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Style 1 19

Moonlight — Moonlight
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900 · 1850s, 1870s
Smithsonian

New Moon and Evening Star, Phoenix — New Moon and Evening Star, Phoenix
George Elbert Burr, born Monroe Falls, OH 1859-died Phoenix, AZ 1939 · 1920s, 1930s
Smithsonian

New Moon and Evening Star — New Moon and Evening Star
George Elbert Burr · c. 1932
National Gallery of Art

Moon Rising over the Porcupine Islands, Bar Harbor, Maine — Moon Rising over the Porcupine Islands, Bar Harbor, Maine
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900 · 1850s, 1860s
Smithsonian

Full Moon over a Winter Landscape at Twilight, Hudson, New York — Full Moon over a Winter Landscape at Twilight, Hudson, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900 · 1880s, 1870s
Smithsonian

Blasted Tree and Flattened Crops — Blasted Tree and Flattened Crops
William Blake · 1821
National Gallery of Art

Christ Walking on the Water — Christ Walking on the Water
Henry Ossawa Tanner · 1910
National Gallery of Art

The Contemplator — The Contemplator
Eugène Carrière (French, 1849–1906) · 1901
Cleveland Museum of Art

Eight Views of Kanazawa at Night — Eight Views of Kanazawa at Night
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858) · 1857
Cleveland Museum of Art

Moon over Ryogoku Bridge in Summer (Natsu Ryogoku no tsuki), from the series "Famous Places in Edo in the Four Seasons (Shiki Koto meisho)" — Moon over Ryogoku Bridge in Summer (Natsu Ryogoku no tsuki), from the series "Famous Places in Edo in the Four Seasons (Shiki Koto meisho)"
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 · c. 1832/34
Art Institute of Chicago

Tweedelig scherm — Tweedelig scherm
1700 - 1800
Rijksmuseum

Untitled (moon over a harbor, wharf scene with full moon and masts of boats) — Untitled (moon over a harbor, wharf scene with full moon and masts of boats)
Edward Mitchell Bannister, born St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1828-died Providence, RI 1901 · 1860s
Smithsonian

A Lakeside Chapel by Moonlight — A Lakeside Chapel by Moonlight
Maria Anna Fischer · 1810s(?)
National Gallery of Art

Thenot under Fruit Tree — Thenot under Fruit Tree
William Blake · 1821
National Gallery of Art

Mister Moon — Mister Moon
Joseph C. Claghorn, born Philadelphia, PA 1869-died Bethesda, MD 1947 · 1940s, 1860s
Smithsonian

Mountains by Moonlight, Colombia or Ecuador — Mountains by Moonlight, Colombia or Ecuador
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900 · 1850s
Smithsonian

Autumn Moon over Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)" — Autumn Moon over Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 · 1857
Art Institute of Chicago

Moonlit Coast, Mt. Desert Island — Moonlit Coast, Mt. Desert Island
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900 · 1850s, 1860s
Smithsonian

Moonlight over an Alpine Village — Moonlight over an Alpine Village
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900 · 1860s
Smithsonian

Style 2 10

Photographie de la lune a son 1er Quartier — Photographie de la lune a son 1er Quartier
Lewis M. Rutherfurd · March 6, 1865
National Gallery of Art

Carte photographique de la lune — Carte photographique de la lune
Charles Le Morvan · 1909
National Gallery of Art

Photographie Lunaire Rayonnement de Tycho - Phase Croissante — Photographie Lunaire Rayonnement de Tycho - Phase Croissante
Loewy et Puiseux · 1899
National Gallery of Art

Carte photographique de la lune, planche XXIII.A (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate XXIII.A) — Carte photographique de la lune, planche XXIII.A (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate XXIII.A)
Charles le Morvan · August 27, 1902, printed 1914
National Gallery of Art

Beggars’ Medal — Beggars’ Medal
1574
Rijksmuseum

Carte photographique de la lune, planche XI (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate XI) — Carte photographique de la lune, planche XI (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate XI)
Charles le Morvan · April 18, 1907, printed 1914
National Gallery of Art

