Genre
Interior Scene
The interior is painting's most controlled stage. Within four walls the artist governs the fall of light from a single window, the placement of every object, and the privacy of the moment, which is why the Dutch made the domestic room the equal of any history scene.
Key artists
Works
The Chess Players
The New Bonnet
Domestic Scene
The Saithwaite Family
The New Bonnet
Allegory of the Catholic Faith
The Lacemaker
The Interior of an Atelier of a Woman Painter
Conversation Piece
Madame Georges Charpentier and her Children
Everhard Jabach (1618–1695) and His Family
The Love Letter
Young Woman Peeling Apples
The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist; (reverse) Trompe-l'oeil with Painting of The Man of Sorrows
Glass Blowers of Murano
The Cathedrals of Art
The Dissolute Household
The Family of Mr. Westfal in the Conservatory
A Sermon on Charity (possibly the Conversion of Saint Anthony)
Untitled
The Family of John Q. Aymar
Woman with a Water Jug
The Curious
The Hatch Family
The Letter
A Goldsmith in His Shop
Virgin and Child in an Apse
A Musical Party
Woman with a Lute
The Strong Family
聖徳太子絵伝図|Illustrated Biography of Prince Shōtoku (Shōtoku Taishi e-den)
伝海北友雪筆 『源氏物語』 絵巻|The Tale of Genji
Untitled
The Card Party
Card Players in a Drawing Room
Mme Vuillard Sewing by the Window, rue Truffaut
Just Moved
Christmas-Time, The Blodgett Family
The Choir of the Capuchin Church in Rome
The Marriage Feast at Cana
For the Little One
Broken Eggs
Woman with a Water Pitcher, and a Man by a Bed ("The Maidservant")
宋/明? 佚名 仿王齊翰 挑耳圖 卷|Library Scene
In the Laboratory
Sentimental Conversation
The Highland Family
Interior of a Gothic Church at Night
Tea Leaves
Interior with a Young Couple
Sulking
Pope Gregory XVI Visiting the Church of San Benedetto at Subiaco
The Spinner
The Declaration of Love
Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft
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Nuns at Work
Interior
A Party of Merrymakers
A Couple in an Interior with a Gypsy Fortune-Teller
The Green Lacquer Room, Museo Correr, Venice
Interior with a company celebrating Twelfth Night, the Feast of Epiphany
Madame Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot, 1838–1893)
The Temptation
Masquerade Ball at the Ritz Hotel, Paris
The Missionary's Adventures
Young Mother Gazing at Her Child
The Billiard Room
Grandmother's Treasure
Ancient Rome
Roundel with Annunciation to the Virgin
Taking the Census
The Wedding of Stephen Beckingham and Mary Cox
Léon Pallière (1787–1820) in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome
Aretino in the Studio of Tintoretto
The Ridotto Pubblico at Palazzo Dandolo
The Music Room
Auction Sale in Clinton Hall, New York, 1876
In the Studio
The Hall of Antiquities at Charlottenborg Palace, Copenhagen
Interior of a Gothic Church at Night
The Garter
Roundel with the Annunciation
Victorian Interior II
Conversation Piece (The Sense of Smell)
The Happy Mother
The Coppersmith
Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft
Sculptor's Studio
The Death of the First Born
The Visit
Women's Art Class
Santa Sofia
The Visit
Interior
Speakeasy
Christ Appearing to His Mother
Untitled
Embroidery with the Annunciation
The Net Mender (Garnbinderen)
The Antiquary
Tyrolese Interior
Entrance Hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art when in Fourteenth Street
Rustic Interior
Saturday Night
The Visit
In the Studio
Pulpit in Saint Mark's, Venice
Project for a Room for King Ludwig II (1854–1886) of Bavaria
Reverie
Untitled
Meditation
Interior View of the Metropolitan Museum of Art when in Fourteenth Street
Victorian Interior I
Interior of Saint Peter's, Rome
A Discussion
The Letter
Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Entertained by Basil and Quiteria
Awaiting the Reply
Appraisement
Across the Room
Gossip
“A Branch of Sacred Evergreen” (Sakaki), from the Phantom Genji Scrolls (Maboroshi no Genji monogatari emaki)
The Antechamber of the Sala del Maggior Consiglio
Untitled
The Dressing Room
Le Grand Salon, Musée Jacquemart-André
The Green Interior (Figure Seated by a Curtained Window)
Mme Vuillard in a Set Designer's Studio
Untitled
Hector Taking Leave of His Family
American Interior
Interior
The Green Salon
Vaulted Interior
Interior for Nikolai Gogol's Play Marriage
The Fish Seller
View from the House of Henry Briscoe Thomas, Baltimore
Interior of a Lottery
Chancel of Trinity Chapel, New York
The Patron Saints of the Crotta Family
Not at Home
The Awakening Conscience
Inneres der Nieuwe Kerk in Delft
Doitsukokukan naibu kikai|The Interior Works of an Armed Japanese Battleship
名所江戸百景 月の岬|Moon Viewing Point
浮絵 「紋尽名古屋曽我」|Perpsective View (uki-e) of a Kabuki Theatre, with a Performance of The Crest Patterns of the Soga Brothers and Nagoya Sanza (Mon-zukushi Nagoya Soga)
Yokohama Gankirō no zu|View of the Interior of the Gankirō Tea House in Yokohama
喜多川歌麿画 『男踏歌』 鶯の餌すり|“Preparing Food for the Warbler,” from the album Men’s Stamping Dance (Otoko dōka, uguisu no esa suri)
新皇居於テ正殿憲法発布式之図|Illustration of the Issuing of the State Constitution in the State Chamber of the New Imperial Palace (Shin kōkyo ni oite seiden kenpō happushiki no zu)
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Shinkokyo Oite Seiden Kempo Happu no zu|View of the Issuance of the State Constitution in the State Chamber of the New Imperial Palace
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Gaikokujin yoru benkyo no zu|Foreigners Studying at Night
Miyozaki no shūgetsu|Autumn Moon at Miyozaki
帝国議会貴族院之図|Illustration of The Imperial Assembly of the House of Peers (Teikoku gikai kizokuin no zu)
新吉原仮宅両国之図|Picture of the Temporary Lodgings of the New Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter at Ryōgoku (Shin Yoshiwara Karitaku Ryogoku no zu)
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Shitaya Hirokōji (Oike)|江戸高名会亭尽 下谷広小路 河内楼|Teahouse at Hirokōji
横浜 岩亀見込の図|The Interior of the Gankiro Tea House in Yokohama
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「扇屋昼見世畧」|Interior of the House called Ōgiya
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歌川芳員画 「横浜異人屋敷之圖」|A Foreign Residence in Yokohama
Amerika koku jōkisen naka no zu|Interior of an American Steamship
Hina no Sekku|The Festival of Dolls (Third Month)
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Yokohama Gankirō age|横浜岩亀楼上|Upper Floor of the Gankirō Tea House in Yokohama
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万国名勝尽競之内魯西亜本都伯徳|Heidoru (St. Petersberg), Capital of Russia, from the series Famous Places from All Nations (Bankoku meisho zukushi - Oroshiya miyako heidoru)
Frequently asked questions
What is Interior Scene?
Interior Scene is a motif in painting. The interior is painting's most controlled stage.
How many Interior Scene works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 175 public-domain Interior Scene works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Interior Scene artists?
Key Interior Scene artists in the collection include Thomas Eakins, Edgar Degas and Jean Honoré Fragonard.