Top famous paintings: works, artists and museums

The Birth of Venus - Sandro Botticelli
The 100 most famous nude paintings
One hundred paintings to follow the history of the painted nude, from Venus and academies to modern bodies that shift the conventions of the gaze. Read more...
Olympia - Édouard Manet
100 Paintings That Caused a Scandal
One hundred paintings whose public history took a turn toward rejection, censorship, indignation, theft, looting or activist attack. Read more...
The Origin of the World - Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet: 100 paintings to discover
Explore 100 paintings by Gustave Courbet, from The Origin of the World to A Burial at Ornans and The Painter’s Studio, with descriptions and reproductions. Read more...