Pastoral Scenes
Picking Flowers
Hugo Salmson
A charming late 19th-century scene of a young girl resting in a flower-filled meadow.
Art for the Nursery
Soft, airy works that keep the room calm, gentle, and light.
Gentle color, lighter forms, and a soothing pace make these works feel calm, tender, and easy to live with.
Pastoral Scenes
Poem of the Soul: Spring
Louis Janmot
A luminous and dreamlike pastoral scene capturing the innocence and wonder of spring through soft light and delicate color.
Pastoral Scenes
Pretty Baa-Lambs
Ford Madox Brown
A charming Victorian pastoral scene featuring a mother, child, and lambs bathed in bright, natural light.
Pastoral Scenes
The Dancing Circle
Franz von Stuck
A joyful scene of figures dancing in a ring atop a verdant meadow, captured with a luminous and airy palette.
Pastoral Scenes
Children in the Forest
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
A charming 19th-century scene of childhood innocence set within a sun-dappled forest.
Pastoral Scenes
His First Appearance in Public
Charles Caleb Ward
A charming 19th-century genre scene capturing a young violinist's performance for his peers in a rural forest setting.