Top famous paintings: works, artists and museums

Olympia d’Édouard Manet, avec Victorine Meurent et Laure — détail au format 16:9
Famous models and muses: 24 stories in painting
Camille Doncieux, Victorine Meurent, Jeanne Hébuterne and Lisa Gherardini: discover the people behind the paintings, their ties to artists and debated identities. Read more...
La Famille de Darius devant Alexandre de Paul Véronèse — détail au format 16:9
25 famous works: commissions and patrons
From Botticelli to Matisse, explore patrons and commissions through 25 works: chapels, palaces, private portraits and large decorative schemes, with sources. Read more...
La Nuit étoilée de Vincent van Gogh, évoquée par Anne Sexton — détail au format 16:9
100 paintings that inspired writers: painting and literature
Discover 100 paintings linked to novels, poems, letters and essays, with authors, locations, sources and reproduction links. Read more...
Nighthawks d’Edward Hopper, tableau reconstitué dans The End of Violence — 100 tableaux au cinéma
100 paintings in cinema: works, films and inspirations
Discover 100 paintings in cinema, with films, scenes, sources, locations and direct links to order a reproduction of each work. Read more...
Un dimanche après-midi à l’Île de la Grande Jatte de Georges Seurat — 100 tableaux célèbres à copier ou réinterpréter
100 famous paintings to copy or reinterpret
Discover 100 famous paintings to copy or reinterpret, each with a precise analysis, its location and a direct reproduction link. Read more...
Le Printemps de Botticelli — protection et conservation aux Offices
100 famous paintings: restoration and conservation
Distinguish documented restoration, conservation, artist versions and reproduction effects across 100 paintings, with original locations and reproduction links. Read more...
Tournesols de Vincent van Gogh — comparer les versions peintes
100 famous paintings: versions, studies and misleading duplicates
Compare 100 paintings carefully: genuine versions, studies, related works and duplicate images, with original locations and direct reproduction links. Read more...
Les Fileuses de Diego Velázquez — tableau de référence pour l’étude des attributions
100 famous paintings: attributions, workshops and debates
Understand art-historical attribution through 100 works: reassessments, workshop contributions and reference paintings, with locations and reproductions. Read more...
Le Christ et la femme adultère de Bruegel — tableau volé puis retrouvé
100 painted works: disappearances, returns and false leads
Examine 100 works carefully: solved thefts, missing originals, restitutions, reattributions and cases with no proven disappearance, with locations and reproductions. Read more...
C’est formidable ! de Kurt Schwitters — collage Merz illustrant le guide du collage
100 images of collage: works, posters and archives
Understand collage through 100 images: cut paper, Merz, Cubism, digital montages and exhibition documents, with sources and known locations. Read more...
Esquisse peinte de Georges Seurat pour Un dimanche à la Grande Jatte
100 sketches, studies and unfinished paintings to discover
Discover 100 sketches, studies and unfinished paintings, with artists, context, known locations and direct reproduction links. Read more...
Étude de la mer et du ciel à l’île de Wight par J. M. W. Turner
100 painted studies: figures, landscapes and preparatory brushwork
Explore artists’ working methods through 100 painted studies: preparatory compositions, figures, landscapes and animals, with known locations and reproductions. Read more...
Diptyque aux deux donateurs de Hans Memling, couverture au format 16:9
100 images to understand diptychs and paired paintings
Explore 100 painted diptychs, paired portraits and related formats, with commentary, known locations and direct links to matching reproductions. Read more...
Squelettes se disputant un hareng saur de James Ensor, couverture 16:9
100 panel paintings: wood, tempera and oil
Explore 100 panel paintings, from medieval altarpieces to modern landscapes, with supports, techniques, locations and matching reproductions. Read more...
Champ de blé aux corbeaux de Vincent van Gogh, exemple de touche et de matière picturale
100 works to understand impasto and painted texture
Understand impasto through 100 works: thick paint, visible brushwork, highlights and mixed reliefs, with locations and reproductions where available. Read more...
Agnus Dei de Francisco de Zurbarán, agneau éclairé sur fond sombre
100 paintings to understand chiaroscuro and tenebrism
Compare Caravaggio’s tenebrism, Baroque chiaroscuro, nocturnes and related works through 100 paintings, with locations and reproductions. Read more...
Nighthawks d’Edward Hopper, diner éclairé dans une rue nocturne
100 chiaroscuro paintings, from the Baroque to modern nocturnes
Explore 100 works of Baroque chiaroscuro, candlelit scenes, moonlit landscapes and modern nocturnes, with locations and reproductions. Read more...
