Pastoral Scenes
A Country House on the Vliet near Delft
Jan van der Heyden
An elegant Dutch Golden Age landscape capturing the serene atmosphere of a riverside country estate near Delft.
Pastoral
Calm rural scenes and nature-led works with ease and softness.
Countryside scenes, gentle light, and natural calm make this style feel restorative, familiar, and easygoing.
Pastoral Scenes
Washerwomen at the Touques River
Eugène Louis Boudin
An evocative Impressionist scene of washerwomen at work along the sun-dappled banks of the Touques River.
Pastoral Scenes
An Extensive Landscape Near Paris
Hubert Robert
A breathtaking 18th-century French landscape capturing the vastness of the countryside near Paris with elegant figures in the foreground.
Pastoral Scenes
Brickmakers near Hemiksem
David Teniers the Younger
An expansive 17th-century landscape capturing the industrious atmosphere of a rural brickyard beneath a towering, atmospheric sky.
Pastoral Scenes
Roman Fountain with Cattle and Figures
Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem
An idyllic 17th-century pastoral landscape featuring figures and livestock gathered at a classical Roman fountain.
Pastoral Scenes
View of the Bleaching Fields near Haarlem
Pieter Post
This 1631 landscape by Pieter Post captures the serene atmosphere of the Dutch countryside with its expansive sky and delicate light.