Genre
Birds
Birds carry both observation and meaning into a picture, from the dove of the Annunciation to the dead game of a hunting still life. The ornithological plate and the bird-and-flower scrolls of East Asia treated plumage as a discipline, painting feather by feather with a naturalist's patience.
Key artists
Works
View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The Oxbow
Wivenhoe Park, Essex
Marine Landscape
Threatening Sky, Bay of New York
Felucca off Gibraltar
James Badger
The Temptation of Christ
The Equatorial Jungle
The Connecticut Valley
Young Lady in 1866
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Madonna and Child
Martha Washington
Molly Wales Fobes
The Origin of the Milky Way
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涅槃図|Death of the Historical Buddha (Nehan-zu)
The Flight into Egypt
Edward and Sarah Rutter
Family Group in a Landscape
The Hunters in the Snow
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An Allegory
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Christ in the Wilderness
Hummingbird and Passionflowers
Hummingbird and Apple Blossoms
Omnia Vincit Amor, or The Power of Love in the Three Elements
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Venus and Adonis (Rubens, 1614)
Susanna and the Elders
金剛界曼荼羅諸尊図像|Scroll of Deities of the Diamond World Mandala
The Falls of Niagara
Don Manuel Osorio de Zuniga
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明 佚名 羅漢圖 軸|The Arhat Vajraputra
The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
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Saint John on Patmos
The Golden Age
Menna and Family Hunting in the Marshes, Tomb of Menna
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Allegory of Music
Madonna of the Goldfinch
The canal at 's-Graveland
The Chariot of Aurora
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式部輝忠筆 夏秋花鳥図|Birds and Flowers of Summer and Autumn
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After the Hunt
The Silver Tureen
Madonna and Child with Angels
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The Marriage of the Virgin
狩野探水守常筆 蓬莱山・瀟湘八景図|Mount Penglai with Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang
Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Madame Claude Lambert de Thorigny (Marie Marguerite Bontemps, 1668–1701)
Madonna and Child with Two Angels
Aegina Visited by Jupiter
Leda and the Swan
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北宋 徽宗 竹禽圖 卷|Finches and bamboo
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The Temptation of Saint Anthony
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George Washington
A Hare, Partridges, and Fruit
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Uvedale Tomkyns Price (1685–1764) and Members of His Family
Grape Vines and Fruit, with Three Wagtails
The Tame Magpie
Berks County Almshouse, 1880
Leda and the Swan
Still Life of Fruit and Game
Adoration of the Shepherds
南宋 佚名 竹梅小禽圖 團扇|Sparrows, plum blossoms, and bamboo
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清 吳歷 墨井草堂消夏圖 卷|Whiling Away the Summer at the Ink-Well Thatched Hut
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Roundel with the Holy Trinity
牡丹に孔雀図|Peacocks and Peonies
明 呂紀 秋景花鳥圖 軸|Autumn landscape with egrets and ducks
Memorial Brooch
Album of Fifty-four Sketches
The Oak Door
明/清 陳洪綬、陳字 雜畫 冊|Figures, flowers, and landscapes
The Rajah Starting on a Hunt
Madonna and Child
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明/清 佚名 林椿(僞款) 百鳥圖 卷|The Hundred Birds
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Liberty
Copy after "Rubens, His Wife Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678)"
清 佚名 竹禽圖 冊頁|Bamboo Branch with Berries and Birds
明 佚名 舊傳刁光 叢簧集羽 卷|River Scene with Birds and Bamboo
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清原雪信筆 緋連雀桜竹図|Waxwings, Cherry Blossoms, and Bamboo
Principa Falls
Dog Guarding Dead Game
Still Life: Fruit, Bird, and Dwarf Pear Tree
Still Life with Goose and Game before a Country Estate
A Woman Feeding a Parrot, with a Page
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瓜に鼠図|Rats and Gourd
山本梅逸筆 柳鷺図|Egrets, Peonies, and Willows
Angel Supporting a Heraldic Shield
Panthers of Bacchus Eating Grapes
Leda and the Swan, after Boucher
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右都御史筆 麝香猫図|Musk Cat
The American Star (George Washington)
Swan Pond, Bellport, Long Island
竹に鴉図|Crow on a Bamboo Branch
山本梅逸筆 蓮池白鷺図|Egrets in a Lotus Pond
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元 趙雍(款) 鸜鵒竹影圖 軸|Mynah Bird and Bamboo
明 佚名 仿林良 喜上梅梢圖 軸|Birds Amidst Blossoming Plum and Bamboo
The Apotheosis of the Spanish Monarchy
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竹に翡翠図|Kingfisher and Bamboo
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明 佚名（舊傳宋徽宗） 荔枝圖 冊頁|Bird on a Lychee Branch
竹雀図 (Chikujaku zu)|Sparrow and Bamboo
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Henry Larcom Abbot
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Pushing for Rail
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明 佚名 絹本設色 鳥販圖 軸|Bird peddler
Amory S. Carhart, Jr.
尾形乾山筆 定家詠十二ヶ月和歌 花鳥図 『拾遺愚草』 より六月|“Sixth Month” from Fujiwara no Teika’s “Birds and Flowers of the Twelve Months”
明/清 項聖謨 山水花鳥圖 冊|Landscapes, Flowers and Birds
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Louise
粟に鶉図|Quail and Millet
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Right and Left
Men of Skagen on a Summer Evening in Fair Weather
Winter Scene in New Jersey
Flowers and Birds
Noah's Ark
The Threatened Swan
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Gamepiece with a Dead Heron ("Falconer's Bag")
Netting Birds, Tomb of Khnumhotep
A Hare and Birds
月に鴉図|Crow and the Moon
Portrait of a Boy
酒井抱一筆亀田鵬斎賛 竹雀図|Sparrow and Bamboo
清 佚名 舊傳易元吉 八禽圖 卷|Birds on Branches
明 呂紀 鴛鴦芙蓉圖 軸|Mandarin ducks and cotton rose hibiscus
A Partridge and Small Game Birds
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On Point
Liberty
土佐光起筆 芙蓉白鷺図|Egrets and Cotton Roses
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狩野松栄筆 梅鵯図|Brown-Eared Bulbul (Hiyodori) on a Branch of Plum
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明 傳仇英 五星二十八宿神形圖 卷|Divinities of the Planets and Constellations
A Peasant with a Bird
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旭に群鴉図|Flock of Crows at Dawn
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Roundel with Netting Quail
猿を襲う鷲図|Eagle Attacking a Monkey
Young Woman with Ibis
南宋？ 佚名 舊傳易元吉 三猿得鷺圖 團 扇頁|Gibbons Raiding an Egret's Nest
元 邊魯 孔雀芙蓉圖 軸|Peahen and hibiscus
清 徐祥 小鳥水仙 扇面|Birds and Narcissus
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明/清 佚名 傳馬麟 石榴白鳥圖 冊頁 |Pomegranates after Ma Lin
Jungfrau (from "Splendid Mountain Watercolours" Sketchbook)
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兎を追う鷲図|Eagle Pursuing Rabbit
A Basket and Birds
清 傳沈銓 高堂雙壽圖 軸|Flowering Crabapple and Pair of Birds
秋の花に鶉図|Quail and Autumn Flowers
Frequently asked questions
What is Birds?
Birds carry both observation and meaning into a picture, from the dove of the Annunciation to the dead game of a hunting still life.
How many Birds works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 661 public-domain Birds works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Birds artists?
Key Birds artists in the collection include Thomas Eakins, Thomas Cole and Gustave Courbet.