Genre
Sublime
The sublime is terror made beautiful — the storm at sea, the alpine void, the sky that dwarfs the figure beneath it. The Romantics defined it precisely: the thrill of standing safely before something vast enough to destroy you, where awe and fear are the same overwhelming feeling.
Key artists
Works
The Northern Whale Fishery: The "Swan" and "Isabella"
The Glorification of the Barbaro Family
Victoria de los israelitas y cántico de Débora
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls—Table Rock by Moonlight
Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight
The Evening of the Deluge
Noah: The Eve of the Deluge
Niagara
Memory
Cloud Formations
Midnatsstemning ved den grønlandske kyst
Klippekyst
View of Kullen in Sweden. Smugglers Hiding their Goods among the Rocks. Moonlight
Decorative Painting with Imaginary Architecture
El huracán
Der Traunfall bei Gmunden
Olympus (plafond)
Cook Strait, New Zealand
Smugglers in the Tatra Mountains
Sea
Sea
The Obelisk
Coming Squall (Nahant Beach with a Summer Shower)
Sketch for a Ceiling Fresco
Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion
The Glades at Cohasset
View of the Round-Top in the Catskill Mountains
View From Kullen, Skåne
The triumph of the Immaculate
The Glorification of Saint Odile
Our Saviour after the Temptation (sketch)
The Falls of the Rhine at Schaffhausen
Waterfall near Tivoli
The Adoration of the Trinity (design for the decoration of a dome)
View of Powerscourt Waterfall
The Assumption of the Virgin
Entrance to the Cuiraing, Skye
View of a Norwegian Lake Before the Sun has Dissipated the Early Morning Mist
Charles Brinsley Marlay
Hindoo Architecture - a Composition
God Enthroned Surrounded by Saints
Alpine Castle above a Wooded Lake
Cascade dessus Wasserberg (Waterfall above Wasserberg)
The Apotheosis of St Martin
The Coronation of the Virgin
Grotto Interior
A Rocky Seacoast in a Storm
Satan Challenges God to Remove his Protection from Job
A Cliff Scene (Fast Castle)
Rhonegletscher
Became silence
Schloss Salurn in Südtirol
Seascape
Sea Storm at Arco di Miseno near Miliscola with a View Towards Nisida
Winter Coast
Dante and Virgil Descending into Hell
Hermit praying at the waterfall
Ezekiel's Vision
The Covenant
The Bay of Naples
Niagara Falls from Table Rock
The Waterfall
The Torrent
Norwegian Sea
View of Kilkee, with the Atlantic
The Wave
The Glorification of the Union of the Houses of Hapsburg and Lorraine
The Dance of Albion (Glad Day)
La Lutschinen sortant du Glacier inférieur du Grindelwald
Rapids Above Hadley's Falls
The City under the Black Mountain
Le Songe d'Amour (Love's Dream)
The Walled City
Niagara Falls from the Table Rock
The Lord Answering Job out of the Whirlwind
Apothéose de Voltaire (The Apotheosis of Voltaire)
Niagara Falls from the American Side
Title Page for Olivier Boonaerts' "In Ecclesiasticvm Commentarivs..."
Travelers Resting in Gigantic Caverns
The Voyage of Life: Old Age
Travelers in Gigantic Caverns
The Voyage of Life: Childhood
Fertilization of Egypt
The Voyage of Life: Manhood
Veduta della Cascata di Tivoli
The Great Fall, Niagara
The Ascension
La Philosophie de l’histoire
Langdale Pikes from near Crinkle Crags
A Mountain Scene
Par une tendre chansonette...
Chaos
Sunrise with Sea Monsters
She Shall be Called Woman
Berumkasa runta
The Grotto of Neptune in Tivoli
The Glorification of St. Felix and St. Adauctus
A Coming Storm in the Adirondacks
Imaginary View with Ruins
Landschaft mit Sibyllentempel
Storm at Sea and in the Air
Glen Massan
The Thames above Waterloo Bridge
Fishermen in a Gorge
The youth tempted by the vices
L'Éboulement (après l'orage)
Tide near the Shore of the Crimea
tavla, painting
Kristus fører røveren ind i Paradiset
Cristos în glorie
The Torrent
Black Gang Chine, Isle of Wight
Paradise (sketch model for a painted cupola)
Sketch for a Ceiling Design
Untitled
Alppikoski
Kristuksen ylösnousemus, mahdollisesti Vihdin kirkon alttaritaulun luonnos ; Kristus uppståndelse, troligtvis skiss för altartavlan i Vihtis kyrka
Kristuksen kirkastus, Ikaalisten kirkon alttaritaulun luonnos
Imatra
Loch Coruisk and Cuchullin Mountains, Isle of Skye
North Cavern, Parys Mine, Anglesea
Untitled
The Fall of Man
On the Coast of Yorkshire
Ascent of the Lower Range of Sinai
Stonehenge
King Arthur's Castle, Tintagel, Cornwall
The Pass at Aden
Kynance Cove, Cornwall
American Scene
Peisaj de munte cu pod de piatră
Flüelen, from the Lake of Lucerne
The Glory of St. Eusebius of Rome
A Scottish waterfall
Trees and a stretch of water on the Stour
The Vision of Sin
Klippekyst
The Twenty-Four Elders Kneeling before the Lamb
The Skerries off the West Coast of Sweden near Marstrand
Midsummer Night at Tisvilde Beach
Extended Memory II
The Elbe Valley near Dresden
Bjerglandskab ved Civitella
A Norwegian Coastline
The Ascension of the Virgin
Lille Geysir på Island
Fregat i en storm med rebede undersejl
Late Evening near Himmelbjerget, Jutland
Looking South into the Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Sheavwitz
The Great Whirlpool, Niagara
Switzerland. Grindelwald, Upper Glacier, Source of the Lutschine
Mount Maudit, Savoy
Grand Cañon, Colorado River, Mouth of Kanab Wash, Looking West
Untitled
Untitled
The Last Judgement
Peisaj cu vânător
Revelation of St. John: St. John before the Throne
Paradise Lost: The Creation of Light
The Resurrection
The Spirits from the Cities of the Dead
The Resurrection
The Voyage of Life: Youth
Liber Studiorum: Lake of Thun, Swiss
Liber Studiorum: Little Devil's Bridge over the Russ, above Altdorft, Swiss
Hymn to Creation: Holy Spirit of God
Ascent of the Lower Range of Sinai
Egypt and Nubia, Volume III: Approach of the Simoon-Desert at Gizeh
WEYMOUTH BAY, DORSETSHIRE
The Last Judgment
The Transfiguration
HAMPSTEAD HEATH, MIDDLESEX
Transfiguration
The Vision of Ezekiel
OLD SARUM
OLD SARUM. "HERE WE HAVE NO CONTINUING CITY." ST. PAUL
WEYMOUTH BAY, DORSETSHIRE
Hampstead Heath, with St Paul's in the distance
Frequently asked questions
What is Sublime?
Sublime is a mood in painting. The sublime is terror made beautiful — the storm at sea, the alpine void, the sky that dwarfs the figure beneath it.
How many Sublime works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 179 public-domain Sublime works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Sublime artists?
Key Sublime artists in the collection include Thomas Cole, Joseph Mallord William Turner and Hubert Robert.