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Night and moonlight

Moonlight, lamplight and darkness. 121 works, grouped by the museums' own subject tags and titles. Paintings first, then in date order.

121works
54average lightness (0–100)
16average colourfulness
750–1920dates

Combined colour mix

Gold & ochre 39% · Grey 21% · Black 11% · Brown 10% · Pink 6%

Artists here: Utagawa Hiroshige (5), James McNeill Whistler (3), Yoshitoshi (3), Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas (2), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (2), George Inness (2), Edvard Munch (2), Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) (1), Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1), Marianne von Werefkin (1), Robert Delaunay (1), Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1)

Night-Shining White, Han Gan Night-Shining White Han Gan, ca. 750 Water-moon Avalokiteshvara, Unidentified artist Water-moon Avalokiteshvara Unidentified artist, first half of the 14th century Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara, Unidentified artist Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara Unidentified artist, 14th century Visiting Dai Kui on a Snowy Night 雪夜訪戴圖, Xia Kui Visiting Dai Kui on a Snowy Night 雪夜訪戴圖 Xia Kui, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th century Christ on the Living Cross, Follower of the Master of Saint Veronica Christ on the Living Cross Follower of the Master of Saint Veronica, c. 1420 Evening bell from mist-shrouded temple (left); Autumn moon over Lake Dongting (right), An Kyŏn Evening bell from mist-shrouded temple (left); Autumn moon over Lake Dongting (right) An Kyŏn, ca. 1450–1500 Birth Stories of the Buddha Udayin, the Wealthy King, and Brahma Joy of the Moon, from a set based on the Hundred Jatakas of the Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje (1284-1339), Unknown artist Birth Stories of the Buddha Udayin, the Wealthy King, and Brahma Joy of the Moon, from a set based on the Hundred Jatakas of the Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje (1284-1339) Unknown artist, c. 1450–1550 Drinking at Night, Tang Yin Drinking at Night Tang Yin, Ming dynasty (1368–1644); c. 1520/23 The infant son of the king of Isfahan responds to music, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirteenth Night, Unknown artist The infant son of the king of Isfahan responds to music, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirteenth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The cat attacks the mice which disturb the lion, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifteenth Night, Unknown artist The cat attacks the mice which disturb the lion, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifteenth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The daughter-in-law of the king of Banaras, charmed by the music of a vagabond, comes down to meet him, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Sixteenth Night, Unknown artist The daughter-in-law of the king of Banaras, charmed by the music of a vagabond, comes down to meet him, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Sixteenth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The daughter-in-law returns from her misadventure, feigning insanity, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Sixteenth Night, Unknown artist The daughter-in-law returns from her misadventure, feigning insanity, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Sixteenth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Seventeenth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), Sravana The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Seventeenth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot) Sravana, c. 1560 The old procuress conveys the young man’s message of love to Mansur’s wife, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot: Seventeenth Night, Sravana The old procuress conveys the young man’s message of love to Mansur’s wife, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot: Seventeenth Night Sravana, c. 1560 The false Mansur punished before the judge and expelled from the city, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventeenth Night, Unknown artist The false Mansur punished before the judge and expelled from the city, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventeenth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The prince and Nikfal are joined by Khalis and the Mukhlis who are the grateful snake and frog in human form, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night, Unknown artist The prince and Nikfal are joined by Khalis and the Mukhlis who are the grateful snake and frog in human form, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), Unknown artist The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot) Unknown artist, c. 1560 The Brahman’s wife who killed a peacock and ate its gallbladder on the physician’s advice, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Nineteenth Night, Unknown artist The Brahman’s wife who killed a peacock and ate its gallbladder on the physician’s advice, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Nineteenth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 Three suitors fight amongst themselves for the hand of the devotee’s daughter, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twentieth Night, Unknown artist Three suitors fight amongst themselves for the hand of the devotee’s daughter, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twentieth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The wolf and the jackal, serving as viziers, instigate the lion who pursues the Brahman up a tree, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-first Night, Unknown artist The wolf and the jackal, serving as viziers, instigate the lion who pursues the Brahman up a tree, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-first Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 Bashir confides