Genre
Serene
Serenity is harder than drama. It asks the artist to make stillness hold the eye — a swept Dutch floor, a sleeping figure, the held breath of an afternoon — and to trust the viewer to stay.
Key artists
Works
Washerwomen
View from the Quai d'Orsay
Calling the Cows Home
On the Jetty
Fan Mount: The Cabbage Gatherers
The Pont Neuf, Paris
View of the Town of Alkmaar
伝海北友雪筆 『源氏物語』 絵巻|The Tale of Genji
A General and His Aide-de-camp
Boats on a Beach, Etretat
Oyster Sloop, Cos Cob
On the Beach at Trouville
Hunting Scene
A Mosque
Camille Monet (1847–1879) in the Garden at Argenteuil
Halt of Caravans at the Wells of Saba (Beersheba) in the Desert South of Hebron
Vaprio d'Adda
The Three Ages of Man
The Banks of the Seine at Conflans
Untitled
Capriccio with St. Paul's and Old London Bridge
The Old Castle
Piazza San Marco
Cider
The Call
View of the Gulf of Pozzuoli from Solfatara
Death of Euridice
Springtime
Le port de Honfleur la nuit
Arabs Crossing a Ford
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
The Route Nationale at Samer
The Fountain
Arches in Ruins
Honfleur: Calvary
Repairing the Bridge
A Woodland Road with Travelers
The Grand Canal above the Rialto
Steamboats in the Port of Rouen
Thutmose I and His Mother Seniseneb
The Building of Westminster Bridge
Gathering Wood
A Spanish Garden
Entrance to the Grotto of Posillipo
Rouen Cathedral, West Façade
Haymakers at Montfermeil
Straw Hat, Bag, and Umbrella
Riders on the Beach at Dieppe
Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, Sunlight
An Alligator's Nest
A Bog with Peat Cutters. Høsterkøb, North Zealand
Night Scene on the Volga
Weaning the Calves
Trees in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris
The Children's Meal
The Road from Moret to Saint-Mammès
Courtesan and her Attendant under a Cherry Tree
The Ropewalk in Edam
The Parc Monceau
Saltash with the Water Ferry, Cornwall
Waterfall at Mont-Dore
南宋 傳陳居中 胡騎春獵圖 團扇|Nomads hunting with falcons
Picnic by the Inlet
A Beach with Fishing Boats
The Portico of a Country Mansion
A Mosque
Le Pont Neuf
A Shepherdess and Her Flock
The Houses of Parliament (Effect of Fog)
Untitled
Santa Maria della Salute
Camille Monet on a Garden Bench
The Outer Harbor of Brest
Gathering Olives at Tivoli
Fishing Boats on a River
At Lake Garda
A Street in Ikao
Palazzo da Mula, Venice
School Time
Beach at Beverly
Anna Maria Cumpston
The Grave of William Penn
The Entrance to the Tautira River, Tahiti. Fisherman Spearing a Fish
Roadside Cottage
Ralph Wheelock's Farm
Bamboo, Rock, and Tall Tree
The Enlightened Stone Retreat, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou
Low Tide at Pourville, near Dieppe, 1882
Piazza San Marco, Venice
The Large Tree
Reminiscences of Qinhuai River
Cleansing Medicinal Herbs in the Stream on a Spring Day
New Year's Day in a Village at Stone Lake
The Nodding Stone Terrace, Tiger Hill, and the Thousand-Man Seat, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou
Paintings after Ancient Masters: Scholars in a Garden
Construction of an Elevated Railway: Bridge over the Cours de Vincennes
Water Lilies (Agapanthus)
Owl
Bamboo and Rock
Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō
Haverstraw Bay
The Thousand Acres of Clouds, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou
Bridge over a canal in Venice
Three Tahitian Women
Gamepiece with a Dead Heron ("Falconer's Bag")
Vase of Flowers
Spring (Fruit Trees in Bloom)
Morning in the Garden at Vernonnet
Netting Birds, Tomb of Khnumhotep
Deceased Being Towed in a Boat, Tomb of Rekhmire
The Island of San Michele, Venice
Harlem River
The Banks of the Rance, Brittany
Amusements in Kyoto in the Four Seasons
Roundel
Granite
Illustrated Legends of the Origins of the Kumano Shrines (Kumano engi emaki)
Twilight
Castle by a River
Morning on the Seine near Giverny
Ice Floes
The Four Deities of Mount Kōya
Princess Ogimi from the "Bridge Maiden" (Hashihime) chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)
Émilie
The Bodmer Oak, Fontainebleau Forest
Wandering Minstrels
Canal Side
A Cairo Bazaar
Haystacks (Effect of Snow and Sun)
Cup and saucer
A Pond in Picardy
Palace banquet
The Port de Bougie, Algiers, in Sunlight
Athlete and Dancer
The Bay of Naples
The Cascade
Road in the Woods
Jungfrau (from "Splendid Mountain Watercolours" Sketchbook)
The Gardener
Carey's Backyard
A House with Flowering Trees along the Amalfi Coast of Italy
十二天像(梵天)|One of the Twelve Devas: Bonten
Shepherd with a Flock of Sheep
Water Lilies
View of Dinant
En færge over Gudenåen
The Windmill
The Japanese Footbridge
Marina Piccola, Capri
The Lighthouse at Honfleur
Bridge at Argenteuil on a Gray Day
Study for "La Grande Jatte"
The Trawlers
Mounting of the Guard
Schooner
Mount Vernon
Waterloo Bridge, London, at Dusk
The Cornell Farm
Fishing Boat on Reed Covered Bank and Calligraphy
Man Confronting a Hyena, Tomb of Amenemhab
"Evening Faces" (Yūgao) chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
White-Robed Kannon
Swans in Central Park
The Hamlet of Optevoz
Pirna: The Obertor from the South
Scenes from a Legend; Coats of Arms
Teapot (a) and saucer (b)
The Trojan Women Setting Fire to Their Fleet
View of the Seine
On the Thames
元？ 佚名 仿李公麟 屈原九歌圖 卷|The Nine Songs: Illustrations to the poems of Qu Yuan (343–277 B.C.)
Ornamental Lancet Heads
The Goldfish Bowl
Cabin of the Customs Watch
The Doge's Palace Seen from San Giorgio Maggiore
View of Venice
Our Lady of Valvanera
Figure in Hammock, Florida
Zhou Maoshu Admiring Lotuses
Cows being Watered at a Village Pond. Brofelde, Zealand
Crane and Pine
Boats on the Seacoast at Étaples
View of Ischia from the Sea
Vishnu on Garuda
Gyoran Kannon
Trefoil-shaped Tracery Light
Country House near the Water
Rapids on the Petite Creuse at Fresselines
Fujiwara no Teika’s “Poems on Flowers and Birds of the Twelve Months”
Two Girls with Parasols
Bamboo in Snow
National Defense
View of a Harbor
Venice: The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute
Environs of Fontainebleau: Woodland and Cattle
View of The Old Port, Saint-Tropez
Puppeteer
蘆雁図|Geese and Reeds
The Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals (Sanjūrokkasen)
Birthplace of the Artist
Frequently asked questions
What is Serene?
Serene is a mood in painting. Serenity is harder than drama.
How many Serene works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 15,495 public-domain Serene works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Serene artists?
Key Serene artists in the collection include Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, Gustave Courbet and Jean Honoré Fragonard.