Genre
Ruins
Ruins are time made visible. The broken column and the roofless arch carried a whole philosophy for the painters who loved them — the vanity of empire, the slow victory of nature over works of man — and a crumbling structure could say more about history than any intact one.
Key artists
Works
Arches in Ruins
The Return of the Cattle
The Children's Meal
The Portico of a Country Mansion
Wandering Minstrels
Ruin by the Sea
The Flowering Orchard
View of a Ruined English Abbey
Gothic Windows in the Ruins of the Monastery at Oybin
Memorial to Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell
View in the Stables of the Villa of Maecenas, Tivoli
The Grotto of Posillipo, Naples
Moorish Buildings in Sunlight
The Basilica of Constantine, Rome
View of the Colosseum in Moonlight
View of the Colosseum by Night
The Forum at Pompeii
Theseus finding his Father's Sword and Sandals
The Edge of Doom
Architekturbild mit Vespasianstempel am Forum Romanum (Kopie nach)
El darrer dia de Numància
Procesión del Viernes Santo en el Coliseo de Roma
Colosseum, Rome
Halt of the Brigands
Tomb of Cecilia Metella
Umgebung der Ruine Habsburg
The death of Marcus Licinius Crassus
Monk Meditating near a Ruin by Moonlight
Tomb of Plautius
View of the Roman Forum
Architectural Study with Columns and a Fountain
Ruins, Columns and a Triumphal Arch
Imaginary Architectural Monuments
The Temple of Athena in Paestum
Fantasy of Mountain Scenery
Landskab med ruiner
Colonade in Ruins
Basilika in Rom
Küstenlandschaft italienischen Charakters
Architekturbild mit zwei Bettlern, Soldat und Hund (Kopie nach)
Badende Mädchen in einer Felsgrotte
Italienische Ideallandschaft
Römische Ruinenlandschaft
Architektur mit Bethlehemitischem Kindermord
Temple of Isis, Philae
Un viernes en el Coliseo de Roma
Episodio de una batalla del siglo XIV
Gideon Checks His Army
Pavilion with a Cascade
Fire of Rome
Tekfur Saray in Konstantinopel
Ruinenlandschaft
The Appian Way
Villa Madama near Rome
Ruins of a Doric Temple
Banditti at Rest
Ruinenlandschaft
Ruinenlandschaft mit Hirten
Ancient Ruins Used as Public Baths
Die Römische Ruine in Schönbrunn
At the Hermit's
Tag und Nacht
Borthwick Castle from the Southwest
Roslin Castle
Family of beggars among ruins
View from Bakhchisaray. From the journey to Crimea
Mazeppa
The Obelisk
Ruined Archway
Capriccio of Roman Ruins with a Statue of Silenus and Dionysus
Figures Dancing near a Ruin
View of the Colosseum
Part of the Ruins of Whitby Abbey
Main Street in Samarkand, from the height of the citadel in the early morning
Ruins of the Greek Theatre at Taormina
Ruins of Chinese sanctuary. Ak-Kent
A View of Ardmore
Woman Walking near a Ruin
A Capriccio with Saint Peter Preaching to the Romans
The Roman Forum
The Forum at Pompeii with Vesuvius in the Background
The Arras Belfry (1916)
Pompeii
Ruins of Sobieniu Castle
Beehives
Architecture Piece
Veduta delle Terme di Tito
Arch of Titus
Ruins of a Tavern, Petersburg, Virginia
Rome
A Waterfall with Ruins (verso)
The Great Villa of the Quintilii on the Appian Way
Ruins of the Oybin Monastery in Winter
Capriccio of Classical Ruins on a Shore
Ruined Stairs at Neuss
A Capriccio of Roman Ruins
Architectural Fantasy of Roman Ruins with an Inscription Plaque
Reims 9bre 1918
Temple of Olympian Zeus
The Interior of the Colosseum
Interior of the Colosseum
Roman Walls
The Propylaeum from the East
Parthenon, Inside
Arches of the Larger Baths at Hadrian's Villa
St. Mary's College, St. David's
Travellers among Roman Ruins
A High Bridge in Tivoli
Scene at Jumièges
The Tomb of the Horatii and the Curatii at Albano
Charitable Ladies
A Corner of the Colosseum
Capriccio of Classical Ruins with a Fortress
Port Scene
Study for Reconstruction of West Pediment of the Parthenon
The Baths of Caracalla, Rome
Theater of Herodes Atticus
The Parthenon from the East
Roman Ruins with a Sepulchre
Furness Abbey
The Ruins of the Colosseum
Buildings by Moonlight
The Ruins of an Ancient Amphitheater
Architectural Fantasy: Ruins of a Circular Temple Seen through a Natural Arch
A Gothic Ruin
Castle Urquhart, Loch Ness
Ruiner af et græsk-romersk tempel med mange figurer
The Fortress in Collioure
Roman Ruins and Gravemonuments
Roman Capriccio
Keats's Grave
Ruins with a Prophet and other Figures
Ruinen römischer Thermen
Capriccio con rovine romane
Fountain and Collonades in a Park
Gremyachaya tower
View of the Ponte Nomentano (Roman Campagna)
Washerwomen in the Ruins of the Colosseum
Indiciphered Drawing
Architekturstück
Capriccio with Ruins
Capriccio
Ruinenlandschaft
Ancient Ruins
Roman ruins
Via Appia
Paysage avec ruines romaines
Sea bay
Vagabonds resting in the ruins of the Colosseum
Inside the Colosseum
Castle in Ruins
Study for "The Parthenon"
Erechtheum
An Italian Autumn
The Colosseum
Triumphal Arch in Venice
View of the Colosseum
Classical Ruins with Soldiers
Alexander the Great at the Tomb of Achilles
Ascent to the Farnese Gardens on the Palatine
The Triumphal Arch of Titus in Rome
Ruins of the Tenczyn Castle
Demolition of the Château of Meudon
Castle Ruins at Olszany
View of the Castle at Troki (Trakai)
Ruins of Pompeii
The Baths of Caracalla
The Facade of the Parthenon, Sunset
Ruined Abbey with Travelers on the Road
Campo Vacina
The Grotto of the Nymph Egeria
Ruins of an Aqueduct
Architectural Fantasy with Classical Ruins and Vernacular Buildings
The Erechtheum
Capriccio: Ruins
Title Page
Le Colisée de Rome
Ruined Buildings near a River Bank
Sleeping Shepherd
Shepherd and Ruins![The Dioscuri [Frontal View]](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/the-dioscuri-frontal-view--240168a96b76ef0b-w320.webp)
The Dioscuri [Frontal View]
Ruined Circular Temple
Ruins of the Abbey of Rijnsburg: Small Version
The Way up to the Acropolis
Vase Supported by Intertwined Serpents
Aetna Over Taormina
L'Eclair (Lightning)
Galerie latérale d'un temple de Pestum
Colosseum
Ruined Tower Right of Center
Ruins on the Palatine with the Septizonium
Hôtel Colbert, Windows
Der Gesprengte und der Bibliotheke Thurm von Heidelberger Schloß (The Exploded Tower and the Library of Heidelberg Castle)
Sailors at the Waterside
Mission San Carlos Borromeo
Entellus and Dares
Brinkman Priory
The Acropolis from the Temple of Jupiter, Athens
Fragment of the Old City Wall at San Giovanni Laterano
The Four Ruined Arches
Frequently asked questions
What is Ruins?
Ruins are time made visible.
How many Ruins works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 728 public-domain Ruins works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Ruins artists?
Key Ruins artists in the collection include Thomas Cole, Arnold Böcklin and Hubert Robert.