Great art comes in all shapes and sizes.
Take a tour of 10 large-scale canvas paintings from art history.
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The numerous figures are artfully arranged in the 10 5 x 9 1 canvas.
Inspired by the Second French Revolution,Delacroixpainted the piece to commemorate the toppling of the king.
I may not have fought for my country but at least I shall have painted for her.
Today, the piece is a highlight of the Musee d’Orsay.
Sandro Botticelli, “The Birth of Venus,” c. 1483–1485 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
In addition to the monumental, final piece, Seurat created smaller studies.
This piece was created during the artist’sGolden Phase, a phase characterized by an abundance ofgold leaf.
If placed side-by-side, the curved canvases in this collection would measure nearly 300 feet!
Tourists in the Botticelli Room of the Uffizi Gallery (Photo:Stock Photosfrom vvoe/Shutterstock)
Like his other mural-sized masterpieces.
this piece was created using his signature action painting technique.
On the floor I am more at ease, he explained.
Rembrandt, “The Night Watch,” 1642 (Photo:The Rijks MuseumviaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is considered a large-scale painting?
A large-scale painting refers to a work of art that is massive in size.
It is common for a large-scale painting to be referred to as larger than life.
Young admirer of the famous painting, ‘The Night Watch' (Photo:Stock Photosfrom Luboslay Tiles/Shutterstock)
What is the largest painting in the world?
It is a little over 17,000 square feet and sold for $62 million at auction.
Diego Velázquez, “Las Meninas,” 1656–7. (Photo:Museo del PradoviaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
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Eugène Delacroix, “Liberty Leading the People,” 1830 (Photo:1st-Art-GalleryviaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
People in the Louvre (Photo:Stock Photosfrom Takashi Images/Shutterstock)
Édouard Manet, “Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe,” 1863. (Photo:Musée d’OrsayviaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
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Georges Seurat, “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” 1884-1886 (Photo: Art Institute of Chicago viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Gustav Klimt, “The Kiss,” 1907–1908 (Photo:Google Art ProjectviaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
ClaudeMonet, “Water Lilies,” c. 1915-1926 (Photo:The Nelson-Atkins Museum of ArtviaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
The Musée de l’Orangerie museum in Paris (Photo:Stock Photosfrom EQRoy/Shutterstock)
Pablo Picasso, “Guernica,” 1937 (Photo: xennex viaWiki Art, Fair Use)
‘Number 1 (Lavender Mist)' by Jackson Pollock (1950) (Photo: xennex viaWiki ArtFair Use)
