Genre
Bridges & Roads
A bridge or a road draws the eye into the distance and ties a landscape together. Painters used the receding lane and the arched span as both structure and invitation, leading the viewer across a river or out of the frame toward whatever lies past the bend.
Key artists
Works
The Valley of Wyoming
Lake George and the Village of Caldwell
Washerwomen
The Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne
Lake George and the Village of Caldwell
The Louvre, Afternoon, Rainy Weather
Pastoral Landscape
Pompton Plains, New Jersey
View of Toledo
A Wooded Landscape
The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)
Prospekt af hovedgården Lykkesholm på Fyn. Vinter
Mountain Torrent
The Hunters in the Snow
Landscape with Hunters
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Morning, An Overcast Day, Rouen
The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning
Parochialstrasse in Berlin
源琦筆 華洛四季遊楽図巻|Scenes of the Four Seasons in Kyoto
The Pont Neuf, Paris
A View of The Hague from the Northwest
Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley
Hot Corn Seller
Wheat Fields
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A Country Road
High Bridge, New York
Old Brewery, Five Points Mission, New York
明 佚名 仿趙孟頫 垂虹亭圖 卷|Pavilion of the Hovering Rainbow Bridge
View of The Hague from the Delftse Vaart in the 17th Century
Jalais Hill, Pontoise
Côte des Grouettes, near Pontoise
清 緙絲龍舟競渡圖|Dragon-boat festival performance
A Windy Day on the Pont des Arts
The Route Nationale at Samer
A Panoramic Landscape with a Country Estate
Warwick Castle
Repairing the Bridge
The Garbage Cart
Samoa
Buttermilk Pedlar
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A Woodland Road with Travelers
The Grand Canal above the Rialto
A Road in Louveciennes
The Haunted House
The Building of Westminster Bridge
The Castle Ruin at Tharandt
White Mules on a Bridge
An Old Bridge at Hendon, Middlesex
The Road from Moret to Saint-Mammès
Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies
The Bridge
The Hill of the Alhambra, Granada
Vence
Niagara Falls
Three Gods of Good Fortune Visit the Yoshiwara; or “Scenes of Pleasure at the Height of Spring”
Le Pont Neuf
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View of The Hague
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Harlem Bridge, New York
明? 佚名 舊傳李嵩 溪山樓閣圖 扇|Pavilion on a pond
清 倣張風 石橋圖 軸|The Stone Bridge
明? 佚名 舊傳燕文貴 雪橋送別 扇|Bridge in Snow
清 佚名 清明上河圖|Going Upriver on the Qingming Festival
明 佚名 觀音羅漢圖 扇|Guanyin and the sixteen luohans
Old English House by Moonlight
En jagt af kongelige personer
Bridge over a canal in Venice
Harlem River
Amusements in Kyoto in the Four Seasons
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中林竹洞筆 夏日山泉図|Mountain Stream on a Summer Day
The Red Bridge
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The Pont Neuf
The Bridge at Grez
The Bridge at La Cava, Kingdom of Naples
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Princess Ogimi from the "Bridge Maiden" (Hashihime) chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)
Road in the Woods
曽我蕭白筆 峨山南宗賛 天台山石橋図|Lions at the Stone Bridge of Mount Tiantai
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清 任頤 軸|Man on a Bridge
Gadekæret i Kajerød
Winter Scene with the Sun Setting Behind Trees
Landscape at Kortenhoef
The Torenlaan at Laren.
View of Dinant
A Sealand Village. Winter
Landscape with a Herd
Franconia Notch, New Hampshire
Hunt at the Castle of Torgau in honour of Ferdinand I
River landscape with boar hunt
The Bridge
White House at Night
Departure of the hunt
Et gadekær. Maglebylille
Mountain Scenery with a River
Cows being Watered at a Village Pond. Brofelde, Zealand
The Old Mill (Vieux Moulin)
秋夜長物語絵巻断簡|The Final Scene from A Long Tale for an Autumn Night (Aki no yonaga monogatari)
Oak Trees near a Road, Evening
Hedelandskab med en dagvogn
Landscape
南宋 傳 劉松年 溪山雪意圖 卷|Snowy landscape with rustic riverside retreat
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Bridge over a Cascade
Landscape
Wooded Landscape with Oncoming Storm
Boy and Girl with Sheep and Goats
River Landscape with Swimmers
The Delafolie House, Éragny
Cornelis de Graeff with his Wife and Sons
Landscape at sunset
Italian Landscape with a Draughtsman
Studie fra Furesøen
Fire at Amsterdam by Night
Madonna and Child
The Bridge across Tryggevælde River with a View of Køge, Zealand
River view
Springtime in Hals, Jutland
Landscape after Ruisdael
Mars, surrounded by the Arts and Sciences, conquers Ignorance
The Battle of Smolensk, 17th August 1812
Rest during the Flight to Egypt
An Overcast Day in Florence near Ponte Santa Trinità
Rushing cart driven by a Jew
Dune Landscape near Haarlem
A siege of a city, thought to be the siege of Gulik by the Spanish under the command of Hendrik van den Bergh, 5 September 1621-3 February 1622
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Ponte San Rocco and Waterfalls, Tivoli
The Large Forest
Hohlweg im Winter
Outskirts of Haarlem
Frontier Cabin
Landscape with Collapsing Bridge
Louis XIV, King of France
Winter landscape with farmhouse
A Pass in the Apennines
Birketræer på Læsø efter regn
Road through an Oak Forest
Aftenlandskab. Tisvilde
Bridge over the Madrid Canal
Road near Fåborg on Funen
Sunlight on the Road, Pontoise
View of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam
Vlasfeest
View of the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome
Stadsgezicht in Spanje
View of the back of a Palace
The Raampoortje in Amsterdam
A River Scene in Winter
Road in the Dunes
A wooded landscape
A River Scene
Itinerant Hawkers at a Fair
Meebrug in Brugge onder de sneeuw
The Falls of the Schuylkill and Chain Bridge
Path through the Dunes
The Drunkard
Bridge at Ipswich
Un baile junto a un puente del canal del Manzanares
Landscape with Castle
Landscape with some houses and a sand track
The First Harvest in the Wilderness
Road in an Oak Forest
Het Minnewater met zicht op Brugge
Ingang van het Begijnhof in Brugge
Landschap met hoeve
Evening. Death and the Old Woman
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琉球八景 泉崎夜月|Evening Moon at Izumizaki (Izaumizaki yagetsu), from the series Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands (Ryūkyū hakkei)
De beeldenstormers
Landscape
The Jan Roodenpoortstoren, Amsterdam
Winter Landscape
Dutch Troops passing through the Fortress of Dendermonde
Anxiety
Het Minnewater in Brugge
Winter Landscape
Landscape with Muleteers and Peasants
Landscape with River and Boats
Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Natural Bridge, Virginia (Copy after an Engraving in François Jean, Marquis de Chastellux, Travels in North America, 1787)
Landschap met brug
On the Viga, Outskirts of the City of Mexico
Road in Thüringen
Small Woodland Landscape
Kattendijkdok in Antwerp
Pont Gwryd, Snowdon in the distance
View of Carmosteyn Castle in Hombeek
Trefdraeth
On the road
Winter night in Ukraine
Winter Landscape with Wooden Bridge
Frequently asked questions
What is Bridges & Roads?
Bridges & Roads is a motif in painting. A bridge or a road draws the eye into the distance and ties a landscape together.
How many Bridges & Roads works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 488 public-domain Bridges & Roads works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Bridges & Roads artists?
Key Bridges & Roads artists in the collection include Thomas Eakins, Thomas Chambers and Jasper Francis Cropsey.