his love for Habbaza to an Arab friend, and sends him to her with a message, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night, Unknown artist Bashir confides his love for Habbaza to an Arab friend, and sends him to her with a message, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 Habbaza meets Bashir under a tree, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night, Unknown artist Habbaza meets Bashir under a tree, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The disguised Arab, substituting for Habbaza, is whipped by her husband for refusing a bowl of milk, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night, Unknown artist The disguised Arab, substituting for Habbaza, is whipped by her husband for refusing a bowl of milk, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 Habbaza’s sister, who is sent to console her, discovers the disguised Arab in her place, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night, Unknown artist Habbaza’s sister, who is sent to console her, discovers the disguised Arab in her place, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The destitute Mukhtar meets his wife Maimuna at a holy shrine, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fifth Night, Unknown artist The destitute Mukhtar meets his wife Maimuna at a holy shrine, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fifth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The woman conversing with her children, as the leopard returns, egged on by a fox who is tied to his leg, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirtieth Night, Unknown artist The woman conversing with her children, as the leopard returns, egged on by a fox who is tied to his leg, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirtieth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 Kaiwan, Latif, and Sharif arrive at a house of worship, where they seek help from Khurshid who has become a mystical healer, from a Tuti-Nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night, Unknown artist Kaiwan, Latif, and Sharif arrive at a house of worship, where they seek help from Khurshid who has become a mystical healer, from a Tuti-Nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 Khurshid reunited with her husband Utarid, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night, Unknown artist Khurshid reunited with her husband Utarid, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The three young men present themselves as suitors for the hand of Zuhra, the daughter of the merchant of Kabul, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fourth Night, Unknown artist The three young men present themselves as suitors for the hand of Zuhra, the daughter of the merchant of Kabul, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fourth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The goldsmith judged; the bear cubs trained by the carpenter as though they were his sons, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Third Night, Unknown artist The goldsmith judged; the bear cubs trained by the carpenter as though they were his sons, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Third Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The magician, disguised as a Brahman, visits the king of Babylon, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night, Unknown artist The magician, disguised as a Brahman, visits the king of Babylon, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The magician disguised as a Brahman returns to claim his “daughter-in-law,” from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night, Unknown artist The magician disguised as a Brahman returns to claim his “daughter-in-law,” from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The king dreams of a lady, the personification of wealth, departing from him on account of his purchasing a bowl and a staff from a yogi, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-sixth Night, Unknown artist The king dreams of a lady, the personification of wealth, departing from him on account of his purchasing a bowl and a staff from a yogi, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-sixth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 Mahrusa’s marriage to the prefect of the city, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-sixth Night, Unknown artist Mahrusa’s marriage to the prefect of the city, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-sixth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 Shahr-Arai’s husband bends to kiss his wife who feigns sleep, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fortieth Night, Unknown artist Shahr-Arai’s husband bends to kiss his wife who feigns sleep, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fortieth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The Raja’s daughter, born with three breasts, accompanies her blind husband and his hunchback guide on a journey, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-second Night, Unknown artist The Raja’s daughter, born with three breasts, accompanies her blind husband and his hunchback guide on a journey, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-second Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The court of the Raja of Ujjain, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-sixth Night, Unknown artist The court of the Raja of Ujjain, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-sixth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The four destitute friends go to a wise man who gives each one of them a magic shell to be placed on top of the turban, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-seventh Night, Unknown artist The four destitute friends go to a wise man who gives each one of them a magic shell to be placed on top of the turban, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-seventh Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The young man of Baghdad solicits advice from a friend as his