Retrato de Cass Gilbert

Meet the 68 Most Famous Paintings by Cass Gilbert

Actualizado octubre 2026 · clasificado según nuestro índice de popularidad (búsquedas, visitas y pedidos de cada obra) · 68 obras de Cass Gilbert en nuestro catálogo

In short

If you know one Cass Gilbert painting, it's probably Old House at Segovia, Spain (1920), which hangs in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.. Latin Quarter, Paris (1880) and Porta San Paulo, Rome (1880) round out the three pieces people recognise right away. Our catalogue has 68 works by Cass Gilbert. Below are the 68 people know best, each with its year, where to find it and what makes it special.

1859 – 1934, Zanesville Realism Más obras: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Old House at Segovia, Spain (1920) de Cass Gilbert1. Old House at Segovia, Spain 1920 Latin Quarter, Paris (1880) de Cass Gilbert2. Latin Quarter, Paris 1880 Porta San Paulo, Rome (1880) de Cass Gilbert3. Porta San Paulo, Rome 1880

Start here: the top 10 Cass Gilbert paintings

More Cass Gilbert favourites, 11 to 68

11The Zwinger Towers, Dresden (1898) de Cass GilbertThe Zwinger Towers, Dresden1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 12Tower, San Francisco Romano, Rome (1898) de Cass GilbertTower, San Francisco Romano, Rome1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 13Courtyard, Capucine Monastery, Amalfi (1898) de Cass GilbertCourtyard, Capucine Monastery, Amalfi1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 14Temple of Neptune, Paestum (1898) de Cass GilbertTemple of Neptune, Paestum1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 15Cathedral Tower, Pistoia, Italy (1898) de Cass GilbertCathedral Tower, Pistoia, Italy1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 16St. Martin's Church, Utrecht, Holland (1898) de Cass GilbertSt. Martin's Church, Utrecht, Holland1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 17Church Tower, Italy (1898) de Cass GilbertChurch Tower, Italy1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 18Tower of the Cathedral of Utrecht, Holland (1898) de Cass GilbertTower of the Cathedral of Utrecht, Holland1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 19Sailboats (Venice) (1898) de Cass GilbertSailboats (Venice)1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 20A Market Day (Church of St. Jacques, Ghent, Belgium) (1897) de Cass GilbertA Market Day (Church of St. Jacques, Ghent, Belgium)1897 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 21Tower at Enkhuisen, Holland (1897) de Cass GilbertTower at Enkhuisen, Holland1897 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 22Church of St. Francis, Assisi (1898) de Cass GilbertChurch of St. Francis, Assisi1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 23On the Beach below the Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France (1898) de Cass GilbertOn the Beach below the Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 24Preliminary study for an Armory Building for Shattuck School, Faribault, Minnesota (1894) de Cass GilbertPreliminary study for an Armory Building for Shattuck School, Faribault, Minnesota1894 25The Lagoon, Venice (1898) de Cass GilbertThe Lagoon, Venice1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 26Mt. Pico, Azores Islands (1905) de Cass GilbertMt. Pico, Azores Islands1905 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 27Cathedral at Monreale, Sicily (1902) de Cass GilbertCathedral at Monreale, Sicily1902 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 28Windsor Castle, England (1905) de Cass GilbertWindsor Castle, England1905 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 29Wells Cathedral, England (1905) de Cass GilbertWells Cathedral, England1905 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 30Mt. Vesuvius from the Bay of Naples (1905) de Cass GilbertMt. Vesuvius from the Bay of Naples1905 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 31Battle Abbey (1931) de Cass GilbertBattle Abbey1931 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 32North Transept, Winchester Cathedral, England (1910) de Cass GilbertNorth Transept, Winchester Cathedral, England1910 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 33Mont Saint Michel, France (1906) de Cass GilbertMont Saint Michel, France1906 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 34Battlements of Carcassonne, France (1913) de Cass GilbertBattlements of Carcassonne, France1913 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 35The Tower, Cathedral of Torcello (1916) de Cass GilbertThe Tower, Cathedral of Torcello1916 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 36Laon Cathedral, France (1913) de Cass GilbertLaon Cathedral, France1913 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 37Durham Cathedral, England (1913) de Cass GilbertDurham Cathedral, England1913 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 38Bell Tower, St. Mark's Square, Venice (1912) de Cass GilbertBell Tower, St. Mark's Square, Venice1912 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 39Winchester, England (1921) de Cass GilbertWinchester, England1921 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 40Church at Segovia, Spain (1920) de Cass GilbertChurch at Segovia, Spain1920 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 41Carcassonne (1926) de Cass GilbertCarcassonne1926 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 42Cathedral Tower, Siena (1927) de Cass GilbertCathedral Tower, Siena1927 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 43Pont Valentre, Cahors (1926) de Cass GilbertPont Valentre, Cahors1926 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 44Church Tower, Marldon (1924) de Cass GilbertChurch Tower, Marldon1924 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 45Chateau de l'Houblouniere (1924) de Cass GilbertChateau de l'Houblouniere1924 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 46Bridge at Moret, France (1928) de Cass GilbertBridge at Moret, France1928 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 47On the Canal, Bruges (1928) de Cass GilbertOn the Canal, Bruges1928 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 48Pont du Gard, France (1926) de Cass GilbertPont du Gard, France1926 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 49Compton Castle, Devonshire, England (1928) de Cass GilbertCompton Castle, Devonshire, England1928 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 50The Smaller Courtyard, Hotel Guilleaume le Conquerant, Dives, France (1924) de Cass GilbertThe Smaller Courtyard, Hotel Guilleaume le Conquerant, Dives, France1924 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 51(Temple) (1927) de Cass Gilbert(Temple)1927 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 52Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris (1933) de Cass GilbertCathedral of Notre Dame, Paris1933 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 53Santa Maria Della Salute, Venice (1933) de Cass GilbertSanta Maria Della Salute, Venice1933 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 54Old House in Rouen (1932) de Cass GilbertOld House in Rouen1932 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 55Cathedral Cloister at Le Puy (1929) de Cass GilbertCathedral Cloister at Le Puy1929 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 56A Road in Dorset (1931) de Cass GilbertA Road in Dorset1931 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 57Bell Tower, Italy (1933) de Cass GilbertBell Tower, Italy1933 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 58Bell Tower, Hotel San Dominico (Old Monastery, Taormina, Sicily) (1933) de Cass GilbertBell Tower, Hotel San Dominico (Old Monastery, Taormina, Sicily)1933 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 59Venice (1933) de Cass GilbertVenice1933 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 60Arch of Titus, Rome (1933) de Cass GilbertArch of Titus, Rome1933 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 61Arches of Palace of Nero (1933) de Cass GilbertArches of Palace of Nero1933 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 62Towers from the City Wall, Nuremberg (1897) de Cass GilbertTowers from the City Wall, Nuremberg1897 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 63Antwerp Cathedral (1899) de Cass GilbertAntwerp Cathedral1899 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 64A Road in Dorset (1931) de Cass GilbertA Road in Dorset1931 65Latin Quarter, Paris (1880) de Cass GilbertLatin Quarter, Paris1880 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 66Doorway in Anla( ) de Cass GilbertDoorway in Anla( )Smithsonian American Art Museum 67Aqueduct de Cass GilbertAqueductSmithsonian American Art Museum 68(Design for Fountain, Ridgefield, Connecticut) de Cass Gilbert(Design for Fountain, Ridgefield, Connecticut)

