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Painting studies · 14

Explore 1,200 paintings through museum context, material records and interactive scale studies. Notice what you respond to, then use those observations to describe the art you want in your own space.

The reference works belong to the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection and are not offered for sale here. Records and images use the museum’s CC0 open-access release; there is no museum partnership. Sources and methodology.

1888 · France, 19th century

Gardener's House at Antibes

Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926) · oil on canvas

1700s · Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Gathering among the Members of Office Censor-General

Artist not recorded · hanging scroll with calligraphy; ink and light colors on paper

late 1800s · Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Gathering of Otsu-e Subjects

Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891) · Eight-panel folding screen; ink and color on hemp

late 1700s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Gathering of Poetic Immortals with Poem Drafts

Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811); Yosa Buson (Japanese, 1716–1783) · hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

c. 1700–1725 · India, Rajasthan, probably Jaipur, 18th century

Gaudi Ragini

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

1790 · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Gazing at a Waterfall

Tani Bunchō (Japanese, 1763–1841) · hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

early 1500s · Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

Gazing at a Waterfall

Sōami (Japanese, d. 1525) · Album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper

1800s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Geese, Reeds, and Water

Yamamoto Baiitsu (Japanese, 1783–1856) · Pair of four-panel folding screens; ink, color, and cut gold foil on paper

1278 · Western India, Gujarat, Palanpur (Prahladanapura)

Genealogical text, folio 167 (verso) from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

c. 1779 · America

George Washington at Princeton

Charles Willson Peale (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1741–1827); Workshop · oil on canvas

1810 · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Ghost and Oil Lamp

Tani Bun'ichi (Japanese, 1787–1818) · hanging scroll, ink, color, and gold on silk

early 1900s · Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Gibbons in a Landscape

Artist not recorded · Six-panel folding screen; ink and color on hemp

1600s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Gibbons Reaching for the Moon

Kano Tan’yū (Japanese, 1602–1674) · Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk

c. 1640–50 · Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner

Girls Spraying Each Other at Holi

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

1867 · England, 19th century

Glaucus and Nydia

Lawrence Alma-Tadema (British, 1836–1912) · oil on wood panel

mid-1600s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

God of Thunder (Raijin)

Tawaraya Sōtatsu (Japanese, c. 1570–c. 1640) · six-panel folding screen; ink, color, and gold on paper

c. 1720 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Goddess standing on a mountaintop

Master of the court of Mandi (Indian) · Gum tempera and gold on paper

c. 1890 · Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Goddesses Lakshmi and Sarasvati (verso), from a Kalighat album

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper

1701 · Netherlands, early 18th Century

Gooseberries on a Table

Adriaen Coorte (Dutch, 1660–1707) · oil on paper mounted on wood

1800s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Grapes

Sugai Baikan (Japanese, 1784–1844) · hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

1700s · Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Grapes

Artist not recorded · hanging scroll, ink on silk

early 1800s · Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Grapevine

Choe Seok-hwan (Korean, active first half of 19th century) · eight-panel folding screen; ink on paper

1858 · France, 19th century

Greek Cavalry Men Resting in Forest

Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863) · oil on fabric

c. 1820 · India, East India Company School

Green Parrot

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera on paper