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Nov 10, 2023 · A ranking of the most famous paintings, from Jan van Eyck’s portrait to Gustav Klimt’s masterpiece.
- Howard Halle
Jan 27, 2020 · The Arnolfini Portrait was a 1434 oil painting made by the Jan Van Eyck depicting an Italian Merchant and also his wife in their house. It was considered as one of the most original and beautiful painting because of its modern art style and natural touch.
- Shivang Saxena
Nov 21, 2019 · We compared dozens of popular masterpieces – from classics such as “Mona Lisa,” “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” and the “Salavator Mundi,” to more modern works like “Nighthawks ...
- Rosie Lesso
- Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Landscape with the Flight into Egypt, 1563. Pieter Brueghel the Elder’s, Landscape with the Flight into Egypt, 1563 typifies sublime landscape painting of the Northern Renaissance, combining breath-taking scenery with religious narrative.
- Philip James De Loutherbourg, An Avalanche in the Alps, 1803. The British-based, French-born Philip James De Loutherbourg painted An Avalanche in the Alps in 1803, at a time when the picturesque yet dangerous French Alps were an increasingly popular embodiment of the sublime landscape.
- Joseph Mallord William Turner, Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps, 1812. J.M.W. Turner’s Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps, 1812, typifies the agonizing beauty of the Romanticism era, with monstrous, arching storm clouds that soar over small people below.
- Caspar David Friedrich, Wanderer Above Sea Fog, 1817. One of the most iconic and sublime landscape paintings of all time, German painter Caspar David Friedrich’s, Wanderer Above Sea Fog, 1817, encapsulates the dreamy idealistic spirit of European Romanticism.
- Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is an iconic painting. It was created between 1503 and 1506 during the Italian Renaissance period, more specifically, during the High Renaissance.
- The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. Another of the most famous Renaissance paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, is The Last Supper. The painting depicts the scene of the Last Supper, where Jesus Christ and his disciples are sharing a meal.
- The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh. The Starry Night was painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1889 while he was staying at an asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France.
- The Scream by Edvard Munch. The Scream is a renowned expressionist painting created by Edvard Munch in 1893. It has become one of the most recognisable paintings ever created.
Nov 26, 2018 · Beautiful, sinister, hypnotic, callous? Warhol’s silk-screened paintings have lost none of their ambiguous power, exemplified by this image of a tragic superstar. Museum of Modern Art, New York
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Nov 2, 2023 · The Most Famous Paintings in the World From Botticelli and van Gogh to Kahlo and Magritte All Facts and Figures
