While we are flooded with art day after day, there are a few special pieces that have transcended time and culture and have programmed their place in the history of art. Below is the gallery of 20 of the most famous paintings of all time - recognizable pieces during the years that will never be forgotten.
1. The Mona Lisa
No list of the most famous paintings would be complete without mention of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. This infamous portrait of Lisa del Giocondo was completed sometime between 1503 - 1519 and is currently exhibited at the Louvre Museum in Paris
2. The Starry Night
Vincent Van Gogh has painted countless well-known pieces; nevertheless his painting Starry Night is more than considered his opus magnum. Painted in 1889, the piece was made from memory and capriciously represents the view from his room of the sanatorium where he resided at that time.
3. The Scream
Using oil and pastel on cardboard, Edvard Munch painted his most famous work, The Scream, around 1893. It offers a ghostly figure that resembles the host of Stories from the Crypt, the background of this Expressionist painting is said to be Oslo, Norway.
4. Guernica
Inspired by the bombing of Guernica, Spain, during the Spanish Civil War, Pablo Picasso completed his most famous work, in 1937. This work was originally commissioned by the Spanish government and was intended to represent the suffering of the war and finally to present itself as a symbol of peace.
5. The persistence of memory
Painted in 1931 by another Spanish artist, The Persistence of the Memory of Salvador Dalí is one of the most recognizable and individual pieces in the history of art. Represents a lugubrious coastline covered with melted clocks, it is believed that Einstein's theory of relativity inspired this strange work.
6. The three musicians
At first glance it might look like a collage but it is a famous painting by Pablo Picasso, the Tres Músicos is actually an oil painting. Completed in 1921, he painted two very similar paintings that refer mutually to the Three Musicians and can be found in the MoMa of New York and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
7. One Sunday afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte
Using the unique technique of pointillism, creating a complete image composed of points, the French painter Georges Seurat brings us his most famous work, An afternoon of Sunday on the island of La Grande Jatte.
8. The young lady of the pearl
Considered by some as the "Mona Lisa of the North," this charming painting by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, represents exactly what the title indicates - The Girl with the Pearl (Girl with Pearl Earring). Completed around 1665, this work can now be found at the Mauritshuis gallery in The Hague. .
9. Whistler's mother (Whistler's Mothers)
Whistler 'Mother is the truncated name of James McNeill's most famous portrait, originally known as Black and White Portrait of the artist's mother. Painted in 1871, it is one of the few American works on this list - although it is a work owned by the Parisian museum and that is why it is rarely seen in the United States.
10. Portrait of the artist without a beard
Although the title is not very creative, Vincent Van Gogh's Portrait of himself without a beard is undoubtedly one of the most remarkable paintings of all time. While Van Gogh had painted many portraits before, this is the most notable because he is one of the few that represents him without a beard. In addition, it has been sold for 71.5 million dollars in 1998, it is one of the most expensive paintings that have ever been sold.
11. The night round
In his native Dutch language, De Nachtwacht is more popularly known in modern culture as The Night Watch. Using oil on canvas, Rembrandt (van Rijn) was commissioned by the captain of the militia and his 17 militia guards in 1642 to paint his company, in an effort to show the Queen of France that he would be visiting.
12. The kiss
Promoted as the most famous painting by Gustav Klimt, The Kiss is a realistic and geometric representation of the kiss of a couple, completed in 1908 in Vienna, Austria. What makes this work different from other works in oil on this list is that it also incorporates gold leaves on the canvas (in addition to oil).
13. Water lilies
The French painter Claude Monet painted a series of 250 works known as Water Lilies between 1840 and 1926 - which is exactly what it sounds like, 250 paintings depicting water lilies from the pond in his garden. While this is not an individual painting, taking into account the collection that is distributed among the most famous galleries in the world, the series deserves to be on the list ..
14. The flower bearer
Known in his native language as "Flower Carrier", The Flower Carrier is painted by Diego Rivera in 1953. Considered widely as the greatest Mexican painter of the 20th century, Rivera was known for his simple paintings dominated by bright colors and The Flower Carrier It is not an exception.
15. American Gothic
Marking the list with an iconic piece of American art, American Gothic, painted by Grant Wood in 1930 is a dry painting of a farmer and his wife - the Great Depression personified.
16. Cafe terrace at night (Cafe Terrace at Night)
Never being eye-catching for the titles, Terrace of Coffee at Night (1888) by the ever prolific Vincent Van Gogh, is one of the most individual representations of the mundane environment. Although Van Gogh never signed this work, he refers to his masterpiece of coffee in many personal documents.
17. The son of man (The Son of Man)
The most current piece on this list, painted in 1964, is The Son of Man by Rene Magrittees. Although it is a portrait of himself, his face is covered in large part by a floating green apple and contributes to his series of paintings known as The Great War on Facades.
18. No. 5, 1948
Another of the most current works, painted by Jackson Pollock in 1948, the impersonal title No. 5, 1948, although chaotic, is a piece of the art signature, however, reveals the vision of the confusion that was swirling within Pollock .
19. Dance at the Moulin de la Galette (Bal du moulin de la galette)
While the images of this painting could not be recognized immediately, it has been sold for $ 78.1 million (adjusted price of $ 127.4 million), Bal du Moulin de la Galette, by the French painter Auguste Renoires, is one of the most faces of all time, therefore, one of the most famous
20. Dogs Playing Poker (Dogs PLaying Poker)
Commissioned by Brown & Begelow cigars in 1903, the American painter C.M. Coolidge painted 16 unforgettable images of Dogs Playing Poker for the brand. Often parodied on greeting cards and popular culture, this series of dogs playing cards around a table is widely recognized as a true icon.
And this has been everything, I hope you liked it, a greeting to all.
Romanok