These are some of the techniques for building bridges over shallow and deep water. Some methods can be used in both conditions, but this is a general idea of how they work.

Bridge Over the Water Lily Pond, 1905. In earlier works, Monet painted the footbridge in a crisp, distinct arc. Here, its faint, shadowy curves blend into greenery of the natural surroundings.

In 1908, Claude Monet slashed his way through 15 of his own paintings, causing an artistic disaster that one paper reported was worth $100,000, or over $2 million today.

After creating a famous garden full of Japanese-style foot bridges over ponds full of water lilies, he endeavored to recreate its beauty on canvas, to his stark dissatisfaction. In 1908, the same ...

I am trying to create a feeling of timelessness, of times gone by, remembering those that have passed by and over the bridges on their way to work or play. Chiswick Bridge. I started etching in 2018.

Not all bridges are meant to majestically span water or a gorge; some just float on the surface and allow vehicles to pass over them. Here's the longest one.

Tabatabai mentioned the bridge over the Cooper River in South Carolina, with a main span of 1,546 feet at a height of 186 feet. That’s impressive, but far from the longest.

The precious flowers, drifting, their movement almost imperceptible, over the liquid blue-green surfaces of the artist’s Water Lilies paintings, evoke a dreamy contentment, as if the world is in ...