capturing the dramatic crumbling architecture and soaring light of the ruined Church of the Holy Innocents.

An intricate 17th-century architectural study of Antwerp Cathedral by Flemish master Pieter Neefs the Elder.

This early watercolor by J.M.W. Turner captures the soaring architectural grandeur of a medieval hall with precise detail and soft, atmospheric light.