Moody Landscapes
Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion
John Martin
A dramatic Romantic masterpiece depicting a lone traveler's struggle against an overwhelming, sublime landscape of fire and stone.
Old World Portraits
Viola
Arnold Böcklin
A moody and evocative 19th-century portrait of a woman in contemplation, holding a bouquet of violets.
Moody Landscapes
Elijah in the Desert
Washington Allston
A dramatic Romantic landscape depicting the biblical prophet Elijah in a rugged, storm-swept wilderness.
Figure Studies
The Wish
Theodor von Holst
An atmospheric Romantic-era portrait of a woman engaged in a moment of quiet, mysterious contemplation.
Moody Landscapes
Nordic Landscape with a Castle
Johan Christian Dahl
A sweeping Romantic landscape capturing the wild beauty of the North with a castle perched above a churning waterfall.
Moody Landscapes
Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still
John Martin
A masterpiece of Romantic drama, this scene depicts a biblical event amidst a vast, apocalyptic landscape of light and shadow.
Moody Landscapes
Forest Landscape in the Moonlight
Georg Saal
An atmospheric moonlit landscape featuring a stag at the water's edge under a glowing night sky.
Moody Landscapes
Church Ruin in Winter
Carl Hasenpflug
An atmospheric 19th-century study of light and shadow within a snow-dusted gothic ruin.
Moody Landscapes
Alcyone Waiting for Her Husband
Christian Gottlieb Kratzenstein-Stub
A dramatic and atmospheric neoclassical painting depicting the mythological Alcyone watching a storm-tossed sea.
Contains disturbing content
Moody Landscapes
The Country of the Iguanodon
John Martin
This dramatic 19th-century watercolor by John Martin captures a visionary prehistoric landscape filled with dynamic primeval creatures.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Dante and Virgil Meeting the Shades of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo
Ary Scheffer
A masterwork of Romantic drama, this scene depicts the ethereal and tragic embrace of Paolo and Francesca amidst a shadowy atmospheric void.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Dance of the Elves in the Alder Grove
Moritz von Schwind
A mystical Romantic scene featuring a circle of dancing elves in a shadowed, atmospheric alder grove.
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