American Landscape Photographs
by 5055r
American Landscape Photographs adds 370 painting variants, each built from a public-domain landscape photograph from the Library of Congress digital collections.
What it does
Each painting uses an HD texture taken from a Library of Congress landscape photograph in the public domain, so the detail stays crisp when a painting is placed in the world. Paintings are offered in several sizes, from single-block accents to large statement pieces meant for walls. Installing the mod is a simple drop-in of the resource files, and no configuration is required to start placing paintings.
The mod is a decoration addition for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Builds cover 1.21 – 26.2 across 16 release versions, and the latest Forge file is 1.1.0-forge-1.21.1 for 1.21.1. The code is not open source; the license is All rights reserved, and an issue tracker is linked from the project.
Key features
370 landscape paintings
The mod adds 370 unique painting variants, all drawn from public-domain American landscape photographs.
High-definition textures
Each painting uses an HD texture so fine detail in the landscape remains visible in-game.
Sizes from 1×1 to 4×3 and up
Paintings range from single-block accents to large pieces of four by three blocks or more.
Drop-in installation
The resources are added as a simple drop-in file, and no setup is needed before the paintings appear.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Gallery and museum builds
Large paintings can fill walls in galleries and museum rooms, with smaller pieces used as accents between them.
Scenic interiors
Landscape paintings suit living rooms, lodges and other interiors that need a view of an outdoor scene.
Who it’s for: The mod suits builders who want landscape artwork in survival or creative worlds, and server owners who want shared decoration that every player can place.
How it compares
Custom Paintings is open source under the MIT License, runs for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and covers 1.19 – 26.3. Nemo's Paintings is also open source under the MIT License, with Fabric, Forge and NeoForge files for 1.21 – 26.3. PaleoPaintings is not open source and uses All rights reserved, with Fabric, Forge and NeoForge files for 1.21 – 26.2. All of them are client and server mods.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Landscape Photographs | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-10 |
| Custom Paintings | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-20 |
| Nemo's Paintings | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-16 |
| PaleoPaintings | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-28 |
Questions
Does American Landscape Photographs need to be installed on the server?
Which loader should be used for the latest files?
Are the photographs free to use?
In the catalog
American Landscape Photographs is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Adds 370 public-domain landscape photographs from the Library of Congress to Minecraft as high-definition paintings.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/american-landscape-photographs
- Owner
- 5055r
- Published
- 2026-09-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15