Top 10 Most Famous Paintings in the World (1).pdf

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1. PAINTINGS IN
THE WORLD
TOP 10 MOST FAMOUS
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2. CONTENT
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MONALISA
THE LAST SUPPER
THE STARRY NIGHT
THE SCREAM
GUERNICA
THE KISS
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LAS MENINAS
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING

3. MONALISA
Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Estimated date: 1503 to 1519
Where to see it: Louvre Museum
(Paris)
It should come as no surprise
that the most famous painting in
the world is that mysterious
woman with the enigmatic smile.
But that’s one of the few
certainties about this work of
art.

4. THE LAST SUPPER
Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Estimated date: 1495 to 1498
Where to see it: Santa Maria delle
Grazie (Milan, Italy)
Leonardo, the original
“Renaissance Man,” is the only
artist to appear on this list twice.
Painted in an era when religious
imagery was still a dominant
artistic theme, “The Last Supper”
depicts the last time Jesus broke
bread with his disciples before
his crucifixion.

5. THE STARRY NIGHT
Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Date: 1889
Where to see it: Museum of
Modern Art (New York City)
The comparatively abstract
painting is the signature example
of van Gogh’s innovative and
bold use of thick brushstrokes.
The painting’s striking blues and
yellows and the dreamy, swirling
atmosphere have intrigued art
lovers for decades.

6. THE SCREAM
Artist: Edvard Munch
Date: 1893
Where to see it: National Museum
(Oslo, Norway – opening in 2020)
and Munch Museum (Oslo –
through May 2020)
First things first – “The Scream”
is not a single work of art.
According to a British Museum’s
blog, there are two paintings, two
pastels and then an unspecified
number of prints. The paintings
reside in the National Museum
and the Munch Museum, and in
2012, one of the pastels sold for
almost $120 million at auction.

7. GIRL WITH A
PEARL EARRING
Artist: Johannes Vermeer
Estimated date: 1665
Where to see it: Mauritshuis (The
Hague, Netherlands)
This intriguing favorite often gets
compared with the “Mona Lisa.”
Besides the stylistic differences,
technically “Girl With a Pearl
Earring” isn’t even a portrait, but
a “tronie” – a Dutch word for a
painting of an imaginary figure
with exaggerated features.

8. LAS MENINAS
Artist: Diego Velázquez
Date: 1656
Where to see it: Museo del Prado
(Madrid)
Housed at the popular (and vast)
Prado, “Las Meninas” is not only
Diego Velázquez`s most famous
painting, it’s also one of his
largest. The complexity of the
work has fascinated art critics
and the public for centuries.

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creating the look and feel of original
fine art.
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