Portrait of Edward Lear

List of the 100 Most Famous Paintings by Edward Lear

Updated Ottobre 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 419 works by Edward Lear in our catalogue

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The most widely known painting by Edward Lear is Cogoleto, Italia. The next entries are Crescenza and Blue And Yellow Macaw. The catalogue documents 419 works by Edward Lear; the 100 entries below are the best known, listed in rank order with date, holding museum and description.

1812 – 1888, Highgate Romanticismo Most works: Yale Center for British Art
Cogoleto, Italia by Edward Lear1. Cogoleto, Italia Crescenza by Edward Lear2. Crescenza Blue And Yellow Macaw by Edward Lear3. Blue And Yellow Macaw

Edward Lear: the 10 principal paintings

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Cogoleto, Italia by Edward Lear

Cogoleto, Italia

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Il sole riposa su una spiaggia sabbiosa a Cogoleto, in Italia. Sullo sfondo si staglia una montagna, la cui silhouette veglia silenziosa sulle acque. Lungo il limite del mare, piccole figure si muovono attraverso la luce. Alcune persone si radunano vicino alla marea, mentre altre indugiano più lontano, perse nell'immensità del paesaggio. Un singolo cane vaga verso destra, una piccola presenza contro l'ampiezza della spiaggia. La scena cattura un momento…

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Il Tempio di Apollo a Bassae (1855) by Edward Lear

Il Tempio di Apollo a Bassae

1855 · Olio su tela · Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge

Le rovine del Tempio di Apollo a Bassae emergono da un paesaggio aspro e selvaggio, definito da imponenti colonne in pietra che sostengono una struttura del tetto segnata dal tempo. In primo piano, il tempio principale domina la vista, con i suoi pilastri che si ergono come testimoni silenziosi di un'era perduta. Oltre questa struttura centrale, due templi più piccoli sono visibili in lontananza, parzialmente celati dal terreno naturale. La…

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Edward Lear: entries 11 to 100

