Paintings Wall Art

Paintings Wall Art spans 834 public-domain artworks in the Archive Lane archive.

Paintings are pigment applied to a surface such as wood panel, canvas or plaster, bound by a medium that lets the colour dry into a stable film. Egg tempera was the standard medium in Italy through the early Renaissance, producing the flat luminous colour seen in the work of Giotto, before oil paint, refined in the Netherlands by artists such as Jan van Eyck, allowed slower work and layered translucent glazes. Oil on canvas became the dominant technique across Europe from the sixteenth century and remained so into the twentieth. A pre 1930 archive under this heading holds finished paintings in these traditional media rather than drawings, prints or posters.

What's in here

The most represented artists here are Unknown (2,118), Unknown artist (1,007), anonymous (483).

By movement: Baroque (2,919), Neoclassicism (849), Renaissance (834).

By orientation: 6,657 landscape, 10,633 portrait, 237 square.

Paintings by movement

The largest movement groups within Paintings:

• Paintings Baroque — 2,919 artworks
• Paintings Neoclassicism — 849 artworks
• Paintings Renaissance — 834 artworks
• Paintings Rococo — 754 artworks
• Paintings Romanticism — 572 artworks
• Paintings Expressionism — 346 artworks

Paintings by culture

The largest culture groups within Paintings:

• Paintings Dutch — 2,664 artworks
• Paintings Japanese — 1,544 artworks
• Paintings French — 1,479 artworks
• Paintings Italian — 1,331 artworks
• Paintings Chinese — 939 artworks
• Paintings Indian — 666 artworks

Paintings by museum

The largest museum groups within Paintings:

• Paintings Wikimedia Commons — 5,408 artworks
• Paintings Rijksmuseum — 4,260 artworks
• Paintings The Metropolitan Museum of Art — 4,157 artworks
• Paintings Cleveland Museum of Art — 1,390 artworks
• Paintings Art Institute of Chicago — 689 artworks
• Paintings SMK National Gallery of Denmark — 453 artworks

Prints of these artworks

As well as a free preview and digital download, each of these 834 artworks can be ordered printed, rolled or framed, made to order and shipped locally from $21.99.

Sizes and framing

Sizes are listed in inches and centimetres, with up to 26 sizes available depending on the print type, from small desk pieces up to large statement pieces. A size that doesn't match this artwork's own proportions is centred and trimmed to fit, and each print type's page states exactly how much of the image that removes.

Framed Canvas and Framed Print orders are available in 8 frame colours (Black, White, Natural, Gold, Walnut, Silver, Dark Grey, Light Grey); Canvas and Rolled Canvas have no frame and no glass.

Frequently asked questions

How many artworks are in Paintings?

There are 834 public-domain artworks in the Paintings subject on Archive Lane.

Can I download these as digital files?

Yes, every artwork can be previewed for free and downloaded as the original high-resolution file with a one-off purchase or a membership.

Can these be printed and framed?

Yes, any artwork here can be ordered as a Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print, made to order and shipped locally.

Are these artworks copyright-free?

Yes. Every artwork on Archive Lane is in the public domain, meaning the original copyright has expired, so it can be reproduced and sold as a print without a licence from the artist's estate.

Can I narrow these results further?

Yes, use the filters above the grid to narrow by artist, colour, orientation and, where available, movement or room.