Famous paintings: stories, analyzes and masterpieces

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Famous paintings: stories, details and masterpieces

Enter the most famous paintings, discover their history, their composition, their colors, their symbols and the museums that preserve them.

Discover the worksSee famous paintersStarry Night by Vincent van GoghVan GoghThe Kiss by Gustav KlimtKlimtImpression, rising sun by Claude MonetMonet
Stories of worksCreation, context and reception.Details analyzedComposition, colors and symbols.Artists and museumsLandmarks, places and collections.Reproduction tipsFormats, rendering and decoration.

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Van Gogh's Starry NightThe sky of Saint-Rémy, the cypresses, the composition and the secrets of a work that has become universal. Klimt's KissGold, patterns, symbols and Viennese modernity in the masterpiece of the golden period. Print, rising sun by MonetThe port of Le Havre, the mist and the painting which gave its name to impressionism. Water lilies by MonetGiverny, reflections, series and horizon dissolved in one of the great cycles of modern painting.

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Van GoghNights, flowers, rooms, landscapes and great works of the painter. Claude MonetWater lilies, millstones, London, snow, gardens and changing light. Gustav KlimtGolden period, symbols, portraits and Viennese Secession. ImpressionismMonet, Renoir, outdoors, series and birth of a new perspective. Table analysisComposition, colors, details, context and interpretations. Musée d'OrsayWorks preserved in Paris, routes and visiting landmarks.