What Cass Gilbert painted most

The four subjects that come up most often in these pieces, each with its best-known example.

Architectural detail 2 obras

Portal of Church of Nervy St. Sepulchre (facsimile copy of a drawing by E. Viollet Le Duc in Hotel De Cluny) (1880), Cass Gilbert #9 Portal of Church of Nervy St. Sepulchre (facsimile copy of a drawing by E. Viollet Le Duc in Hotel De Cluny) 1880 · Smithsonian American Art Museum Tower at Enkhuisen, Holland (1897), Cass Gilbert #21 Tower at Enkhuisen, Holland 1897 · Smithsonian American Art Museum

Religious art 2 obras

Durham Cathedral, England (1913), Cass Gilbert #37 Durham Cathedral, England 1913 · Smithsonian American Art Museum Portal of Church of Nervy St. Sepulchre (facsimile copy of a drawing by E. Viollet Le Duc in Hotel De Cluny) (1880), Cass Gilbert #9 Portal of Church of Nervy St. Sepulchre (facsimile copy of a drawing by E. Viollet Le Duc in Hotel De Cluny) 1880 · Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gothic architecture 2 obras

North Transept, Winchester Cathedral, England (1910), Cass Gilbert #32 North Transept, Winchester Cathedral, England 1910 · Smithsonian American Art Museum Durham Cathedral, England (1913), Cass Gilbert #37 Durham Cathedral, England 1913 · Smithsonian American Art Museum

Where you can see Cass Gilbert's paintings

El museo que alberga la mayor cantidad de las pinturas de esta página.

Museo Ciudad Obras de Cass Gilbert Pinturas de esta lista
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. 65 Old House at Segovia, Spain, Latin Quarter, Paris, Porta San Paulo, Rome

Cass Gilbert decade by decade: one standout piece each

Obras por década

Pick a decade to see its standout piece.

