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The Arkivism 250

The greatest public-domain artworks, ranked. Every work here is free to look at, download and use.

This is a cultural-consensus ranking of works Arkivism can actually serve — not “the greatest art of all time,” and not one person’s taste. Picasso’s Guernica and Dalí’s Persistence of Memory stay out because they are still in copyright. How the ranking works

Mona Lisa — Leonardo da Vinci — 1503-15191Mona LisaLeonardo da Vinci · 1503-1519
The Last Supper — Leonardo da Vinci — 1495-14982The Last SupperLeonardo da Vinci · 1495-1498
The Scream — Edvard Munch — 18933The ScreamEdvard Munch · 1893
The Starry Night — Vincent van Gogh — 18894The Starry NightVincent van Gogh · 1889
Girl with a Pearl Earring — Johannes Vermeer — 16655Girl with a Pearl EarringJohannes Vermeer · 1665
Liberty Leading the People — Eugene Delacroix — 18306Liberty Leading the PeopleEugene Delacroix · 1830
Vitruvian Man — Leonardo da Vinci — 14907Vitruvian ManLeonardo da Vinci · 1490
The Great Wave off Kanagawa — Katsushika Hokusai — 19008The Great Wave off KanagawaKatsushika Hokusai · 1900
The Creation of Adam — Michelangelo — 1508-15129The Creation of AdamMichelangelo · 1508-1512
The School of Athens — Raphael — 1509-151110The School of AthensRaphael · 1509-1511
The Birth of Venus — Sandro Botticelli — 1484-148611The Birth of VenusSandro Botticelli · 1484-1486
The Night Watch — Rembrandt van Rijn — 164212The Night WatchRembrandt van Rijn · 1642
Las Meninas — Diego Velazquez — 165613Las MeninasDiego Velazquez · 1656
The Potato Eaters — Vincent van Gogh — 188514The Potato EatersVincent van Gogh · 1885
The Kiss — Gustav Klimt — 1907-190815The KissGustav Klimt · 1907-1908
L'Origine du monde — Gustave Courbet — 186616L'Origine du mondeGustave Courbet · 1866
Impression, Sunrise — Claude Monet — 187217Impression, SunriseClaude Monet · 1872
The Death of Socrates — Jacques-Louis David — 178718The Death of SocratesJacques-Louis David · 1787
The Garden of Earthly Delights Triptych — Hieronymus Bosch — 1490-150019The Garden of Earthly Delights TriptychHieronymus Bosch · 1490-1500
Lady with an Ermine — Leonardo da Vinci — 1489-149120Lady with an ErmineLeonardo da Vinci · 1489-1491
The Last Judgment — Michelangelo — 1536-154121The Last JudgmentMichelangelo · 1536-1541
Wanderer above the Sea of Fog — Caspar David Friedrich — 181822Wanderer above the Sea of FogCaspar David Friedrich · 1818
The Raft of the Medusa — Theodore Gericault — 1818-181923The Raft of the MedusaTheodore Gericault · 1818-1819
Salvator Mundi — Leonardo da Vinci — 149024Salvator MundiLeonardo da Vinci · 1490
American Gothic — Grant Wood — 193025American GothicGrant Wood · 1930
Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks — Ilya Repin — 1880-189126Reply of the Zaporozhian CossacksIlya Repin · 1880-1891
Luncheon on the Grass — Edouard Manet — 186327Luncheon on the GrassEdouard Manet · 1863
La maja desnuda — Francisco de Goya — 180028La maja desnudaFrancisco de Goya · 1800
The Third of May 1808 — Francisco de Goya — 181429The Third of May 1808Francisco de Goya · 1814
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp — Rembrandt van Rijn — 163230The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes TulpRembrandt van Rijn · 1632
The Milkmaid — Johannes Vermeer — 1657-165831The MilkmaidJohannes Vermeer · 1657-1658