Perception d’eL Seed, anamorphose peinte sur les façades de Manshiyat Naser au Caire
100 famous trompe-l’œil works: paintings, anamorphoses and illusions
Explore 100 trompe-l’œil and comparison works: painted frames, objects, anamorphoses and decoration, with techniques, locations and available reproductions. Read more...
Le Christ et la femme adultère de Pieter Bruegel l’Ancien, grisaille conservée à la Courtauld Gallery
100 examples of grisaille: paintings, decoration and techniques
Explore grisaille through 100 works: Bruegel, Rembrandt, altarpiece wings, painted reliefs and studies, with locations and available reproductions. Read more...
Paysage miniature de Zeng Yandong, album de 1822 conservé au Cleveland Museum of Art
100 painted miniatures: portraits, manuscripts and small formats
Discover 100 painted miniatures: portable portraits, illuminated manuscripts, Persian, Indian and Chinese pages and small works, with locations and reproductions. Read more...
Portrait funéraire du Fayoum au centre d’une bannière sombre
100 Fayum portraits: faces of Roman Egypt
Explore 100 funerary portraits from Roman Egypt: encaustic, tempera, wood or linen supports and portraits still attached to mummies, with locations. Read more...
L’Étoile d’Edgar Degas en bannière panoramique 16:9, adaptation de l’œuvre originale
100 works in gouache: artists, techniques and museums
Discover 100 gouache and mixed-media works, with artists, dates, locations, sources and direct links to available reproductions. Read more...
Les Noces de Cana de Véronèse présentées en couverture panoramique 16:9
100 masterpieces of oil painting
Explore 100 oil masterpieces, from Van Eyck to Matisse, with artists, dates, museums, analyses and direct reproduction links. Read more...
La Naissance de Vénus de Botticelli — couverture panoramique 16:9, œuvre conservée aux Offices de Florence
100 depictions of Venus and Aphrodite in art
Explore 100 depictions of Venus and Aphrodite, from Botticelli to Matisse, with commentary, locations and direct reproduction links. Read more...
Ophélie de John Everett Millais, inspirée de Hamlet — couverture 16:9
68 works inspired by Shakespeare: from Hamlet to The Tempest
Explore 68 Shakespeare-inspired works grouped by play: Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello and The Tempest, with notes, locations and reproductions. Read more...
Écho et Narcisse de Waterhouse, une œuvre inspirée des Métamorphoses d’Ovide — couverture 16:9
100 works inspired by Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Explore 100 works inspired by Ovid’s Metamorphoses: Narcissus, Daphne, Perseus, Orpheus and other stories, with original locations and reproductions. Read more...
Tête de Méduse de Rubens, une œuvre du mythe de Persée — couverture 16:9
10 famous works about Medusa and the myth of Perseus
Explore 10 works about Medusa, from Caravaggio to Jawlensky: analyses, original locations, nuances of the myth and direct reproduction links. Read more...
La Belle au bois dormant d’Edward Burne-Jones — 26 œuvres inspirées des contes et du folklore, couverture 16:9
26 works inspired by fairy tales and folklore
Discover 26 works inspired by Cinderella, the Kalevala, fairies and mermaids, with stories, original locations and direct reproduction links. Read more...
La Barque de Dante d’Eugène Delacroix — 25 œuvres inspirées de La Divine Comédie, couverture 16:9
25 works inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy
Explore 25 works inspired by the Divine Comedy: Dante, Virgil, Paolo and Francesca, and Beatrice, with analyses, locations and reproductions. Read more...
Diane et ses compagnes — Johannes Vermeer, couverture au format 16:9
90 depictions of Diana and Artemis in painting
Explore 90 works depicting Diana and Artemis, with myths, analyses, original locations and direct links to each painting’s reproduction. Read more...
La Barque de Dante de Delacroix — sélection de 38 œuvres inspirées de Dante
38 works inspired by Dante: paintings and illustrations
Discover 38 works inspired by Dante: the Divine Comedy, Beatrice and Vita nuova, with analyses, locations and reproductions. Read more...
Lancelot et Guenièvre de Herbert Draper — 16 œuvres des légendes arthuriennes
16 works inspired by Arthurian legends
Discover 16 Arthurian works featuring Merlin, Shalott, Lancelot and the Grail, with analyses, original locations and reproduction links. Read more...
Quadrige, le char d’Apollon — Odilon Redon, couverture au format 16/9
89 works depicting Apollo: myths, music and light
Explore 89 works depicting Apollo: Daphne, Python, the sun chariot and the Muses, with descriptions, verified locations and reproductions. Read more...
