Top famous paintings: works, artists and museums

Rue de Paris, temps de pluie — Gustave Caillebotte
Top 20 Paintings to Give a Travel Enthusiast
20 paintings for a travel enthusiast: cities, landscapes and stopovers, with images, gift advice and direct links. Read more...
Femmes au jardin W67 — Claude Monet
Top 20 Paintings to Give a Gardening Enthusiast
20 paintings to give a gardening enthusiast: Monet, Renoir, Morisot, Cassatt, flowering gardens, orchards and scenes among plants. Read more...
La Cène — Léonard de Vinci
Top 20 Religious Paintings to Give for a First Communion
Which painting should you give for a First Communion? Discover 20 works depicting Christ, the Last Supper and the Virgin Mary, with images, advice and reproductions. Read more...
Le Baptême du Christ — Piero della Francesca
Top 20 paintings to give as a christening gift
20 paintings to give as a christening gift: Baptisms of Christ, Virgins and Child and blessings, with images and direct links. Read more...
Palazzo da Mula à Venise W1764 — Claude Monet
Top 20 paintings to give as a retirement gift
20 paintings to give as a retirement gift: travel, gardens, landscapes and passions, with tips for choosing a personal gift. Read more...
La Classe de danse — Edgar Degas
Top 20 paintings for a dance school or studio
Explore 20 paintings for a dance school or studio: Degas, Renoir, Sargent and Sorolla. Images, hanging tips and reproductions. Read more...
Jeune femme tressant ses cheveux — Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Top 20 paintings for decorating an elegant hair salon
20 paintings for an elegant hair salon: hairdressing gestures, portraits, bouquets and placement tips. Read more...
La Jeune Fille à la perle — Johannes Vermeer
Top 20 paintings for a jewellery shop or fine jewellery house
20 paintings for a jewellery shop or fine jewellery house: Vermeer, Klimt, Sargent, portraits with pearls and goldsmiths. Images and reproductions. Read more...
La Liseuse — Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Top 20 paintings for decorating an independent bookshop
20 paintings for an independent bookshop: reading scenes, books and literary subjects, with tips for sections and event spaces. Read more...
Nature morte aux roses blanches — Henri Fantin-Latour
Top 20 paintings for a florist's shop or floral studio
20 flower paintings for a florist's shop or floral studio: images, placement tips and links to reproductions. Read more...
La Pentecôte — Giotto et atelier
Top 20 paintings of Pentecost and the Descent of the Holy Spirit
20 paintings of Pentecost: frescoes, altarpieces and Baroque scenes exploring the flames, the dove and the descent of the Holy Spirit. Read more...
Le Couronnement de la Vierge — Diego Velázquez
Top 20 paintings of the Coronation of the Virgin
Explore 20 paintings of the Coronation of the Virgin: Raphael, Botticelli, Velázquez and Fra Angelico. Images, symbols and links to reproductions. Read more...
Assomption de la Vierge — Andrea del Castagno
Top 30 paintings of the Assumption of the Virgin
30 paintings of the Assumption of the Virgin: images, explanations and links to reproductions. Read more...
Le Baptême du Christ — Piero della Francesca
Top 20 paintings of the Baptism of Christ
Explore 20 paintings of the Baptism of Christ: Piero della Francesca, Verrocchio, Leonardo, El Greco and Bellini. Images and links to reproductions. Read more...
Le Christ bénissant les enfants — Artemisia Gentileschi
Top 20 paintings of Jesus Welcoming and Blessing the Children
20 paintings of Jesus welcoming and blessing the children, with images, explanations and links to reproductions. Read more...
Le Bon Pasteur de la catacombe de Priscille — Artiste paléochrétien anonyme
Top 20 paintings of Jesus the Good Shepherd
20 images of Jesus the Good Shepherd: ten historical works and ten contemporary compositions created with AI by Alpha Christian Art, illustrated and discussed. Read more...
L’Extase de sainte Cécile — Raphaël
Top 20 Paintings of Saint Cecilia, Patron Saint of Musicians
20 paintings of Saint Cecilia: instruments, angels and symbolic portraits, with images and links to reproductions. Read more...
La Vision de saint Antoine de Padoue — cathédrale de Séville — Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Top 20 Paintings of Saint Anthony of Padua
Discover 20 paintings of Saint Anthony of Padua by Murillo, El Greco, Tiepolo and Goya: images, symbols and reproductions for your interior. Read more...