Arnolfini Portrait — Jan van Eyck — 143432Arnolfini PortraitJan van Eyck · 1434
Wheatfield with Crows — Vincent van Gogh — 189033Wheatfield with CrowsVincent van Gogh · 1890
Bal du moulin de la Galette — Pierre-Auguste Renoir — 187634Bal du moulin de la GalettePierre-Auguste Renoir · 1876
Primavera — Sandro Botticelli — 1477-148235PrimaveraSandro Botticelli · 1477-1482
Irises — Vincent van Gogh — 19836IrisesVincent van Gogh · 198
The Oath of the Horatii — Jacques-Louis David — 178437The Oath of the HoratiiJacques-Louis David · 1784
The Death of Marat — Jacques-Louis David — 179338The Death of MaratJacques-Louis David · 1793
Cafe Terrace at Night — Vincent van Gogh — 188839Cafe Terrace at NightVincent van Gogh · 1888
Olympia — Edouard Manet — 186340OlympiaEdouard Manet · 1863
Venus of Urbino — Titian — 153841Venus of UrbinoTitian · 1538
Ginevra de' Benci — Leonardo da Vinci — 147642Ginevra de' BenciLeonardo da Vinci · 1476
View of Delft — Johannes Vermeer — 1660-166143View of DelftJohannes Vermeer · 1660-1661
Ghent Altarpiece — Jan van Eyck — 143244Ghent AltarpieceJan van Eyck · 1432
The Coronation of Napoleon — Jacques-Louis David — 1805-180745The Coronation of NapoleonJacques-Louis David · 1805-1807
Hunters in the Snow — Pieter Bruegel the Elder — 156546Hunters in the SnowPieter Bruegel the Elder · 1565
Starry Night Over the Rhone — Vincent van Gogh — 188847Starry Night Over the RhoneVincent van Gogh · 1888
Saturn Devouring His Son — Francisco de Goya — 1820-182348Saturn Devouring His SonFrancisco de Goya · 1820-1823
Sleeping Venus — Giorgione — 150949Sleeping VenusGiorgione · 1509
The Surrender of Brea — Diego Velazquez — 163550The Surrender of BreaDiego Velazquez · 1635
Sistine Madonna — Raphael — 1512-151352Sistine MadonnaRaphael · 1512-1513
Netherlandish Proverbs — Pieter Bruegel the Elder — 155153Netherlandish ProverbsPieter Bruegel the Elder · 1551
Barge Haulers on the Volga — Ilya Repin — 1870-187354Barge Haulers on the VolgaIlya Repin · 1870-1873
The Ninth Wave — Ivan Aivazovsky — 185055The Ninth WaveIvan Aivazovsky · 1850
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I — Gustav Klimt — 190756Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer IGustav Klimt · 1907
The Card Players — Paul Cezanne — 189357The Card PlayersPaul Cezanne · 1893
The Tempest — Giorgione — 150658The TempestGiorgione · 1506
The Ambassadors — Hans Holbein the Younger — 153359The AmbassadorsHans Holbein the Younger · 1533
The Swing — Jean-Honore Fragonard — 176760The SwingJean-Honore Fragonard · 1767
Black Square — Kazimir Malevich — 191561Black SquareKazimir Malevich · 1915
Grande Odalisque — Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres — 181462Grande OdalisqueJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1814
The Calling of Saint Matthew — Caravaggio — 1599-160063The Calling of Saint MatthewCaravaggio · 1599-1600
A Burial at Ornans — Gustave Courbet — 1849-185064A Burial at OrnansGustave Courbet · 1849-1850
The Birth of Venus — William-Adolphe Bouguereau — 187965The Birth of VenusWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau · 1879
The Astronomer — Johannes Vermeer — 166466The AstronomerJohannes Vermeer · 1664
Ophelia — John Everett Millais — 1851-185267OpheliaJohn Everett Millais · 1851-1852
Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan — Ilya Repin — 1883-188568Ivan the Terrible and His Son IvanIlya Repin · 1883-1885