Your questions about Cass Gilbert's paintings

Which Cass Gilbert painting is the most famous?See the answer

Top of the list is Old House at Segovia, Spain (1920), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.. Right behind it: Latin Quarter, Paris (1880) and Porta San Paulo, Rome (1880).

How old was Cass Gilbert when Old House at Segovia, Spain was made?See the answer

61 years old. Cass Gilbert was born in 1859, and Old House at Segovia, Spain dates from 1920.

What are the 10 best-known Cass Gilbert paintings?See the answer

Old House at Segovia, Spain, Latin Quarter, Paris, Porta San Paulo, Rome, St. Peters Church, Cambridge, England, Tower of Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy, Southwest Tower, Amiens Cathedral, Old Church, Tours, France, Baths of Caracalla, Rome, Portal of Church of Nervy St. Sepulchre (facsimile copy of a drawing by E. Viollet Le Duc in Hotel De Cluny) y San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice. You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.

How many paintings did Cass Gilbert create?See the answer

We have 68 works by Cass Gilbert in our catalogue, dated 1880 to 1933.

Where can you see Cass Gilbert's famous paintings?See the answer

You'll find most of them in Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, D.C.). The museum list above has the full breakdown.

When did Cass Gilbert paint the best-known pieces?See the answer

In 1890s, more than any other time: 18 of the 68 pieces on this page date from then, San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice among them.

Which famous Cass Gilbert paintings came first and last?See the answer

The earliest piece here is Latin Quarter, Paris (1880); the most recent is Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris (1933).

What subjects show up most in Cass Gilbert's paintings?See the answer

Architectural detail (2), Religious art (2) y Gothic architecture (2), out of the 68 pieces on this page.

What art movement was Cass Gilbert part of?See the answer

Realism, as you can see in the pieces on this page.

Which Cass Gilbert pieces can you see at the Smithsonian American Art Museum?See the answer

You can see 65 of the pieces on this page at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., including Old House at Segovia, Spain, Latin Quarter, Paris y Porta San Paulo, Rome.

Can I get a reproduction of a Cass Gilbert painting?See the answer

Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.

Getting to know Cass Gilbert

El Arquitecto de la Grandeza Americana

Cass Gilbert se erige como una figura imponente en los anales de la historia arquitectónica estadounidense, un hombre cuya visión transformó fundamentalmente el paisaje estético de principios del siglo XX. Nacido en Troy, Nueva York, sus años formativos estuvieron impregnados de un profundo aprecio por la tradición clásica y la artesanía meticulosa. A través de su formación académica en el Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Gilbert desarrolló una filosofía que se convertiría en su sello distintivo: la síntesis perfecta de los principios Beaux-Arts con las técnicas de ingeniería de vanguardia de una nación en pleno auge. Inspirándose en la grandeza de maestros parisinos como Auguste Choisel e Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, buscó encarnar los ideales de democracia, ley y humanismo dentro de la estructura misma de sus obras.

Un Legado Tallado en Piedra y Acero

Su obra se caracterizó por una capacidad excepcional para priorizar la integridad estructural junto a una profunda expresión artística. Esta dualidad le permitió convertirse en un pionero monumental en el diseño de rascacielos, destacando notablemente con la culminación del Edificio Woolworth en 1913. Una edificación imponente de piedra caliza y terracota, esta obra maestra redefinió la estética del horizonte moderno y sirvió como símbolo del inmenso poder económico de la ciudad de Nueva York. Sin embargo, el genio de Gilbert no se reservó únicamente para las alturas de Manhattan; su compromiso con la dignidad cívica es igualmente evidente en sus monumentales obras públicas, tales como el Capitolio de Minnesota y la Biblioteca Pública de Detroit, donde utilizó la escala y la ornamentación para celebrar la permanencia de las instituciones americanas.

La Mano Delicada tras lo Monumental

Si bien la historia lo recuerda por sus masivas fachadas de piedra y torres elevadas, en Gilbert existía un artista sensible y observador, capaz de una inmensa delicadeza. Sus obras en acuarela y lápiz revelan una faceta distinta de su alma: una sintonizada con el romanticismo de las escenas históricas y el sutil juego de la luz. En piezas como 'Latin Quarter, Paris' e 'Tower at Enkhuisen, Holland,' se encuentra una paleta tenue y un dominio de la textura que captura la esencia de una era pasada. Estas obras demuestran que su precisión arquitectónica nació de una profunda comprensión artística de la atmósfera y el detalle, probando que incluso el creador más monumental posee un corazón entregado a lo íntimo y lo efímero.

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