Le miracle du rameau fleuri (à gauche) ; le mariage de Marie et Joseph (à droite) — Robert Campin
Top 20 Paintings of Saint Joseph to Explore His Iconography
20 paintings of Saint Joseph to recognise his attributes: flowering branch, Christ Child, dreams, carpenter and Holy Family. Read more...
Le Sacré-Cœur de Jésus — Pompeo Batoni
The Sacred Heart of Jesus in Art: 20 Paintings and Creations to Discover
Two historical paintings and eighteen contemporary Alpha Christian Art creations: discover 20 depictions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Read more...
Scène de carnaval ou Le Menuet — Giandomenico Tiepolo
Top 20 Paintings of the Venice Carnival: Masks and Costumes
Discover 20 paintings of the carnival and masks of Venice: Longhi, Guardi, Tiepolo, Ziem and Exter, with images and links to reproductions. Read more...
Procession sur la Place Saint-Marc — Gentile Bellini
Top 20 Paintings of Religious Processions and Folk Traditions
20 paintings of processions and religious traditions: Bellini, Goya, Repin, Breton, Boudin, Dagnan-Bouveret and other scenes of community. Read more...
Joyeux Noël — Viggo Johansen
Top 20 Paintings of Family Christmas: Trees, Gifts and Reunions
20 works about Christmas: trees, tables, children and traditions, with images and links to each reproduction. Read more...
Les Lavandières au bord de la mer — Ettore Tito
Top 20 Paintings of Washerwomen and Laundresses
20 paintings of washerwomen and laundresses: gestures, rivers and light, with images and links to each reproduction. Read more...
Illustration générée par IA : observation de tableaux fictifs, face et dos, dans un atelier.
Old copy or original painting: which clues should you examine?
Old copy or original? Composition, signature, materials, back, provenance and examinations: useful clues and their limits before requesting an opinion. Read more...
L’Escalier d’or (The Golden Stairs) — Edward Burne-Jones
Top 20 Paintings of Staircases and Monumental Interiors
Discover 20 paintings of staircases, palaces and monumental galleries, with images, decorating advice and links to reproductions. Read more...
La Jeune Fille à la perle — Johannes Vermeer
Top 20 Portraits Adorned with Jewellery and Pearls
20 portraits adorned with jewellery and pearls: adornments, colours and details, with images and links to each reproduction. Read more...
Les Ambassadeurs — Hans Holbein le Jeune
Top 20 Paintings of Oriental Carpets: Patterns and Textile Richness
20 paintings of Oriental carpets: Holbein, Vermeer, Gérôme, Ingres, Kalf, Cézanne and Matisse. Patterns, textiles and links to reproductions. Read more...
La Porte bleue à Marquayrol — Henri Martin
Top 20 Paintings of Doors and Passageways: An Opening Within the Picture
20 paintings of doors, gates and passageways: light, figures and depth, with images and links to each reproduction. Read more...
Saint Joseph charpentier — Georges de La Tour
Top 20 Candlelit Paintings: Scenes Illuminated by Candlelight
Discover 20 candlelit paintings by Georges de La Tour, Honthorst, Dou, Schalcken, Wright and Anna Ancher, with links to reproductions. Read more...
Les Époux Arnolfini — Jan van Eyck
Top 20 Paintings of Mirrors: Reflections, Portraits and Perspective
20 paintings of mirrors: Van Eyck, Velázquez, Titian, Degas, Cassatt, Bonnard and other explorations of reflections. Images and links to reproductions. Read more...
Proserpine — Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Top 15 Paintings of Persephone and Proserpine: The Myth of the Seasons
15 paintings of Persephone and Proserpine: abduction, Demeter, the pomegranate and the return to the light, with images and links to reproductions. Read more...
Écho et Narcisse — John William Waterhouse
Top 15 Paintings of Narcissus and the Nymph Echo
15 paintings of Narcissus and Echo: Waterhouse, Poussin, Claude Lorrain and other visions of reflection, solitude and transformation. Read more...
Pandore — John William Waterhouse
Top 10 Paintings of Pandora and Her Box
Discover 10 paintings of Pandora by Waterhouse, Rossetti, Cabanel, Bouguereau, Cousin and Redon, with images and links to reproductions. Read more...
