While art history comprises countless examples of exceptional art, some works have resonated more strongly than others.
Learn where to find 20 famous works of art.
It has been a permanent fixture of the Louvre Museum since 1804.
Completed in 1498, thefrescohas remained a gem of the convent and city ever since.
It has been in Madrid’s Reina Sofia Museum since 1981.
It portrays a young womanwhose identity is unconfirmedsitting before a dark backdrop.
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It has been housed in The Hague’s Mauritshuisknown for its extensive collection of Dutch Golden Age paintingssince 1902.
The massive scale and lifelike anatomy have made it one of the most belovedmarble sculptures.
This masterpiece can now be seen in Madrid’s Prado Museum.
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It depicts an embracing coupleeach clad in a geometrically printed robekneeling in a grassy patch of wildflowers.
The dazzling painting was purchased by the Austrian government and placed in Vienna’s Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere Museum.
Scattered across the three unfolding scenes are hybrid animals, make-believe machines, and other imaginative inventions.
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Although this work was from Northern Europe, it was purchased by King Philip II of Spain in 1591.
It has been drawing crowds to the Louvre for years.
The painting’s amazing details can be seen up-close at London’s National Gallery.
Today,The Luncheon on the Grassis one of Paris' Musee d’Orsay’s highlights.
The most recognized rendition was actually the second attempt of four, and made with tempera paint on cardboard.
This famous version can be found in Norway’s National Gallery.
ClaudeMonet, “Impression, Sunrise,” 1872, Musée Marmottan Monet (Photo: ManoSolo13241324 viaWikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 4.0)
The peculiar painting has perplexed visitors at the Museum of Modern Art since 1934.
Rembrandt uses composition as well as light and shadow to create a hierarchy withinThe Night Watch.
It has the honor of being the Rijksmuseum’s most famous painting since 1885.
“Girl with a Pearl Earring” by Johannes Vermeer, circa 1665. (Photo:WikimediaCommons, Public domain)
The prized piece remains on permanent display in The Phillips Collection.
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Eugène Delacroix, “Liberty Leading the People,” 1830, The Louvre (Photo: Ulemas7 viaWikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 4.0)
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