Genre
Plants & Foliage
Leaves and stems are the connective tissue of a landscape and the texture of a still life. Painters studied foliage for its mass and its play of light, and the herbal and botanical traditions treated a single plant with the seriousness of a portrait, root, leaf, and seed.
Key artists
Works
The Repose
The Young Bather
Bacchante by the Sea
The Storm
A Windmill on a Polder Waterway, Known as ‘In the Month of July’
Still Life with a Glass and Oysters
Wall painting from the west wall of Room L of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
Hummingbird and Apple Blossoms
Venus, Mars and Cupid
Still Life with Strawberries in a Compote
Black Hawk
明 倪元璐 蕉鶴圖 軸|Crane Beneath a Banana Tree
Portrait of Three Boys
徳山玉瀾筆 牡丹に竹図|Peony and Bamboo
北宋 徽宗 竹禽圖 卷|Finches and bamboo
清 鄭燮 蘭竹圖 卷|Orchids and bamboo
The Muse of Painting
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Falling Leaves, Allegory of Autumn
鉄舟徳済筆 蘭竹石図|Orchids, Bamboo, Briars, and Rocks
Cows in a soggy meadow
Still Life: A Basket of Grapes and Other Fruit
南宋 佚名 竹梅小禽圖 團扇|Sparrows, plum blossoms, and bamboo
Water Lilies
狩野探幽筆 『画苑』|Famous Themes for Painting Study Known as “The Garden of Painting” (Gaen)
清 佚名 竹禽圖 冊頁|Bamboo Branch with Berries and Birds
明 佚名 竹鶴雙清圖 軸|Crane in a bamboo grove
明 佚名 舊傳刁光 叢簧集羽 卷|River Scene with Birds and Bamboo
Venus in Atrium
Venus of Urbino
A Month's Darning
The Large Bouquet
南宋 趙孟堅 水仙圖 卷|Narcissus
清 沙馥 松鼠葡萄 扇面|Squirrel and Grapes
Spring
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Hudson's Bay Lemming
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明 沈碩 仿仇英文玉圖 軸|Lady in a Bamboo Grove after Qiu Ying
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竹に鴉図|Crow on a Bamboo Branch
山本梅逸筆 蓮池白鷺図|Egrets in a Lotus Pond
明/清 佚名 梅竹圖 冊頁|Flowering Plum and Bamboo
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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
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竹に栗鼠図|Squirrels on Bamboo and Rock
Peonies
竹に翡翠図|Kingfisher and Bamboo
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Lady in Blue
Study from Nature
竹雀図 (Chikujaku zu)|Sparrow and Bamboo
竹に栗鼠図|Squirrels on Bamboo and Rock
明 傳仇英 文玉圖 軸圖 軸|Lady in a Bamboo Grove
明 朱鷺 墨竹詩畫 摺扇|Bamboo and poem
Basket of Flowers
Woman with Mimosa
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粟に鶉図|Quail and Millet
Eendjes
Still Life with a Basket of Fruit and a Bunch of Asparagus
Bamboo and Rock
高橋草坪筆 墨竹図|Bamboo in Summer
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元 柯九思 臨文同墨竹圖 軸|Bamboo copied after Wen Tong
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Pansies
酒井抱一筆亀田鵬斎賛 竹雀図|Sparrow and Bamboo
明 夏昶 清風高節圖 軸|Windblown bamboo
狩野常信筆 燕子花に鴛鴦図|Mandarin Ducks and Iris
雪竹図|Bamboo and Rock in Snow
清 李鱓 墨竹圖 軸|Ink bamboo
清 鄭燮 遠山煙竹圖 軸|Misty Bamboo on a Distant Mountain
墨竹扇面図|Bamboo and Rocks by a Stream
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A Window at Night
大鵬正鯤筆 伯珣照浩賛 雪竹図|Bamboo in Snow
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元 吳鎮 高節凌雲圖 軸|Bamboo, old tree, and rock
元 鄧宇 竹石圖 軸|Bamboo and rock
明 唐寅 墨竹圖 卷|Ink bamboo
元 李衎 竹石圖 對軸|Bamboo and rocks
傳南宋 蘇軾 墨竹圖 卷|Bamboo
明/清 佚名 舊傳趙芾 乘蓮渡江 冊頁|Sage Floating on Lotus Leaf
Fruit
Roses
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清 佚名 舊傳蘇軾 墨竹圖 扇|Bamboo
明 佚名 吳鎮(僞款) 枯木竹石圖 卷|Bamboos
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蜀山人(大田南畝)筆 筍図|Bamboo Shoots
탄은 이정 대나무 조선|灘隱 李霆 墨竹圖 朝鮮|Bamboo in the Wind
柴田是真筆筍図|Bamboo Shoots