slave girl, who is adept at music, awaits, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-eighth Night, Unknown artist The young man of Baghdad solicits advice from a friend as his slave girl, who is adept at music, awaits, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-eighth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The young man of Baghdad reveals his true identity to the Hashimi, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot: Forty-eighth Night, Unknown artist The young man of Baghdad reveals his true identity to the Hashimi, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot: Forty-eighth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The wounded monkey bites the hand of the prince, his chessmate, in the presence of guests, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night, Dasavanta The wounded monkey bites the hand of the prince, his chessmate, in the presence of guests, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night Dasavanta, c. 1560 The guard spares the life of the slave when he learns that he is the son of the princess of the Rum, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fiftieth Night, Unknown artist The guard spares the life of the slave when he learns that he is the son of the princess of the Rum, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fiftieth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The guard restores the son who falls at his mother’s feet, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fiftieth Night, Unknown artist The guard restores the son who falls at his mother’s feet, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fiftieth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The monkey slain, his blood to be used as medicine for the ailing prince he has bitten, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night, Basawan​ The monkey slain, his blood to be used as medicine for the ailing prince he has bitten, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night Basawan​, c. 1560 The pious man’s wife offers the seven-colored bird as food to her lover, but not finding its head, he breaks the pot and bowl in anger, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-second Night, Unknown artist The pious man’s wife offers the seven-colored bird as food to her lover, but not finding its head, he breaks the pot and bowl in anger, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-second Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Sixth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), Dasavanta The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Sixth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot) Dasavanta, c. 1560 The king of Bahilistan offers his daughter to the King of Kings, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh Night, Unknown artist The king of Bahilistan offers his daughter to the King of Kings, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The young prince is presented to the king, his father, by his teacher, but refuses to speak, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, Unknown artist The young prince is presented to the king, his father, by his teacher, but refuses to speak, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The deceitful wife persuades her husband to sleep in the same place where she had previously slept with her lover, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, Unknown artist The deceitful wife persuades her husband to sleep in the same place where she had previously slept with her lover, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The old man eats of the fruit of the Tree of Life, but drops dead, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Ninth Night, Lalu The old man eats of the fruit of the Tree of Life, but drops dead, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Ninth Night Lalu, c. 1560 The king plucks fruit from the Tree of Life with his own hands and feeds it to a lady, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Ninth Night, Suraju The king plucks fruit from the Tree of Life with his own hands and feeds it to a lady, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Ninth Night Suraju, c. 1560 Khujasta kills the pet mynah who advises her not to be unfaithful to Maymun, her husband, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of the Parrot): First Night, Unknown artist Khujasta kills the pet mynah who advises her not to be unfaithful to Maymun, her husband, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of the Parrot): First Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The vizier’s son receives the magic wooden parrot from the wife of the merchant, who is drunk, and has a replica made by a carpenter, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night, Lalu The vizier’s son receives the magic wooden parrot from the wife of the merchant, who is drunk, and has a replica made by a carpenter, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night Lalu, c. 1560 The wife of the son of the vizier brings the magic wooden parrot to her lover, the monk, who exchanges it for the replica, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night, Lalu The wife of the son of the vizier brings the magic wooden parrot to her lover, the monk, who exchanges it for the replica, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night Lalu, c. 1560 The magic parrot of the merchant talks to the vizier’s son, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night, Lalu The magic parrot of the merchant talks to the vizier’s son, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night Lalu, c. 1560 The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Eleventh Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), Banavari 2 The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Eleventh Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot) Banavari 2, c. 1560 The king of the Ocean, having assumed human form, arrives at the court of the