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Famous Paintings

The most famous and iconic paintings in art history, with artist, year, museum location, and style.

25 rows5 columns1 views0 downloadsSource: Art History EncyclopediaUpdated: 2/21/2026
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Mona LisaLeonardo da Vinci1503-1519Louvre, ParisRenaissance
Starry NightVincent van Gogh1889MoMA, New YorkPost-Impressionism
The Persistence of MemorySalvador Dali1931MoMA, New YorkSurrealism
Girl with a Pearl EarringJohannes Vermeer1665Mauritshuis, The HagueBaroque
The ScreamEdvard Munch1893National Gallery, OsloExpressionism
GuernicaPablo Picasso1937Reina Sofia, MadridCubism
The Birth of VenusSandro Botticelli1485Uffizi, FlorenceRenaissance
The Night WatchRembrandt1642Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamBaroque
A Sunday on La Grande JatteGeorges Seurat1886Art Institute of ChicagoPointillism
The KissGustav Klimt1907-08Belvedere, ViennaArt Nouveau / Symbolism
Water Lilies (series)Claude Monet1896-1926Various worldwideImpressionism
The Great Wave off KanagawaKatsushika Hokusai1831Various (print)Ukiyo-e
American GothicGrant Wood1930Art Institute of ChicagoRegionalism
Las MeninasDiego Velazquez1656Prado, MadridBaroque
The Creation of AdamMichelangelo1512Sistine Chapel, VaticanRenaissance
The Last SupperLeonardo da Vinci1498Santa Maria delle Grazie, MilanRenaissance
NighthawksEdward Hopper1942Art Institute of ChicagoRealism
The Son of ManRene Magritte1964Private CollectionSurrealism
Campbell's Soup CansAndy Warhol1962MoMA, New YorkPop Art
Liberty Leading the PeopleEugene Delacroix1830Louvre, ParisRomanticism
The Arnolfini PortraitJan van Eyck1434National Gallery, LondonNorthern Renaissance
Saturn Devouring His SonFrancisco Goya1823Prado, MadridRomanticism / Dark
Whistler's MotherJames McNeill Whistler1871Musee d'Orsay, ParisRealism
The Garden of Earthly DelightsHieronymus Bosch1510Prado, MadridNorthern Renaissance
No. 5, 1948Jackson Pollock1948Private CollectionAbstract Expressionism
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