Romantic Oil on Canvas

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  • The Nightmare (1790 variation)

    The Nightmare (1790 variation)

    Henry Fuseli painted the first "The Nightmare" on oil canvas in 1781. The painting was successful enough that he made at least three subsequent paintings, very similar in style and subject.
  • Ossian Receiving the Ghosts of the French Heroes

    Ossian Receiving the Ghosts of the French Heroes

    Oil on canvas. Painted by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson. This piece was commissioned to decorate a small palace being used by Napoleon. The painting depicts the Gaelic poet Ossian surrounded by french heroes.
  • The Shipwreck

    The Shipwreck

    Oil on canvas. Painted by Joseph Mallord William Turner.
  • The Colossus

    The Colossus

    By Francisco del Goya.
  • Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds

    Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds

    By John Constable. Commissioned by John Fisher, the Bishop of Salisbury around 1820.
  • Le Massacra de Scio

    Le Massacra de Scio

    By Eugene Delacroix. More than 4 meters tall, this painting depicts the Ottoman's attach on the Island of Chios.
  • The Last Day of Pompeii

    The Last Day of Pompeii

    By Russian artist Karl Bryullov, this painting depicts the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The painting inspired several works of literature. Sir Walter Scott dubbed it "an epic in color."
  • The Savage State

    The Savage State

    This is the first painting in Cole Thomas' series, "The Course of Empire." It depicts landscape unsullied by the hands of humans.
  • The Arcadian or Pastoral State

    The Arcadian or Pastoral State

    This is the second painting in Cole Thomas' series, "The Course of Empire." It depicts the previously unsullied land giving way to settlements.
  • The Consumption

    The Consumption

    The third in Cole Thomas' series, "The Course of Empire," depicts the over-consumption of land and its resources. The painting shows over-crowding of people and the excessive lust for luxurious material goods.
  • Destruction

    Destruction

    This painting is the fourth in the series "The Course of Empire," by Cole Thomas. It depicts the fall of society due to lofty consumption as seen in painting three.
  • Desolation

    Desolation

    The fifth and final installment of Cole Thomas' "The Course of Empire," depicts nature retaking a city which fell due, presumably, to its own greed. The fall is seen in the fourth painting of the series.
  • The Death of Sardanapalus

    The Death of Sardanapalus

    Painted by Eugene Delacroix, it depicts death and chaos surrounding the legendary last king of Assryia, Sardanapalus.
  • Ophellia

    Ophellia

    By John Everett Millais. This painting depicts Ophellia from the Shakespeare play, "Hamlet," just before she drowns herself.
  • The Bride of Abydos

    The Bride of Abydos

    Eugene Delacroix painted this piece based on the poem by Lord Byron of the same name.
  • The Kiss

    The Kiss

    By Francesco Hayez. It is among the most intense kisses depicted in painted art.
  • Springtime

    Springtime

    By Pierre-Auguste Cot, this painting displays young, budding love.
  • The Lady of Shalott

    The Lady of Shalott

    Painted by John William Waterhouse. This painting depicts the a representation of the main subject from Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem of the same name.
  • Hylas and the Nymphs

    Hylas and the Nymphs

    By John William Waterhouse. The painting depicts Hylas, the lover and companion of Hercules, being lured by water nymphs.
  • The Accolade

    The Accolade

    Painted by Edmund Leighton, this painting depicts the knighting of a soldier.