Genre
Garden
The garden is nature put under human discipline — and then painted as if discipline could be beautiful. From the enclosed medieval hortus to the dappled bourgeois plot, it is a setting where cultivation, leisure, and colour meet, a piece of the world arranged expressly to be looked at.
Key artists
Works
The Swing
The Terrace at Vernonnet
The woman conversing with her children, as the leopard returns, egged on by a fox who is tied to his leg, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirtieth Night
Young Woman Knitting
Father, Mother, and Child in a Park
Untitled
Camille Monet (1847–1879) in the Garden at Argenteuil
Uvedale Tomkyns Price (1685–1764) and Members of His Family
The Hunt Breakfast
Inter artes et naturam (Between Art and Nature)
Copy after "Rubens, His Wife Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678)"
In the Sun
The Dispatch of the Messenger
A Spanish Garden
The monkey advises the suspicious lion to cast off fear and take possession of his territory, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-ninth Night
Angelica and Medoro
The Parc Monceau
The Monet Family in Their Garden at Argenteuil
Children in Woods
The Family of Claude Terrasse
Anna Maria Cumpston
Cleansing Medicinal Herbs in the Stream on a Spring Day
Paintings after Ancient Masters: Scholars in a Garden
Water Lilies (Agapanthus)
Spring (Fruit Trees in Bloom)
Woman Cooling Herself
Group of Figures
Morning in the Garden at Vernonnet
Morning on the Seine near Giverny
Palace banquet
The Cascade
The Gardener
Water Lilies
The Japanese Footbridge
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
A Game of Hot Cockles
"Evening Faces" (Yūgao) chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
Two Girls with Parasols
Florentine Poet
Courtesan and Two Attendants on New Year's Day
The Cascade
Peaches, Pomegranate, and Fingered Citron
Garden Gate, Near Ascain #7
Radha’s Confidante Brings Her to Krishna, based on poetry of Bihari (Indian, 1595–1663)
Radha Awaiting Reconciliation with Krishna, from a Gita Govinda of Jayadeva
The Drive, Central Park
Todi Ragini, from a Ragamala Series
The monkey, serving as the lion’s chamberlain, converses with the lynx and its mate who have arrived with their cubs to settle in the lion’s domain, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-ninth Night
Women Play Music for Radha and Krishna: Chitrini Nayika, from a Rasikapriya
Raja Dalip Singh of Guler on a Dais
Pine Tree
The Swing
Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings (Bird with Plum Blossoms)
Princely ascetic in the forest visited by ladies
Krishna Receives a Flower Garland
A woman with two children, having abandoned her home, goes into the forest where she encounters a leopard, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirtieth Night
Krishna asks for sweets, from a Sursagar of Surdas (Indian, c. 1480–1580)
The Gardener
Sakhi Persuades Radha to Meet Krishna, from a Gita Govinda (Song of the Cowherd) of Jayadeva
Adam and Eve
Two Girls on a Lawn
Lady Ise by the Riverbank
The Brine Maiden Matsukaze
Taihu Rock and Banana Plant
Grammar
Spain
Love the Sentinel
Study of Figures for "La Grande Jatte"
In the Park, Paris
At the Edge of the Forest (Edma and Jeanne)
Dahlias, Garden at Petit Gennevilliers
Nanny and Child
Singerie: The Concert
Family Group
Summer
Arthur Holdsworth Conversing with Thomas Taylor and Captain Stancombe by the River Dart
May Night
On the Terrace
Blindman's Buff
Orchard Oriole
The Swing
Hunting with a decoy
Hearing her declaration of love, Ayaz falls at the feet of Mahmuda at the holy shrine. The scene is witnessed by Salim, Ayaz’s friend, and a maid, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-third Night
Phoenixes and Paulownia
Tiger-Flight Spring at the Back Gate, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou
Paintings after Ancient Masters: An Ancient Tree
Maharana Sangram Singh II (r. 1710–34) Worshipping a Linga Under a Banyan Tree
Beauties at the Seashore
A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto)
Todi Ragini, from a Ragamala Series
Mahliqa, Daughter of the Emperor of China, Pointing at the Bird-Man Khwaja Mubarak: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (verso); Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso)
Rati, the Goddess of Erotic Love, Takes Aim at Krishna, from a Rasikapriya
Nagisa Palace from the Tales of Ise
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page
The street cleaner, on his way to meet King Bhojaraja, sleeps under a tree where four thieves disguised as fellow travelers deprive him of a priceless pearl, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page
The suitors take the devotee’s daughter out of her tomb after breaking it open, when the physician discovers she is still alive, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twentieth Night
A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess; verso: scrolling floral vines
Winter and Summer Flowers
Paulownias and Chrysanthemums
Plants and Insects
Maharana Ari Singh II of Mewar (r. 1761–73) with His Consort on a Terrace
The prince meets a carefree dancing dervish whose good fortune he purchases for his ring, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night
Birds and Flowers
Page from the Late Shah Jahan Album: Calligraphy Framed by an Ornamental Border with Poppies and Pairs of Birds (verso)
The daughter of the merchant of Mazanderan asks the gardener for the rose, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night
Birds Gather under the Spring Willow
Nanda and the Elders in Council with the Cowherds, from a Bhagavata Purana
Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings (Bats, rocks, flowers circular calligraphy)
The merchant’s daughter meets the gardener, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page
Worship of Shiva and Devi
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
The unfaithful wife explaining away the presence of the dough elephant, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup
Music and Dance
Sunday Afternoon in the Country
A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess (recto)
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Eighth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)