11A Great Green Macaw by Edward LearA Great Green Macaw 12Great Sulphur Cockatoo (Plyctolophus Sulphureus) by Edward LearGreat Sulphur Cockatoo (Plyctolophus Sulphureus) 13Diano, South Of France by Edward LearDiano, South Of France 14File, Egitto (1863) by Edward LearFile, Egitto1863 · Yale Center for British Art 15Le pianure della Lombardia dal Monte Generoso (1880) by Edward LearLe pianure della Lombardia dal Monte Generoso1880 · Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology 16Between Olavano and Civitella (1842) by Edward LearBetween Olavano and Civitella1842 · Yale Center for British Art 17Civita Castellana (1839) by Edward LearCivita Castellana1839 18Le montagne di Termopile (1852) by Edward LearLe montagne di Termopile1852 · Bristol Museum - Galleria d'Arte 19A Study of Ferns, Civitella (1842) by Edward LearA Study of Ferns, Civitella1842 · Yale Center for British Art 20Landscape with Goatherd (1842) by Edward LearLandscape with Goatherd1842 · Yale Center for British Art 21Temple of Venus and Roma, Rome (1840) by Edward LearTemple of Venus and Roma, Rome1840 · Yale Center for British Art 22Rome, a View of the Forum from a Terrace (1841) by Edward LearRome, a View of the Forum from a Terrace1841 23Rome, a View of the Forum with the Temple of Venus (1841) by Edward LearRome, a View of the Forum with the Temple of Venus1841 24A View of the Roman Campagna, a Villa and Aqueduct in the Distance (1841) by Edward LearA View of the Roman Campagna, a Villa and Aqueduct in the Distance1841 25A View of the Roman Campagna with Travelers Passing a Ruined Brick Tomb, an Aqueduct in the Distance (1841) by Edward LearA View of the Roman Campagna with Travelers Passing a Ruined Brick Tomb, an Aqueduct in the Distance1841 26Study of Rocks, Shrubs, and Tree Trunks at Monte Casale near Sansepolcro, Tuscany (1842) by Edward LearStudy of Rocks, Shrubs, and Tree Trunks at Monte Casale near Sansepolcro, Tuscany1842 27Venosa (1852) by Edward LearVenosa1852 · Toledo Museum of Art 28Corfu from near the Village of Virós (1858) by Edward LearCorfu from near the Village of Virós1858 · Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art 29Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives (1858) by Edward LearJerusalem from the Mount of Olives1858 · Museo d'Israele 30Corfu from Ascension (1860) by Edward LearCorfu from Ascension1860 · Yale Center for British Art 31Corfu from Ascension (1862) by Edward LearCorfu from Ascension1862 · Yale Center for British Art 32Corfu from Santa Decca (1862) by Edward LearCorfu from Santa Decca1862 · Yale Center for British Art 33Butrinto, Albania (1861) by Edward LearButrinto, Albania1861 · Yale Center for British Art 34Zagori, Greece (1860) by Edward LearZagori, Greece1860 · Yale Center for British Art 35Masada on the Dead Sea (1858) by Edward LearMasada on the Dead Sea1858 · Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco 36View of the Ducal Palace, Massa, Northern Italy (1858) by Edward LearView of the Ducal Palace, Massa, Northern Italy1858 37View in the Campagna, Rome (with a River) (1861) by Edward LearView in the Campagna, Rome (with a River)1861 38View in the Campagna, Rome (with Ruins) (1861) by Edward LearView in the Campagna, Rome (with Ruins)1861 39View of Florence from Villa San Firenze (1862) by Edward LearView of Florence from Villa San Firenze1862 · Collezione d'Arte del Governo 40Corfu (1863) by Edward LearCorfu1863 41The Forest of Valdoniello, Corsica (1869) by Edward LearThe Forest of Valdoniello, Corsica1869 · Yale Center for British Art 42Denderah on the Nile (1867) by Edward LearDenderah on the Nile1867 43Feluccas on the Nile near Abu-Simbel (1867) by Edward LearFeluccas on the Nile near Abu-Simbel1867 44A Distant View of Nice from the Hills (1864) by Edward LearA Distant View of Nice from the Hills1864 45Termopili (1872) by Edward LearTermopili1872 · Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology 46Kinchinjunga (1877) by Edward LearKinchinjunga1877 · Yale Center for British Art 47Campagna di Roma (1878) by Edward LearCampagna di Roma1878 48Buon Ricovero, in the Roman Campagna (1878) by Edward LearBuon Ricovero, in the Roman Campagna1878 49Kangchenjunga from Darjeeling (1879) by Edward LearKangchenjunga from Darjeeling1879 · Yale Center for British Art 50The Marble Rocks - Nerbudda Jubbolpore (1882) by Edward LearThe Marble Rocks - Nerbudda Jubbolpore1882 · Yale Center for British Art 51Argos from Mycene (1884) by Edward LearArgos from Mycene1884 52A View of Adam's Peak, Ceylon (1882) by Edward LearA View of Adam's Peak, Ceylon1882 · Collezione d'Arte del Governo 53Snowy Owl by Edward LearSnowy Owl 54Villa Borghese, Rome by Edward LearVilla Borghese, Rome 55Studies Of Sheep And Herdsmen by Edward LearStudies Of Sheep And Herdsmen 56Views In Rome And Its Environs 2 by Edward LearViews In Rome And Its Environs 2 57Opposite Calvi by Edward LearOpposite Calvi 58Arabs Approaching Mount Sinai by Edward LearArabs Approaching Mount Sinai 59Bocche Di Cattaro, Montenegro by Edward LearBocche Di Cattaro, Montenegro 60Palaiukhora, Crete by Edward LearPalaiukhora, Crete 61Naples, Italy by Edward LearNaples, Italy 62Katholikó Akrotiri, Crete by Edward LearKatholikó Akrotiri, Crete 63Damascus 3 by Edward LearDamascus 3 64View Of Sermoneta, Italy by Edward LearView Of Sermoneta, Italy 65Arkodyllus, Corfu by Edward LearArkodyllus, Corfu 66View Of Jerusalem 1 by Edward LearView Of Jerusalem 1 67The Monastery Of Baarlam, Meteora by Edward LearThe Monastery Of Baarlam, Meteora 68Windermere From Lowwood, Cumbria by Edward LearWindermere From Lowwood, Cumbria 69View Of Philae by Edward LearView Of Philae 70Musta, Malta by Edward LearMusta, Malta 71Modica, Sicily by Edward LearModica, Sicily 72A View Of Sorrento, Italy by Edward LearA View Of Sorrento, Italy 73Parnassus by Edward LearParnassus 74Isola Pescatore, Lake Maggiore, Italy by Edward LearIsola Pescatore, Lake Maggiore, Italy 75A View Of Santa Maura, Levkas, Ionian Islands by Edward LearA View Of Santa Maura, Levkas, Ionian Islands 76Corfu From The Hill Of Gastouri by Edward LearCorfu From The Hill Of Gastouri 77Pompey's Pillar by Edward LearPompey's Pillar 78Figures On The Shore Near Edfu by Edward LearFigures On The Shore Near Edfu 79Joannina, Epirus, Albania by Edward LearJoannina, Epirus, Albania 80Travellers On A Road, Subiaco, Italy by Edward LearTravellers On A Road, Subiaco, Italy 81The Pyramids Road by Edward LearThe Pyramids Road 82View Of Eze, Côte D'azur, France 1 by Edward LearView Of Eze, Côte D'azur, France 1 83An Arab Encampment In Wadi Feiran, Egypt by Edward LearAn Arab Encampment In Wadi Feiran, Egypt 84The Claudian Aqueduct On The Via Appia Near Rome by Edward LearThe Claudian Aqueduct On The Via Appia Near Rome 85A Distant View Of Mdina, Malta by Edward LearA Distant View Of Mdina, Malta 86Galata, Constantinople by Edward LearGalata, Constantinople 87Benares On The Ganges by Edward LearBenares On The Ganges 88Sunrise At Erment, Egypt by Edward LearSunrise At Erment, Egypt 89Porto Maurizio, Italy by Edward LearPorto Maurizio, Italy 90The Nile Above Aswan by Edward LearThe Nile Above Aswan 91A View Of Pauna, In The Ionian Islands by Edward LearA View Of Pauna, In The Ionian Islands 92View Of Ratnapura, Ceylon by Edward LearView Of Ratnapura, Ceylon 93Stairs Leading To S. Pietro In Vincoli by Edward LearStairs Leading To S. Pietro In Vincoli 94Mount Oeta And Thermopylae From Near Lamia by Edward LearMount Oeta And Thermopylae From Near Lamia 95Damascus by Edward LearDamascus 96Arabs At Mount Sinai, Egypt by Edward LearArabs At Mount Sinai, Egypt 97View Of Cythera, Greece by Edward LearView Of Cythera, Greece 98The Upper Nile, Toske, Egypt by Edward LearThe Upper Nile, Toske, Egypt 99Saffron-Coloured Aracari And Golden-Green Aracari by Edward LearSaffron-Coloured Aracari And Golden-Green Aracari 100Prince Of Wales Road, Malta by Edward LearPrince Of Wales Road, Malta