Judith avec la tête d’Holopherne — Cristofano Allori, présentation au format 16/9
73 depictions of Judith and Holofernes: paintings and versions
Discover 73 depictions of Judith and Holofernes, with painting descriptions, verified locations and direct reproduction links. Read more...
Saint François d’Assise dans le paysage — Henri Martin, illustration de 55 représentations du saint
55 depictions of Saint Francis of Assisi: paintings and visions
Discover 55 depictions of Saint Francis of Assisi, with paintings explained, locations and links to choose a reproduction. Read more...
Marie-Madeleine dans la grotte de la Sainte-Baume — Juan Bautista Maíno, sélection de 85 représentations
85 depictions of Mary Magdalene: paintings, prayer and landscapes
Discover 85 depictions of Mary Magdalene, with explanations, locations and links to choose a reproduction of your favourite painting. Read more...
La vision et l’inspiration de Jeanne d’Arc — Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel, sélection de 22 représentations
22 depictions of Joan of Arc: works and reproductions
Discover 22 depictions of Joan of Arc: paintings and a poster explained, with locations and reproduction links. Read more...
Pietà de Franz von Stuck — couverture 16/9 de la sélection de 97 Pietà et Déplorations
97 Pietàs and Lamentations: works and reproductions
Explore 97 Pietàs and Lamentations, with explanations, locations, 22 contemporary creations and links to choose a reproduction. Read more...
Résurrections du Christ — Piero della Francesca, Raphaël et le Tintoret, couverture 16/9
34 paintings of the Resurrection of Christ
Discover 34 paintings of Christ’s Resurrection, with explanations of their compositions, locations and links to choose a reproduction. Read more...
Jugements derniers de Michel-Ange, Fra Angelico et Hans Memling — couverture 16/9
33 depictions of the Last Judgement
Explore 33 depictions of the Last Judgement: paintings, frescoes and details explained, with locations and reproduction links. Read more...
Saint Jérôme, sainte Catherine et sainte Cécile — sélection de 93 représentations de saints et saintes
93 depictions of saints
Discover 93 depictions of saints, with explanations, identified locations and links to choose a reproduction. Read more...
Le Gardien du paradis, Jacob et l’ange et un angelot musicien — 50 représentations d’anges
50 depictions of angels in painting
Discover 50 angel depictions: biblical stories, paintings, modern works and contemporary creations, with links to their reproductions. Read more...
La Cène de Léonard de Vinci, Rubens et Andrea del Castagno — sélection de 91 représentations
91 depictions of the Last Supper in painting
Discover 91 Last Supper depictions by Leonardo da Vinci, great masters and contemporary creators, with locations and reproduction links. Read more...
83 Crucifixions en peinture — Bosch, Masaccio et Grünewald, sélection d’œuvres
83 Crucifixions in painting: works and reproductions
Discover 83 Crucifixion paintings, their compositions and confirmed locations, with direct links to choose your reproduction. Read more...
89 Nativités en peinture — Botticelli, Duccio et Lorenzo Lotto — couverture au format 16/9
89 Nativities in painting: works and reproductions
Discover 89 Nativity paintings, their compositions and locations, with direct links to choose a reproduction of each work. Read more...
L'Annonciation - John William Waterhouse image 1 reproduction de peinture à l’huile
90 Annunciations in painting: works and details
Explore 90 images of the Annunciation: paintings, altarpieces and details, with cross-checked locations and direct reproduction links. Read more...
Vierge à l'Enfant avec sainte Anne - Léonard de Vinci image 1 copie peinte à la main à l’huile
100 reproductions of the Madonna and Child: works and variations
Explore 100 Madonna and Child reproductions, with compositions, variations, image descriptions and links to the catalogue paintings. Read more...
Vue d’Ayutthaya, ancienne capitale du Siam — atelier de Johannes Vingboons
Bangkok and urban Thailand in painting: 1 historical view
An iconographic history of Bangkok and urban Thailand, distinct from a gallery guide or museum collection. Read more...
Magasin Mitsui dans la rue Suruga à Edo — Katsushika Hokusai
The 37 most famous paintings of Tokyo and Kyoto
An iconographic history of Tokyo and Kyoto, distinct from a gallery guide or museum collection. Read more...
Les 2 tableaux de Moscou et de Saint-Pétersbourg les plus célèbres
The 2 most famous paintings of Moscow and Saint Petersburg
An iconographic history of Moscow and Saint Petersburg, distinct from a gallery guide or museum collection. Read more...