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Gazing at a Waterfall by Sōami, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Gazing at a Waterfall

Sōami (d. 1525)

early 1500s · Painting, Album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper

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Low Waterfall in a Wooded Landscape with a Dead Beech Tree by Jacob van Ruisdael, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Low Waterfall in a Wooded Landscape with a Dead Beech Tree

Jacob van Ruisdael (d. 1682)

c. 1660–70 · Painting, oil on canvas

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Gazing at a Waterfall by Tani Bunchō, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Gazing at a Waterfall

Tani Bunchō (d. 1841)

1790 · Painting, hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

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Feige Waterfall (Feigefossen), Lysterfjord, Norway by Johan Christian Clausen Dahl, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Feige Waterfall (Feigefossen), Lysterfjord, Norway

Johan Christian Clausen Dahl (d. 1857)

1848 · Painting, Oil on canvas

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The Waterfall of Marmore at Terni by Philipp Hackert, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Waterfall of Marmore at Terni

Philipp Hackert (d. 1807)

1776–78 · Drawing, pen and black ink, brush and brown wash, with white gouache and graphite

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Scholar Watching the Waterfall by Luo Ping, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Scholar Watching the Waterfall

Luo Ping (d. 1799)

1764 · Painting, Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

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Waterfall between Chiavenna and Mount Splügen by Francis Towne, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Waterfall between Chiavenna and Mount Splügen

Francis Towne (d. 1816)

1784 · Drawing, watercolor with graphite, point of brushwork, and selective glazing

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