Pleurs pour Icare — Herbert James Draper
Top 10 paintings of Icarus and his fall
10 paintings of Icarus: preparations for flight, the fall and lamentations, with images and direct links to reproductions. Read more...
Pygmalion et Galatée — Jean-Léon Gérôme
Top 10 paintings of Pygmalion and Galatea
10 paintings of Pygmalion and Galatea: Gérôme, Girodet, Bronzino and Burne-Jones’s cycle. Images and links to reproductions. Read more...
Danaé — Gustav Klimt
Top 15 Paintings of Danaë and the Shower of Gold
15 paintings of Danaë and the shower of gold, from Titian to Klimt: images, an exploration of the myth and direct links to reproductions. Read more...
Ulysse se moquant de Polyphème — J. M. W. Turner
Top 20 Paintings of Odysseus and the Adventures of the Odyssey
20 paintings of Odysseus and the Odyssey: Polyphemus, Circe, the Sirens, Calypso, Nausicaa and Penelope. Images and links to reproductions. Read more...
Léda et le cygne, version au paysage rocheux — Peintre léonardesque, d’après Léonard de Vinci
Top 15 Paintings of Leda and the Swan in Art History
Discover 15 paintings of Leda and the Swan by Correggio, Rubens, Boucher, Delacroix, Moreau and Cézanne, including versions after Leonardo. Read more...
Bacchus et Ariane — Titian
Top 15 Paintings of Ariadne and Bacchus
15 paintings of Ariadne and Bacchus: Titian, Tintoretto, Carracci, Tiepolo and Maurice Denis. Images, the mythological story and links to reproductions. Read more...
Orphée — Franz von Stuck
Top 15 Paintings of Orpheus and Eurydice: Love, Music and Destiny
15 paintings of Orpheus and Eurydice: love, music, descent into the Underworld and destiny, with images and direct links to reproductions. Read more...
La Tour de Babel — Pieter Brueghel l’Ancien
Top 20 Paintings of Building Sites and Builders: Architecture under Construction
Discover 20 paintings of building sites and builders by Bruegel, Canaletto, Monet, Luce, Munch and Caillebotte, with reproductions. Read more...
L'alchimiste Sendivogius — Jan Matejko
Top 20 Paintings of Alchemists and Early Laboratories
20 paintings of alchemists and early laboratories: Teniers and his followers, Jan Steen, Wright, Chardin and Matejko. Images and links to reproductions. Read more...
École de campagne — Winslow Homer
Top 20 Paintings of Schools, Lessons and Schoolchildren
20 paintings of schools, lessons and schoolchildren by Homer, Anker, Renoir and other artists. Images and direct links to reproductions. Read more...
L’Astronome — Johannes Vermeer
Top 15 Paintings of Astronomers and Observatories
15 paintings of astronomers: Vermeer, Holbein, Copernicus, Galileo and Munch, with a view of Montsouris. Images and links to reproductions. Read more...
Le Docteur — Luke Fildes
Top 20 Paintings of Doctors, Consultations and Scenes of Care
Discover 20 paintings of doctors and care: Fildes, Goya, Rembrandt, Eakins and Van Gogh, consultations, hospitals and famous portraits. Read more...
Les Mineurs — Jules-Gustave Besson
Top 15 Paintings of Miners, Mines and the World of Coal
15 paintings of miners, mining sites and coal transport. Images and direct links to reproductions. Read more...
Le Laminoir en fer — Adolph von Menzel
Top 20 Paintings of Forges, Steelworks and Blast Furnaces
20 paintings of forges, foundries and blast furnaces: Menzel, Luce, Goya, Krøyer and Sisley. Images, descriptions and links to reproductions. Read more...
Ascension d’une montgolfière à Aranjuez — Antonio Carnicero
Top 15 Paintings and Images of Hot-Air Balloons and Balloons: The Beginnings of Air Travel
Discover 15 hot-air balloon and balloon artworks: Guardi, Goya, Puvis de Chavannes, Rousseau, watercolors and images of the first journeys through the air. Read more...
Bicyclette au Vésinet — Léon-François Comerre
Top 15 Paintings of Bicycles and Cyclists for a Vintage Sporting Interior
15 paintings of bicycles and cyclists: Manet, Casas, Béraud, Goncharova and Boccioni. Images, vintage decorating tips and links to reproductions. Read more...