Photographie Lunaire Blancanus - Tycho - Schiller — Photographie Lunaire Blancanus - Tycho - Schiller
Loewy et Puiseux · 1899
National Gallery of Art

Lunar Photographs — Lunar Photographs
1899 - 1910
Rijksmuseum

Photographie Lunaire Capuanus - Bouillaud - Gassendi — Photographie Lunaire Capuanus - Bouillaud - Gassendi
Loewy et Puiseux · 1896
National Gallery of Art

The Opening of the Seventh Seal — The Opening of the Seventh Seal
Augustin Hirschvogel · 1549
National Gallery of Art

Style 3 6

Full Moon — Full Moon
Netherlands
Rijksmuseum

Full Moon — Full Moon
William H. Rau, born Phildelphia, PA 1855-died Phildelphia, PA 1920; William H. Rau, born Phildelphia, PA 1855-died Phildelphia, PA 1920 · 1920s, 1850s
Smithsonian

Full Moon — Full Moon
Netherlands · 1891
Rijksmuseum

Full Moon — Full Moon
Nathan W. Pease · mid–19th century
Art Institute of Chicago

"Full Moon" — "Full Moon"
Lewis M. Rutherfurd · 1864
National Gallery of Art

View of the Moon — View of the Moon
Warren de la Rue · 1858-1859, printed 1862
National Gallery of Art

Style 4 5

Moon, Pine and Maple — Moon, Pine and Maple
Tawaraya Sōri 俵屋宗理 (Japanese, active about 1764–81) · c. 1764–81
Art Institute of Chicago

A Red Plum Branch against the Summer Moon — A Red Plum Branch against the Summer Moon
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 · c. mid–1840s
Art Institute of Chicago

Full Moon and Autumn Flowers by the Stream — Full Moon and Autumn Flowers by the Stream
Ogata Gekko · c. 1895
Art Institute of Chicago

Water-Moon Kannon (Suigetsu Kannon) — Water-Moon Kannon (Suigetsu Kannon)
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912) · 1868–1912
Cleveland Museum of Art

A Cuckoo Against the Moon — A Cuckoo Against the Moon
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 · c. 1843/46
Art Institute of Chicago

Named in the museum's description 11

The moon is small, hidden or only part of the story in these works, so they're shown whole.

Carte photographique de la lune, planche XVI (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate XVI) — Carte photographique de la lune, planche XVI (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate XVI)
Charles le Morvan · December 20, 1904, printed 1914
National Gallery of Art

Lunar Photographs — Lunar Photographs
1908 - 1910
Rijksmuseum

Carte photographique de la lune, planche XIX.A (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate XIX.A) — Carte photographique de la lune, planche XIX.A (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate XIX.A)
Charles le Morvan · December 26, 1907, printed 1914
National Gallery of Art

Carte photographique de la lune, planche XI.A (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate XI.A) — Carte photographique de la lune, planche XI.A (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate XI.A)
Charles le Morvan · August 26, 1907, printed 1914
National Gallery of Art

Copernicus — Copernicus
James Nasmyth · 1867
Art Institute of Chicago

Carte photographique de la lune, planche IX (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate IX) — Carte photographique de la lune, planche IX (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate IX)
Charles le Morvan · April 27, 1909, printed 1914
National Gallery of Art

Carte photographique de la lune, planche II (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate II) — Carte photographique de la lune, planche II (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate II)
Charles le Morvan · March 15, 1902, printed 1914
National Gallery of Art

Carte photographique de la lune, planche III (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate III) — Carte photographique de la lune, planche III (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate III)
Charles le Morvan · April 27, 1909, printed 1914
National Gallery of Art

Carte photographique de la lune, planche XIV.A (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate XIV.A) — Carte photographique de la lune, planche XIV.A (Photographic Chart of the Moon, plate XIV.A)
Charles le Morvan · August 27, 1902, printed 1914
National Gallery of Art

Lunar Photographs — Lunar Photographs
1894-02-13
Rijksmuseum

Moonrise — Moonrise
George Inness (American, 1825–1894) · 1891
Art Institute of Chicago