The Great Wave off Kanagawa
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The Great Wave off Kanagawa is a woodblock print by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai, created in late 1831 during the Edo period of Japanese history. The print depicts three boats moving through a
Print at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Plate used to print ukiyo-e
Hokusai, 1839 self-portrait
Detail of the centre of the image. In the background is Mount Fuji in blue with a snow-capped peak.
Utagawa Toyoharu
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Utagawa Toyoharu was a Japanese artist in the ukiyo-e genre, known as the founder of the Utagawa school and for his uki-e pictures that incorporated Western-style geometrical perspective to create a s
A Perspective View of French Churches in Holland, actually based on a print of the Roman Forum, c. 1770s
Perspective Pictures of Places in Japan: Sanjūsangen-dō in Kyoto, depicting an archery competition, c. 1772–1781
The Canal Grande from Santa Croce to the East Canaletto, oil on canvas, 18th century
The Canal Grande from Santa Croce to the East Antonio Visentini, copperplate engraving, 1742