Plein-air studies of Italian waterfalls and mountain vistas, Romantic storms over ancient ruins, and pastoral meadows—how artists captured fleeting light and atmosphere to revolutionize landscape painting
60 minutes
12 stops
A 12-stop journey through European landscape painting on Floor 2, beginning in Gallery 800 with classical pastoral vision, moving through Galleries 801-803 to explore Romantic drama and naturalism, then spending time in the intimate Gallery 805 with plein-air studies of Italian sites, and concluding in Gallery 806 with heroic landscape tradition.