Principal subjects in the work of Edward Lear

The four subjects most frequently represented among these works, each with its best-known example.

Scenes 11 works

View Of Eze, Italy, Edward Lear #9 View Of Eze, Italy View of the Ducal Palace, Massa, Northern Italy (1858), Edward Lear #36 View of the Ducal Palace, Massa, Northern Italy 1858 A Distant View of Nice from the Hills (1864), Edward Lear #44 A Distant View of Nice from the Hills 1864 View Of Philae, Edward Lear #69 View Of Philae

Italy 11 works

View in the Campagna, Rome (with a River) (1861), Edward Lear #37 View in the Campagna, Rome (with a River) 1861 Buon Ricovero, in the Roman Campagna (1878), Edward Lear #48 Buon Ricovero, in the Roman Campagna 1878 Villa Borghese, Rome, Edward Lear #54 Villa Borghese, Rome Naples, Italy, Edward Lear #61 Naples, Italy

Landscape 7 works

Arkodyllus, Corfu, Edward Lear #65 Arkodyllus, Corfu Parnassus, Edward Lear #73 Parnassus Pompey's Pillar, Edward Lear #77 Pompey's Pillar The Claudian Aqueduct On The Via Appia Near Rome, Edward Lear #84 The Claudian Aqueduct On The Via Appia Near Rome

Buildings 5 works

Crescenza, Edward Lear #2 Crescenza A View Of Sorrento, Italy, Edward Lear #72 A View Of Sorrento, Italy Galata, Constantinople, Edward Lear #86 Galata, Constantinople Villa Borghese, Rome, Edward Lear #54 Villa Borghese, Rome

Edward Lear: holding museums

The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Edward Lear Paintings from this list
Yale Center for British Art, New HavenYale Center for British Art New Haven 16 File, Egitto, Between Olavano and Civitella, A Study of Ferns, Civitella
Collezione d'Arte del Governo, LondraCollezione d'Arte del Governo Londra 5 View of Florence from Villa San Firenze, A View of Adam's Peak, Ceylon
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, OxfordAshmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology Oxford 3 Le pianure della Lombardia dal Monte Generoso, Termopili
Museo d'Israele, GerusalemmeMuseo d'Israele Gerusalemme 2 View of Bethlehem, Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
Fitzwilliam College, CambridgeFitzwilliam College Cambridge 1 Il Tempio di Apollo a Bassae
Bristol Museum - Galleria d'Arte, BristolBristol Museum - Galleria d'Arte Bristol 1 Le montagne di Termopile
Toledo Museum of Art, ToledoToledo Museum of Art Toledo 1 Venosa
Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, ProvidenceRhode Island School of Design Museum of Art Providence 1 Corfu from near the Village of Virós

Edward Lear: principal painting of each decade

Works per decade

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Edward Lear's paintings: reference questions

Which painting by Edward Lear is the most widely known?Display the answer

Cogoleto, Italia. The following entries are Crescenza and Blue And Yellow Macaw.