Raja, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eleventh Night, Ghulam 'Ali The king of the Ocean, having assumed human form, arrives at the court of the Raja, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eleventh Night Ghulam 'Ali, c. 1560 The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twelfth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), Tara 1 The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twelfth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot) Tara 1, c. 1560 King Bhojaraja tries in vain to ascertain the whereabouts of the pearl from the four travelling companions, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night, Unknown artist King Bhojaraja tries in vain to ascertain the whereabouts of the pearl from the four travelling companions, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The Assumption of the Virgin, Domenico Theotokópoulos, called El Greco The Assumption of the Virgin Domenico Theotokópoulos, called El Greco, 1577–79 The Vision of Saint Francis, Ludovico Carracci The Vision of Saint Francis Ludovico Carracci, c. 1602 Lovers in a Zenana Garden at Night, Mughal Lovers in a Zenana Garden at Night Mughal, 17th/18th century Millet Fields under Sun and Moon, Unknown artist Millet Fields under Sun and Moon Unknown artist, 17th century Aeneas Rescuing Anchises from Burning Troy, Hendrick van Steenwijck, the Younger Aeneas Rescuing Anchises from Burning Troy Hendrick van Steenwijck, the Younger, c. 1610 The Raising of Lazarus, Follower of Rembrandt van Rijn The Raising of Lazarus Follower of Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1630 Penitent Saint Peter, Jusepe de Ribera Penitent Saint Peter Jusepe de Ribera, c. 1630 Crucifixion, María Josefa Sánchez Crucifixion María Josefa Sánchez, 1646 Seduction Scene on a Terrace by Moonlight, Mughal Seduction Scene on a Terrace by Moonlight Mughal, 18th century Resurrection of Christ, Samuel van Hoogstraten Resurrection of Christ Samuel van Hoogstraten, c. 1665 The Abduction of the Sabine Women, Luca Giordano The Abduction of the Sabine Women Luca Giordano, c. 1675 Vilaval Ragini, unknown Vilaval Ragini unknown, ca. 1680 The Eruption of Vesuvius, Pierre-Jacques Volaire The Eruption of Vesuvius Pierre-Jacques Volaire, 1771 Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus Declaiming, Joseph Wright of Derby Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus Declaiming Joseph Wright of Derby, 1779 The Moon Palace, Unknown artist The Moon Palace Unknown artist, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century Red-Whiskered Bulbul and Azaleas in Moonlight 花鸟竹柄团扇, Unknown artist Red-Whiskered Bulbul and Azaleas in Moonlight 花鸟竹柄团扇 Unknown artist, Qing dynasty (1644–1912), late 19th century Two Men Contemplating the Moon, Caspar David Friedrich Two Men Contemplating the Moon Caspar David Friedrich, ca. 1825–30 Emperor Song Taizu Visiting Scholar on Snowy Night, Unknown artist Emperor Song Taizu Visiting Scholar on Snowy Night Unknown artist, late 19th century Sketch for Autumn Moon at Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views in Omi Province (Omi hakkei)", Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) Sketch for Autumn Moon at Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views in Omi Province (Omi hakkei)" Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), c. 1859 Woman and Child (Silence), Auguste Boulard, the Elder Woman and Child (Silence) Auguste Boulard, the Elder, 1855/60 Night Procession of Goblins (Hyakki yagyo no zu), Kawanabe Kyôsai Night Procession of Goblins (Hyakki yagyo no zu) Kawanabe Kyôsai, c.1865 Landscape with Figures, Narcisse Virgilio Díaz Landscape with Figures Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, c. 1870 Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water, James McNeill Whistler Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water James McNeill Whistler, 1872 Portrait after a Costume Ball (Portrait of Madame Dietz-Monnin), Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas Portrait after a Costume Ball (Portrait of Madame Dietz-Monnin) Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas, 1879 Café Singer, Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas Café Singer Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas, 1879 Tight-Rope Walker, Jean-Louis Forain Tight-Rope Walker Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1885 Received Back into the Moon Palace-Taketori (Bamboo Cutter) from the series Twelve Aspects of the Moon, Yoshitoshi Received Back into the Moon Palace-Taketori (Bamboo Cutter) from the series Twelve Aspects of the Moon Yoshitoshi, c. 1885/92 Moon of Enlightenment, from the series Twelve Aspects of the Moon, Yoshitoshi Moon of Enlightenment, from the series Twelve Aspects of the Moon Yoshitoshi, About 1885-92 Frost fills the air and the autumn air is still/lines of returning geese cross the moon in the third hour-Kenshin, from the series Twelve Aspects of the Moon, Yoshitoshi Frost fills the air and the autumn air is still/lines of returning geese cross the moon in the third hour-Kenshin, from the series Twelve Aspects of the Moon Yoshitoshi, 1885/92 Moulin de la Galette, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Moulin de la Galette Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1889 The August Moon, William Trost Richards The August Moon William Trost Richards, 1889 The Moon at Night, George Inness The Moon at Night George Inness, 1890 Moonrise, George Inness Moonrise George Inness, 1891 At the Moulin Rouge, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec At the Moulin Rouge Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1892–95 The Girl by the Window, Edvard Munch The Girl by the Window Edvard Munch, 1893 Ad Astra, Akseli Gallen-Kallela Ad Astra Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1894–96 Moonlight on Skagen Beach, Peder Severin Krøyer Moonlight on Skagen Beach Peder Severin Krøyer, 1899

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