V1 collection

Paintings of a real, identified place

An identified building, street, bridge or landmark you can find today — the exact standpoint is not always known.

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American Gothic by Grant Wood
Real place

American Gothic

Grant Wood •1930

American Gothic House The real place in the painting
Art Institute of Chicago On view
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère by Édouard Manet
Real place

A Bar at the Folies-Bergère

Édouard Manet •1882

Folies Bergère The real place in the painting
Courtauld Gallery Current collection
The Little Street by Johannes Vermeer
Real place

The Little Street

Johannes Vermeer •1658

Vlamingstraat The real place in the painting
Rijksmuseum Current collection
Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Real place

Luncheon of the Boating Party

Pierre-Auguste Renoir •1880

maison Fournaise The real place in the painting
The Phillips Collection Current collection
Houses on the Achterzaan by Claude Monet
Real place

Houses on the Achterzaan

Claude Monet •1871

Achterzaan, Zaandam The real place in the painting
Metropolitan Museum of Art On view
The Hay Wain by John Constable
Real place

The Hay Wain

John Constable •1821

Willy Lott's Cottage The real place in the painting
National Gallery Current collection
L'Absinthe by Edgar Degas
Real place

L'Absinthe

Edgar Degas •1876

Café de la Nouvelle-Athènes, place Pigalle, Paris The real place in the painting
Musée d'Orsay Current collection
The Yellow Christ by Paul Gauguin
Real place

The Yellow Christ

Paul Gauguin •1889

Chapelle de Trémalo, Pont-Aven The real place in the painting
Buffalo AKG Art Museum Current collection
The Abbey in the Oakwood by Caspar David Friedrich
Real place

The Abbey in the Oakwood

Caspar David Friedrich •1809

Eldena Abbey The real place in the painting
Alte Nationalgalerie Current collection
The Railway by Édouard Manet
Real place

The Railway

Édouard Manet •1873

Gare Saint-Lazare The real place in the painting
National Gallery of Art Current collection
The Wounded Angel by Hugo Simberg
Real place

The Wounded Angel

Hugo Simberg •1903

Eläintarha The real place in the painting
Finnish National Gallery Current collection
Music in the Tuileries by Édouard Manet
Real place

Music in the Tuileries

Édouard Manet •1862

Tuileries Garden The real place in the painting
Hugh Lane Gallery Current collection
The Blind Leading the Blind by Pieter Brueghel the Elder
Real place

The Blind Leading the Blind

Pieter Brueghel the Elder •1568

Sint-Anna Church The real place in the painting
Museo di Capodimonte Current collection
The Horse Fair by Rosa Bonheur
Real place

The Horse Fair

Rosa Bonheur •1853

boulevard de l'Hôpital The real place in the painting
Metropolitan Museum of Art On view
The Circus by Georges Seurat
Real place

The Circus

Georges Seurat •1891

Cirque Medrano The real place in the painting
Musée d'Orsay Current collection
Sala delle Asse by Leonardo da Vinci
Real place

Sala delle Asse

Leonardo da Vinci •1498

Sala delle Asse, Castello Sforzesco, Milan The real place in the painting
Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco Current collection
Bonaparte Before the Sphinx by Jean-Léon Gérôme
Real place

Bonaparte Before the Sphinx

Jean-Léon Gérôme •1867

The Great Sphinx The real place in the painting
Hearst Castle Current collection
The Green Christ by Paul Gauguin
Real place

The Green Christ

Paul Gauguin •1889

Calvaire de Nizon, Brittany The real place in the painting
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Current collection
The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede by Jacob van Ruisdael
Real place

The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede

Jacob van Ruisdael •1670

'Rijn en Lek' windmill, Wijk bij Duurstede The real place in the painting
Amsterdam Museum Current collection
The Grand Canal by Claude Monet
Real place

The Grand Canal

Claude Monet •1908

Santa Maria della Salute The real place in the painting
Museum of Fine Arts Boston Current collection
Early Sunday Morning by Edward Hopper
Real place

Early Sunday Morning

Edward Hopper •1930

Seventh Avenue The real place in the painting
Whitney Museum of American Art Current collection
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