明 唐寅 春雷墨竹圖 摺扇|Bamboo in a spring thunderstorm
月に秋草図屏風|Autumn Grasses in Moonlight
清 李方膺 梅竹石圖 軸|Bamboo, plum, and rock
清 佚名 蘇軾(僞款) 墨竹圖 卷|Bamboo
清 石濤 (朱若極) 風雨竹圖 軸|Bamboo in wind and rain
伝土佐光信筆 四季竹図屏風|Bamboo in the Four Seasons
Chrysanthemums in the Garden at Petit Gennevilliers
Carey's Backyard
清 佚名 舊傳管道昇 竹石圖 冊頁|Bamboo
元/明 趙原 倣燕文貴范寬山水圖 元/明 沈巽竹石 合卷|Bamboo grove
The Goose Girl
Leda and the swan
Breaking a Plum Branch on a Snowy Night; Bamboo in Snow
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Teapot (a) and saucer (b)
岡田半江筆 花卉図巻|Letter Enclosing Flowers
南宋 佚名 蘆鷺圖 團扇|Egrets in Water Reeds
Ornamental Lancet Heads
작자미상 화조도 조선|作者未詳 花鳥圖 朝鮮|Birds and Flowers
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Gyoran Kannon
Trefoil-shaped Tracery Light
蔦紅葉図|Autumn Ivy
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Bamboo in Snow
朝顔図屏風|Morning Glories
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Small wine pot or teapot
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清 佚名 仿李鱓 花果圖 冊|Plants and Vegetables
伝可翁筆 竹図|Bamboo
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祇園南海筆 「竹窗雨日」図|Window onto Bamboo on a Rainy Day
An Overgrown Mineshaft
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明 唐寅 葦渚醉漁圖 軸|Drunken fisherman by a reed bank
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粟に燕図|Millet and Sparrows
Flowers
La Promenade
Stilleven met aardbeien in een witte schaal
Cherry Laurel (Mock Orange) Bough
Lilacs
ALUM
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明/清 陳洪綬 橅古圖 冊|Miscellaneous Studies
Rushes and Two Birds
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Taihu Rock and Banana Plant
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Cactus Plant in Flower
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清 金農 墨梅圖 軸|Blossoming plum
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Rock and Bamboo (Chikuseki zu)
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清 石濤 (朱若極) 花石圖 軸|Hibiscus, Lotus, and Rock
ALUM
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Triangular-shaped Tracery Light
Spain
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Orange Branch
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Cycad
Bush Clover
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The Lincoln Children
A Boy Blowing Bubbles
Still Life with Fruit
En ananas og andre frugter
A Roman street scene
Mariana
Spring Landscape
Ondine
Nymphs Bathing
Allegory of Winter
Plums
Nocturne
Still Life with Apples, Grapes, Melons, Bread, Jug and Bottle
Girl with a Nest
Madonna and Child with an Angel
The Cicada
Still life with fruits and Roemer
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Breakfast
The Dream
萩|The Bush Clover (Hagi)
The Leap of the Rabbit
The Young Shepherdess
The Chaste Susannah
Plants and Insects
Still Life with Fruit
Fruit Still Life
Winter (The Vicarage Garden under Snow)
Bunch of Grapes
Study of Ground Foliage (from Cropsey Album)
Bamboo and Shrike
Frequently asked questions
What is Plants & Foliage?
Plants & Foliage is a motif in painting. Leaves and stems are the connective tissue of a landscape and the texture of a still life.
How many Plants & Foliage works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 382 public-domain Plants & Foliage works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Plants & Foliage artists?
Key Plants & Foliage artists in the collection include Titian, Jean Baptiste Camille Corot and Gustave Courbet.