Top 10 Most Famous Paintings in the World Ever

Here’s the most famous paintings in the world ever. Famous paintings has been an inspiration to the development of culture and history. Famous artists in the world such as Van Gogh, Picasso, Vermeer, Renoir, Da Vinci, and Monet has made a lot of people captivated by their works over many centuries. If you are looking for paintings that have been famous in reproduction, here’s the list of the top 10 most famous paintings in the world.

10. From the Lake by Georgia O’Keeffe

This painting was drawn by Georgia O’Keefe when She spent her days at Lake George, New York in the early 1900s, which has inspired many of her works. This painting describe the gentle waves and ripples of Lake George.

From the Lake by Georgia O' Keeffe

9. The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali

This painting maybe the most famous painting by Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory was created in 1931 and is now displayed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Salvador Dali introduced the melting pocket watches in this piece.

The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali

8. The Dream by Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso was a pioneer of the modern art movement called Cubism. Picasso is also widely acknowledged as the most important artist of the 20th century.

The Dream by Pablo Picasso

7. Corner of the Garden at Montgeron by Claude Monet

This famous painting by Monet was created in 1877. Monet is known as the classic impressionist. This painting is drawn in the Corner of the Garden at Montgeron, where Monet has captured the ever-changing nature of light and color.

Corner of the Garden at Montgeron by Claude Monet

6. Café Terrace at Night by Vincent Van Gogh

This painting depicts a cafe in Arles,France specifically the Cafe Terrace and today the cafe is called Cafe van Gogh. The style of the painting is unique for Van Gogh with warm colors and depth of perspective.

Cafe Terrace at Night

5. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Jan Vermeer

This painting is a plain portrait of a girl, presumably before her wedding. The lack of background and color showcases her tear drop pearl earrings.

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Jan Vermeer

4. Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre Auguste Renoir

This painting depicts a group of Renoir’s friends relaxing on a balcony along the Seine River in France. In this painting Renoir has captured the joy of the middle class of late 19th century in France, it is a lively painting that brings happiness and excitement to any room.

Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre Auguste Renoir

3. The Kiss by Gustav Klimt

The painting was painted by Gustav Klimt, the Vienna master,in 1907. The painting depicts a couple surrounded by a gold blanket and ornaments sharing a moment of shear passion: the perfect kiss.

The Kiss by Gustav Klimt

2. Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

This is one of the most recognized paintings nowadays. Van Gogh’s Starry Night is a classic painting that invokes emotions from the serenity of the church steeple to the wild abandon of color used for the late night sky.

Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

1. Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci

Everyone will be agreed if The Mona Lisa is the world’s most famous painting. This painting is owned by the French government and hangs in the Louvre in Paris. The painting shows a woman looking out at the viewer with what is often described as an “enigmatic smile”. The Mona Lisa is perhaps the most famous piece in art history. If Monalisa sold, It will be the most expensive painting in the world ever, or maybe the most expensive art works in human history. Of course the art prints copy of this painting is spread out all over the world.

Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci

Have You seen one of those most famous paintings in the world directly? I want to see Mona Lisa in Paris if I have enough money

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13 Responses to “Top 10 Most Famous Paintings in the World Ever”

sapna rathore on July 12th, 2010 at 4:55 am

i like a all panting but we like a the dream panting maked by pablo picasso is tuch my hard . sapna india
ika on August 25th, 2010 at 2:31 pm

I like impressionism the most and my favourit painter is Vincent van Gogh. All his paintings express deep feelings although not all of them are pleasant like those shown above.
Deepak Kumar Tiwari on January 24th, 2011 at 12:54 pm

I visited the site today & I felt myself very happy.I liked all the paintings shown above & mostly the two paintings by, “Salvador Dali” & by, “Leonardo Da vinci”.
With pleasure I will recommend my friends to visit this site.
Thank you
Lemuel hingpit on January 27th, 2011 at 1:06 pm

All of the paintings are so great and makes me amazed!,how i wish i could have 1 of worlds famous paintings.And if i could buy 1 this paintings i choose the # 1,no question about that and if it sold?It would be the highiest rate than the jackson’s #5 master piece,believe me.
Alex Gabriel McKanze on February 1st, 2011 at 3:43 pm

To anybody who reads this

Those are all very famous a amazing paintings but then it’s hard to tell what about the scream painting from Edvard Munch ?
However also a lot of people will argue a little over van gogh and tell that his movement is more post impressionism rather than impressionism in it’s full splendor but it’s a picky detail. He also tried a few painting in pointillism. There is also the painting of the chapel sistine chapel which is quite famous. I believe it all depends on the education received. But don’t get me wrong I really love the chosen paintings.
Becca on February 16th, 2011 at 9:05 pm

I wish there were more on here from Leonardo’s time. Such a Michelangelo with the Sistine chapel ceiling or any of Raphael’s portraits.
Sean on March 6th, 2011 at 5:12 pm

Why isn’t The Last Supper on this list? I would think it meets the criteria.
ja on March 25th, 2011 at 12:33 pm

this isn’t the real “Starry night”. This is “Starry night over the Rhone”
Catherine on April 6th, 2011 at 4:45 am

That is NOT Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. That is Starry Night in Rhone, two COMPLETELY different paintings by Van Gogh.
Bannanafanna on April 12th, 2011 at 12:35 pm

??? Not the other “Starry Night”?
Jen on April 13th, 2011 at 12:46 pm

Why did they use a cross-stiched version of Picasso’s painting rather than an actual picture of it. It’s not that hard to go to google, type in The Dream by Pablo Picasso and find a half decent image.
Jen on April 18th, 2011 at 8:50 am

Also, I don’t think that particular Starry Night is Van gogh’s most famous. Just do a google search ‘Starry Night’ it is most definitely the other one that is more famous.
Shauna on April 19th, 2011 at 9:58 pm

I have to agree with Jen on the painting of Van Gogh’s Starry Night. It is by far the other one that is more famous. Personally, I prefer the other one.

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