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee — Rembrandt van Rijn — 163369The Storm on the Sea of GalileeRembrandt van Rijn · 1633
Napoleon Crossing the Alps — Jacques-Louis David — 180170Napoleon Crossing the AlpsJacques-Louis David · 1801
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? — Paul Gauguin — 189771Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?Paul Gauguin · 1897
The Art of Painting — Johannes Vermeer — 1666-166872The Art of PaintingJohannes Vermeer · 1666-1668
Lamentation of Christ — Andrea Mantegna — 148373Lamentation of ChristAndrea Mantegna · 1483
The Jewish Bride — Rembrandt van Rijn — 166774The Jewish BrideRembrandt van Rijn · 1667
The Yellow Christ — Paul Gauguin — 188975The Yellow ChristPaul Gauguin · 1889
The Triumph of Death — Pieter Bruegel the Elder — 156076The Triumph of DeathPieter Bruegel the Elder · 1560
The Wedding at Cana — Paolo Veronese — 156377The Wedding at CanaPaolo Veronese · 1563
Rokeby Venus — Diego Velazquez — 1647-165178Rokeby VenusDiego Velazquez · 1647-1651
The Sleepers — Gustave Courbet — 186679The SleepersGustave Courbet · 1866
Doni Tondo — Michelangelo — 150080Doni TondoMichelangelo · 1500
When Will You Marry? — Paul Gauguin — 189281When Will You Marry?Paul Gauguin · 1892
La fornarina — Raphael — 151982La fornarinaRaphael · 1519
The Little Street — Johannes Vermeer — 1657-165883The Little StreetJohannes Vermeer · 1657-1658
Whistler's Mother — James McNeill Whistler — 187184Whistler's MotherJames McNeill Whistler · 1871
The Hay Wain — John Constable — 182185The Hay WainJohn Constable · 1821
The Return of the Prodigal Son — Rembrandt van Rijn — 1668-166986The Return of the Prodigal SonRembrandt van Rijn · 1668-1669
The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist — Caravaggio — 160887The Beheading of Saint John the BaptistCaravaggio · 1608
Death of Sardanapalus — Eugene Delacroix — 182788Death of SardanapalusEugene Delacroix · 1827
L'Absinthe — Edgar Degas — 1875-187689L'AbsintheEdgar Degas · 1875-1876
Morning in a Pine Forest — Ivan Shishkin — 188990Morning in a Pine ForestIvan Shishkin · 1889
Charles IV of Spain and His Family — Francisco de Goya — 1800-180191Charles IV of Spain and His FamilyFrancisco de Goya · 1800-1801
The Painter's Studio — Gustave Courbet — 185592The Painter's StudioGustave Courbet · 1855
Las Hilanderas — Diego Velazquez — 165593Las HilanderasDiego Velazquez · 1655
Isle of the Dead — Arnold Bocklin — 188694Isle of the DeadArnold Bocklin · 1886
Judith Beheading Holofernes — Caravaggio — 1598-159995Judith Beheading HolofernesCaravaggio · 1598-1599
Medusa — Caravaggio — 159796MedusaCaravaggio · 1597
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz — El Greco — 1586-158897The Burial of the Count of OrgazEl Greco · 1586-1588
The Supper at Emmaus — Caravaggio — 160198The Supper at EmmausCaravaggio · 1601
The Wounded Angel — Hugo Simberg — 190399The Wounded AngelHugo Simberg · 1903
Self-Portrait at Twenty-Eight — Albrecht Durer — 1500100Self-Portrait at Twenty-EightAlbrecht Durer · 1500
The Peasant Wedding — Pieter Bruegel the Elder — 1567101The Peasant WeddingPieter Bruegel the Elder · 1567
The Source — Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres — 1856102The SourceJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1856
The Blind Leading the Blind — Pieter Bruegel the Elder — 1568103The Blind Leading the BlindPieter Bruegel the Elder · 1568