Which ten paintings by Edward Lear are the best known?Display the answer

Cogoleto, Italia, Crescenza, Blue And Yellow Macaw, View of Taormina in Sicily with Etna in the distance, View of Bethlehem, The Pyramids of Ghizeh, Il Tempio di Apollo a Bassae, Plains Of Ashdod, Israel, View Of Eze, Italy and Ithaca, Ionian Islands. The list above records the date and holding museum of each.

How many works by Edward Lear are documented?Display the answer

The catalogue records 419 works by Edward Lear, dated between 1839 and 1884.

Which museums hold the best-known paintings of Edward Lear?Display the answer

Principally in Yale Center for British Art (New Haven), Collezione d'Arte del Governo (Londra) and Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology (Oxford). The museum table above gives the full distribution.

In which period were Edward Lear's best-known works painted?Display the answer

In 1860s: 14 of the 100 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including File, Egitto.

Which are the earliest and latest dated works by Edward Lear on this list?Display the answer

The earliest dated work listed here is Civita Castellana (1839); the latest is Argos from Mycene (1884).

Which subjects recur most in the work of Edward Lear?Display the answer

Scenes (11), Italy (11) and Landscape (7), out of the 100 works listed on this page.

Which medium predominates in the work of Edward Lear?Display the answer

Olio su tela, in 2 of the 100 works listed on this page.

With which art movement is Edward Lear associated?Display the answer

Romanticismo, as documented by the works on this page.

Which works by Edward Lear are in the collection of the Yale Center for British Art?Display the answer

File, Egitto, Between Olavano and Civitella and A Study of Ferns, Civitella are among the 14 works on this page in the collection of the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven.

Are reproductions of paintings by Edward Lear available?Display the answer

Yes. Each work listed on this page can be ordered from its own entry as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a fine art print, in a size of your choice.

Edward Lear: biographical notes

La Vita e la Carriera di Edward Lear

Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1812-1888), artista, illustratore, musicista, autore e poeta inglese, nacque il 12 maggio 1812 a Holloway, nel nord di Londra. Figlio penultimo di una famiglia numerosa composta da ben 21 figli, la vita di Lear fu segnata dall'inizio precoce della sua carriera all'età di soli 15 anni. Suo padre, Jeremiah Lear, un broker finanziario, affrontò difficoltà economiche dopo le guerre napoleoniche, portando a una riduzione delle finanze familiari e alla necessità per Lear di mantenersi da solo in giovane età.

Contributi Artistici

I contributi artistici di Lear sono molteplici:
  • Illustrazioni di uccelli e animali: impiegato dalla Zoological Society, i primi lavori di Lear esposero la sua abilità nell'illustrare uccelli e animali.
  • Pittura paesaggistica: dopo i suoi estesi viaggi in Europa e Asia, Lear si dedicò alla pittura paesaggistica, catturando l'essenza di queste regioni nelle sue opere.
  • Autore e poeta: la fama di Lear risiede nella sua poesia nonsense, nei limerick e nelle poesie umoristiche, come si può vedere nei suoi libri "A Book of Nonsense" (1846), "Nonsense Songs" (1871) e "Laughable Lyrics" (1877).
  • Composizioni musicali: Lear compose musiche per poesie di Alfred Tennyson, con dodici opere pubblicate.

Opere Notabili e Eredità

Alcune delle opere più notevoli di Lear includono:
  • The Owl and the Pussycat, una poesia che è diventata sinonimo del suo stile.
  • The Dong with the Luminous Nose, che mostra il suo approccio fantastico alla poesia.
  • Illustrazioni della famiglia di Psittacidae, o pappagalli (1830), la sua prima pubblicazione all'età di 19 anni.
Lear è ricordato per aver reso popolare il limerick, una forma poetica che ha contribuito a diffondere in tutto il mondo. La sua capacità di combinare elementi assurdi e umoristici con illustrazioni vivaci lo ha reso un artista unico nel suo genere.

Musei e Collezioni

Le opere di Lear possono essere ammirate in vari musei, tra cui:
  • Il Museo Ashmolean di Oxford, che espone il suo dipinto a olio "The Plains of Lombardy from Monte Generoso".
  • Altre collezioni notevoli e musei che presentano l'arte di Lear possono essere trovati nel vasto database di WikiOO.org.
L’eredità di Edward Lear è una testimonianza del suo approccio innovativo all'arte, combinando umorismo, poesia nonsense e pittura paesaggistica. La sua influenza sul mondo dell'arte e della letteratura rimane impareggiabile, con le sue opere che continuano a ispirare nuove generazioni.

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