Top famous paintings: works, artists and museums

Famous painting guides

Masterpieces, movements and museums

Top famous paintings: works, artists and major museums

Explore the best-known paintings by artist, movement, museum, country or subject, with illustrated selections to understand what makes each work essential.

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The Mona Lisa among the famous paintings in the Louvre
Museums
Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Artists
Impression, Rising Sun by Claude Monet and the great artistic movements
Movements
By artistVan Gogh, Monet, Renoir and other masters.
By movementRenaissance, Baroque, Impressionism and modernity.
By museumLouvre, Orsay and major collections.
By theme or countryPortraits, sacred art and national schools.

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Essential selections

100 paintings from the Louvre to seeThe Mona Lisa, Delacroix, Géricault and the museum's essential masterpieces. 100 masterpieces from the Musée d'OrsayMonet, Van Gogh, Degas and the great works of the 19th century. 100 paintings by Vincent van GoghNights, flowers, portraits and landscapes to follow the entire evolution of the painter. 100 paintings by Claude MonetPrinting, series, gardens and light in a selection by the master.

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Artistic movementsImpressionism, Baroque, Cubism, Art Nouveau and other trends. Great artistsVan Gogh, Monet, Renoir, Munch, Cézanne and the great masters. National schoolsFrench, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Russian paintings. Famous portraitsIconic faces, self-portraits and great portraits of history. Sacred artBiblical scenes, saints, Madonnas and religious masterpieces. Analyzes by tableRead detailed stories and analyses, work by work.