Luncheon of the Boating Party — Pierre-Auguste Renoir — 1880-1881104Luncheon of the Boating PartyPierre-Auguste Renoir · 1880-1881
Melencolia I — Albrecht Durer — 1514105Melencolia IAlbrecht Durer · 1514
Along the River During the Qingming Festival — Zhang Zeduan — 1085106Along the River During the Qingming FestivalZhang Zeduan · 1085
Amor Vincit Omnia — Caravaggio — 1601107Amor Vincit OmniaCaravaggio · 1601
The Massacre at Chios — Eugene Delacroix — 1824108The Massacre at ChiosEugene Delacroix · 1824
View of Toledo — El Greco — 1596109View of ToledoEl Greco · 1596
A Young Girl Reading — Jean-Honore Fragonard — 1770110A Young Girl ReadingJean-Honore Fragonard · 1770
The Clothed Maja — Francisco de Goya — 1800111The Clothed MajaFrancisco de Goya · 1800
The Abbey in the Oakwood — Caspar David Friedrich — 1809-1810112The Abbey in the OakwoodCaspar David Friedrich · 1809-1810
The Marriage of the Virgin — Raphael — 1504113The Marriage of the VirginRaphael · 1504
The Three Philosophers — Giorgione — 1500114The Three PhilosophersGiorgione · 1500
The Turkish Bath — Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres — 1862115The Turkish BathJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1862
Venus and Mars — Sandro Botticelli — 1485116Venus and MarsSandro Botticelli · 1485
Assumption of the Virgin — Titian — 1516-1518117Assumption of the VirginTitian · 1516-1518
The Sleeping Gypsy — Henri Rousseau — 1897118The Sleeping GypsyHenri Rousseau · 1897
The Sea of Ice — Caspar David Friedrich — 1823-1824119The Sea of IceCaspar David Friedrich · 1823-1824
The Barque of Dante — Eugene Delacroix — 1822120The Barque of DanteEugene Delacroix · 1822
The Descent from the Cross — Rogier van der Weyden — 1435121The Descent from the CrossRogier van der Weyden · 1435
The Balcony — Edouard Manet — 1868122The BalconyEdouard Manet · 1868
Danaë — Rembrandt van Rijn — 1636123DanaëRembrandt van Rijn · 1636
The Magpie on the Gallows — Pieter Bruegel the Elder — 1568124The Magpie on the GallowsPieter Bruegel the Elder · 1568
Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau) — John Singer Sargent — 1884125Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau)John Singer Sargent · 1884
The Gleaners — Jean-Francois Millet — 1857126The GleanersJean-Francois Millet · 1857
Rain, Steam and Speed — J. M. W. Turner — 1844127Rain, Steam and SpeedJ. M. W. Turner · 1844
The Second of May 1808 — Francisco de Goya — 1814128The Second of May 1808Francisco de Goya · 1814
Sacred and Profane Love — Titian — 1514129Sacred and Profane LoveTitian · 1514
The Ship of Fools — Hieronymus Bosch — 1490-1500130The Ship of FoolsHieronymus Bosch · 1490-1500
Adoration of the Magi — Sandro Botticelli — 1475131Adoration of the MagiSandro Botticelli · 1475
Portrait of a Young Girl — Petrus Christus — 1470132Portrait of a Young GirlPetrus Christus · 1470
Three Graces — Raphael — 1504133Three GracesRaphael · 1504
La velata — Raphael — 1513134La velataRaphael · 1513
Music in the Tuileries — Edouard Manet — 1862135Music in the TuileriesEdouard Manet · 1862
The Four Apostles — Albrecht Durer — 1526136The Four ApostlesAlbrecht Durer · 1526
Judith Slaying Holofernes — Artemisia Gentileschi — 1612-1613137Judith Slaying HolofernesArtemisia Gentileschi · 1612-1613
The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things — Hieronymus Bosch — 1500138The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last ThingsHieronymus Bosch · 1500
