Enter this museum escape room to explore the evolution of wildlife art and meet the influential artists who shaped this ever-evolving genre.

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The lights have gone out in the National Gallery of Art. To turn them back on, you must ensure all the wildlife are in their proper frames.

Explore the evolution of wildlife art
Wildlife art reflects not only how artists see animals but also how their societies view nature. Dürer’s realistic animal portraits, created during the Renaissance, evoke the era’s curiosity and desire to understand the natural world through science and exploration. In contrast, the grand hunt scenes of the Baroque period symbolized humanity’s dominion over nature, showcasing aristocratic wealth and power. The environmental destruction of the Industrial Revolution spurred a shift toward naturalistic wildlife art, emphasizing conservation. As you explore the galleries, note the date on each artwork and how artists from the same period express shared values and ideals?

Meet the makers
In these galleries, you’ll encounter influential artists who shaped wildlife art, each with a distinct style, technique, and societal perspective. This is just a small sample of the genre. Find a favorite and explore further. Select an artwork or its label to visit the hosting museum, then search online for more pieces by the artist. Don’t forget to explore contemporary wildlife artists and related organizations. You’ll have a chance to revisit these galleries when the lights come back on.

The 14 wildlife galleries display 100+ works of art by these artists
• August Allebé • Jost Amman • John James Audubon • Thomas Baines • Jacques-Philippe Le Bas • Léon Belly • Bichitr • Albert Bierstadt • Rosa Bonheur • Rodolphe Bresdin • George Catlin • Gustave Courbet • Aelbert Cuyp • Carl Friedrich Deiker • Eugéne Delacroix • Albrecht Dürer • Dirck Volckertz Coornhert • John Singleton Copley • Mariano Fortuny  • Theodore Frère • Richard Frisian • Théodore Géricault • Henri Guérard • Kawabata Gyokusho • William Jacob Hays, Sr. • Edward Hicks • Hans Hoffman • Hans Holbein the Younger • Katsushika Hokusai • Winslow Homer • Carl Rudolf Huber • Victor Huguet • Paul Klee • Ohara Koson • Wilhelm Kuhnert • Kawanabe Kyosai • Edwin Landseer • Bruno Liljefors • Pietro Longhi • Franz Marc • Walter Moras • James Henry Moser • Nainsukh  • Andrew Nicholl • Jean-Baptiste Oudry • Agnes Miller Parker • Horace Pippin  • Gao Qipei • Henry Raeburn • Charles Raleigh • Raphael • Jean Eric Rehn • Frederick Remington • Rembrandt van Rijn • Henri Rousseau • Charles M. Russell • Cornelis Saftleven • Johann Friedrich Seupel • Amrita Sher-Gil  • Frans Snyder • Virgilius Solis • George Stubbs • John Macallan Swan • Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait • Henry Ossawa Tanner • Charles Tournemine • J.M.W. Turner • Peter Paul Rubens • Paul de Vos • Susan Catherine Moore Waters • Jan Weenix • Jan Wildens