Paintings after Ancient Masters: Mr. Five Willows (Wuliu), Tao Yuanming
Falcon on a Perch
Kakubha Ragini
Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings (Gossiping Sparrows)
A Heroine Waiting for Her Paramour: Vasakasajja Nayika, from a Nurpur Rasikapriya
Nikfal, the fortune of the prince in the form of a woman, offers to accompany him, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night
Seven men disputing possession of a woman bring her before the Tree of Justice into which she is absorbed, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Sixth Night
A Pair of Peafowl
The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the fortieth night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)
On Bos’n’s Hill
Maharana Jawan Singh of Mewar (r. 1828–38) Holding a Falcon
Susuki Grass
Krishna and Gopis
Flowers of Four Seasons, with Poems
Devagandhara Ragini: An Ascetic in Retreat, from the Ragamala Series
The king plucks fruit from the Tree of Life with his own hands and feeds it to a lady, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Ninth Night
A holy man prostrating himself before a learned prince
The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover (Utka Nayika)
An African Lyre Player (recto); Calligraphy (verso)
A prince celebrating Holi with palace women on a terrace at night (recto); calligraphy of a quatrain (verso)
The king’s handmaiden takes the prince away to the harem, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night![Paintings after Ancient Masters: A Lohan [after Guanxiu]](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/chen-hongshou--paintings-after-ancient-masters-a-lohan-after-guanxiu--74d8f5a3d653f674-w320.webp)
Paintings after Ancient Masters: A Lohan [after Guanxiu]
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page
The daughter-in-law of the king of Banaras sees the jackal deprived of its food by a bird, as it unsuccessfully attempts to catch a fish, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Sixteenth Night
Scenes from the Tale of Genji
Girls Spraying Each Other at Holi
Peacocks and Bamboo
Madhava Plays his Vina before Five Women Drawing Water from a Well, from a Madhavanala Kamakandala
Maru Ragini, from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)
The invention of musical instruments from the intestines of a monkey, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fourteenth Night
Hoopoe on a Citrus Tree Branch
An African Lyre Player (recto)
The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover: Utka Nayika
Dancers in a Pavilion
The mendicant’s wife deceives him with a soldier, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fourth Night
Ascetic Princess with Snakes in a Wilderness: Asavari Ragini, from a Ragamala
Malar Ragini: Krishna Playing the Flute to Seven Gopis Holding Musical Instruments, from the Ragamala Series
The vagabond crosses a stream with the possessions of the daughter-in-law of the king of Banaras and absconds, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Sixteenth Night
The Siesta
The two couples reach a foreign city where they make their home, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-third Night
Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings (Bats, rocks, flowers oval calligraphy)
Gaudi Ragini
Mahrusa kills herself at the tomb of the king of Zabul, and her husband does likewise, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-sixth Night
Royal Woman Holding a Flower
Scenes from the Tales of Ise
A Group of Women in Ecstasy Before Madhava, from a Madhavanala Kamakandala
Puppies, Sparrows, and Chrysanthemums
Winter and Summer Flowers
Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings (Preening Bird)
The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover: Utka Nayika
A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto); Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso)
Scenes from the Tales of Ise
A prince celebrating Holi with palace women on a terrace at night (recto)
Chinese Beauty
The Apple Seller![The Ninth Day Literary Gathering at Xing’an [Temporary Retreat]](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/fang-shishu--the-ninth-day-literary-gathering-at-xing-an-temporary-retrea--bf818f99e6793cdf-w320.webp)
The Ninth Day Literary Gathering at Xing’an [Temporary Retreat]
The sentinel in the employ of the Shah of Tabaristan prepares to sacrifice his son to the ghost of the Shah’s soul, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Second Night
Lovers Embracing
Gaudi Ragini, page from a Ragamala series
Salim and Salima return to Ayaz and Mahmuda in the sanctuary, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-third Night
The merchant of Tirmiz takes the wise parrot and myna to ‘Ubaid, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-second Night
Princess and attendant in trompe l’oeil window
Under the Trees (from "The Public Gardens")
Crow on a Pomegranate
The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-third night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)
Vivaca Ragaputra, a Leaf from Ragamala Series
Emperor Minghuang Teaching Yang Gueifei to Play the Flute
Kakubha Ragini
Shri Raga, from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)
Frosted Branches and Dwarf Bamboo, in the Style of Su Shih
Royal Women Celebrating Diwali
Maharaja Abhai Singh of Marwar (reigned 1724–49), Equestrian, Watching Girls Swinging at the Teej Festival
Vabhruvahana Approaches Arjuna, page from the Khan Khanan's Razm-nama
One Hundred Children at Play
Birds and Flowers
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page
The Nine Elders of the Mountain of Fragrance
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-sixth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)
The Sourches family
Untitled
Flowering Peach Trees, Provence
Frequently asked questions
What is Garden?
Garden is a setting in painting. The garden is nature put under human discipline — and then painted as if discipline could be beautiful.
How many Garden works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 2,203 public-domain Garden works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Garden artists?
Key Garden artists in the collection include Jean Honoré Fragonard, Édouard Manet and François Boucher.