Dante and Virgil in Hell — William-Adolphe Bouguereau — 1850139Dante and Virgil in HellWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau · 1850
Temptation of Saint Anthony — Hieronymus Bosch — 1501140Temptation of Saint AnthonyHieronymus Bosch · 1501
Les Grandes Baigneuses — Paul Cezanne — 1906141Les Grandes BaigneusesPaul Cezanne · 1906
Fine Wind, Clear Morning — Katsushika Hokusai — 1830142Fine Wind, Clear MorningKatsushika Hokusai · 1830
Madonna with the Long Neck — Parmigianino — 1534-1540143Madonna with the Long NeckParmigianino · 1534-1540
Adam and Eve — Albrecht Durer — 1507144Adam and EveAlbrecht Durer · 1507
Portrait of a Lady — Rogier van der Weyden — 1460145Portrait of a LadyRogier van der Weyden · 1460
The Elevation of the Cross — Peter Paul Rubens — 1610-1611146The Elevation of the CrossPeter Paul Rubens · 1610-1611
Danaë — Gustav Klimt — 1907147DanaëGustav Klimt · 1907
Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time — Bronzino — 1545148Venus, Cupid, Folly and TimeBronzino · 1545
La Balançoire — Pierre-Auguste Renoir — 1876149La BalançoirePierre-Auguste Renoir · 1876
The Nightmare — Henry Fuseli — 1781150The NightmareHenry Fuseli · 1781
La Calavera Catrina — Jose Guadalupe Posada — 1910151La Calavera CatrinaJose Guadalupe Posada · 1910
The Fighting Temeraire — J. M. W. Turner — 1838-1839152The Fighting TemeraireJ. M. W. Turner · 1838-1839
Woman with a Parasol – Madame Monet and Her Son — Claude Monet — 1886153Woman with a Parasol – Madame Monet and Her SonClaude Monet · 1886
Portrait of Innocent X — Diego Velazquez — 1700154Portrait of Innocent XDiego Velazquez · 1700
Paris Street; Rainy Day — Gustave Caillebotte — 1877155Paris Street; Rainy DayGustave Caillebotte · 1877
Hylas and the Nymphs — John William Waterhouse — 1896156Hylas and the NymphsJohn William Waterhouse · 1896
The Haywain Triptych — Hieronymus Bosch — 1512-1515157The Haywain TriptychHieronymus Bosch · 1512-1515
The Intervention of the Sabine Women — Jacques-Louis David — 1799158The Intervention of the Sabine WomenJacques-Louis David · 1799
The Feast in the House of Levi — Paolo Veronese — 1573159The Feast in the House of LeviPaolo Veronese · 1573
Nymphs and Satyr — William-Adolphe Bouguereau — 1873160Nymphs and SatyrWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau · 1873
The Last Judgment — Hans Memling — 1467-1471161The Last JudgmentHans Memling · 1467-1471
Girls at the Piano — Pierre-Auguste Renoir — 1892162Girls at the PianoPierre-Auguste Renoir · 1892
Equestrian Portrait of Charles V — Titian — 1548163Equestrian Portrait of Charles VTitian · 1548
Tahitian Women on the Beach — Paul Gauguin — 1890164Tahitian Women on the BeachPaul Gauguin · 1890
Women in the Garden — Claude Monet — 1866165Women in the GardenClaude Monet · 1866
The Great Bathers — Pierre-Auguste Renoir — 1884166The Great BathersPierre-Auguste Renoir · 1884
Old Woman Cooking Eggs — Diego Velazquez — 1618167Old Woman Cooking EggsDiego Velazquez · 1618
Woman with a Parrot — Gustave Courbet — 1866168Woman with a ParrotGustave Courbet · 1866
The Angelus — Jean-Francois Millet — 1857-1859169The AngelusJean-Francois Millet · 1857-1859
The Birth of Venus — Alexandre Cabanel — 1863170The Birth of VenusAlexandre Cabanel · 1863
Flagellation of Christ — Piero della Francesca — 1459171Flagellation of ChristPiero della Francesca · 1459
