Famous Paintings List

Throughout history, the world has witnessed innumerable painters who have given us some extraordinary paintings to observe and understand. Through these there have also been a number or analysis made regarding the painter's thoughts while producing such wonderful works of art. Even though there have been many painters all across the globe who came up with their creations through each timeline the world passed. But very few of these famous paintings are appreciated globally and are priced the highest because of their age. In this article, we have put up a famous paintings list of some of the greatest painters to be displayed in the biggest art museums of the world. Thus, take a look at these, as you might have come across them in history lessons as well as movies!

List of Famous Paintings

As mentioned earlier, out of the millions of painters and their paintings which have been created till today, only a few hundreds take the spot on this famous paintings list. There are some which are most famous paintings by renowned painters like Pablo Picasso and Leonardo da Vinci, to name a few and there are others which were made as one piece by other painters. These paintings are also the most expensive (sold only in millions) paintings in the world because of the way they were made, by whom they were made and when they were made. To find out which are these breath-takers, read the following famous paintings list, mentioned just for you.

Top 10 Famous Paintings List
The paintings mentioned in this list are the best works of some very famous painters. After this list, there is another list mentioned with a few famous paintings of these painters mentioned individually, so take a look.

• Mona Lisa (Leonardo da Vinci)
• Woman III (Willem de Kooning)
• The Last Supper (Leonardo da Vinci)
• Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (Gustav Klim)
• The Old Guitarist (Picasso)
• The Persistence of Memory (Dali)
• The Last Judgment (Michelangelo)
• Portrait of Dr. Gachet (Vincent van Gogh)
• Au Lapin Agile (Pablo Picasso)
• No. 5, 1948 (Jackson Pollock)

Pablo Picasso Famous Paintings List
Pablo Picasso (25 October 1881 - 8 April 1973) was a painter born in Spain.

• Garcon a la Pipe
• Dora Maar with Ca
• Girl Before a Mirror
• Harlequin with a Glass
• Juan-les-Pins
• Musicians in Masks
• Portrait of Ambroise Vollard
• Still Life with Steers Skull
• The Bathers
• Woman in an Armchair
• Lola, Picasso's Sister
• Nude in Armchair
• Sleeping Peasants
• Three Dancers
• La Suppliante
• Torero
• Claude, Son of Picasso
• Crucifixion
• El Bobo

Michelangelo Famous Paintings List
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 - 18 February 1564) was an Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor. He was commonly known as Michelangelo by his well wishers.

• The Prophet Zachariah
• The Creation of Man
• The Creation of the Heavens
• The Flood
• The Fall from Grace
• The Libyan Sybil
• The Last Judgment Detail Saint Bartholomew
• The Last Judgment Detail Christ and Mary
• Pieta
• Moses
• Rebellious Slave (unfinished)
• Dying Slave

Leonardo da Vinci Famous Paintings List
Commonly known as Leonardo da Vinci, his real name was Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 - May 2, 1519). he was indeed one of the greatest men of the Renaissance time.

• Vitruvian Man
• Self-Portrait
• Virgin of the Rocks - Louvre
• Virgin of the Rocks - National Gallery
• The Virgin and Child with St. Anne
• The Last Supper Recovered
• St John in the Wilderness Bacchus
• Annunciation
• Portrait of a Woman
• The Adoration of the Magi
• Madonna of the Rocks
• Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani
• Portrait of a Musician

Vincent van Gogh Famous Paintings List
Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 - 29 July 1890) was known to be a Dutch painter. He was known to be a post-Impressionist painter.

• Starry Night
• Sunflowers
• Rest from Work
• Irises
• The Potato Eaters
• The Red Vineyard
• Before and After
• Portrait of Doctor Gachet
• Vincent's Bedroom in Arles
• The Night Cafe in the Place Lamartine in Arles
• Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear
• Starry Night Over the Rhone

Claude Monet Famous Paintings List
Known as Oscar Claude Monet (14 November 1840 - 5 December 1926) by birth, this French painter was called Claude Monet, and had a very versatile pattern of painting.

• The Beach at Etretat
• A Windmill near Zaandam
• The Grand Dock at Le Havre
• Beach at Honfleux
• The Seine Below Rouen
• Beach at Sainte Adresse
• The Seine at Rouen
• Argenteuil
• The Red Boats Argenteuil
• La Grenouillere
• Impression Sunrise

With this enormous famous paintings list mentioned above, includes some of the best works of all the well-known painters. They gave the world many reasons to fall in love with their paintings and because these paintings are the original versions which are still kept in the museums, they are priceless!