Last Supper — Tintoretto — 1563172Last SupperTintoretto · 1563
Garden at Sainte-Adresse — Claude Monet — 1867173Garden at Sainte-AdresseClaude Monet · 1867
Madonna with Canon Joris van der Paele — Jan van Eyck — 1436174Madonna with Canon Joris van der PaeleJan van Eyck · 1436
The Feast of the Gods — Giovanni Bellini — 1514175The Feast of the GodsGiovanni Bellini · 1514
The Valpinçon Bather — Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres — 1808176The Valpinçon BatherJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1808
Chalk Cliffs at Ruegen — Caspar David Friedrich — 1818177Chalk Cliffs at RuegenCaspar David Friedrich · 1818
Christ Carrying the Cross — Hieronymus Bosch — 1510178Christ Carrying the CrossHieronymus Bosch · 1510
The Madonna in the Church — Jan van Eyck — 1440179The Madonna in the ChurchJan van Eyck · 1440
Flora — Titian — 1517180FloraTitian · 1517
The Woman in the Waves — Gustave Courbet — 1868181The Woman in the WavesGustave Courbet · 1868
The Lady of Shalott — John William Waterhouse — 1888182The Lady of ShalottJohn William Waterhouse · 1888
Carnation, Lily, Lily and Rose — John Singer Sargent — 1885183Carnation, Lily, Lily and RoseJohn Singer Sargent · 1885
Bathers at Asnières — Georges Seurat — 1884184Bathers at AsnièresGeorges Seurat · 1884
The Monk by the Sea — Caspar David Friedrich — 1808-1810185The Monk by the SeaCaspar David Friedrich · 1808-1810
They Did Not Expect Him — Ilya Repin — 1888186They Did Not Expect HimIlya Repin · 1888
The Bellelli Family — Edgar Degas — 1858187The Bellelli FamilyEdgar Degas · 1858
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus — Peter Paul Rubens — 1618188The Rape of the Daughters of LeucippusPeter Paul Rubens · 1618
The Fif — Edouard Manet — 1866189The FifEdouard Manet · 1866
The Tortoise Trainer — Osman Hamdi Bey — 1906190The Tortoise TrainerOsman Hamdi Bey · 1906
Portinari Triptych — Hugo van der Goes — 1475191Portinari TriptychHugo van der Goes · 1475
Echo and Narcissus — John William Waterhouse — 1903192Echo and NarcissusJohn William Waterhouse · 1903
Jupiter and Io — Antonio da Correggio — 1530193Jupiter and IoAntonio da Correggio · 1530
Two Sisters — Pierre-Auguste Renoir — 1881194Two SistersPierre-Auguste Renoir · 1881
The Railway — Edouard Manet — 1873195The RailwayEdouard Manet · 1873
Moonlit Night on the Dnieper — Arkhip Kuindzhi — 1880196Moonlit Night on the DnieperArkhip Kuindzhi · 1880
Adoration of the Magi — Albrecht Durer — 1504197Adoration of the MagiAlbrecht Durer · 1504
The Fallen Angel — Alexandre Cabanel — 1847198The Fallen AngelAlexandre Cabanel · 1847
Knight, Death, and the Devil — Albrecht Durer — 1513199Knight, Death, and the DevilAlbrecht Durer · 1513
Nu couché — Amedeo Modigliani — 1917200Nu couchéAmedeo Modigliani · 1917
Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses — John William Waterhouse — 1891201Circe Offering the Cup to UlyssesJohn William Waterhouse · 1891
Napoleon I on His Imperial Throne — Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres — 1806202Napoleon I on His Imperial ThroneJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1806
The Blind Girl — John Everett Millais — 1856203The Blind GirlJohn Everett Millais · 1856
Madonna of the Magnificat — Sandro Botticelli — 1481204Madonna of the MagnificatSandro Botticelli · 1481
The Last Judgment (Beaune Altarpiece) — Rogier van der Weyden — 1443205The Last Judgment (Beaune Altarpiece)Rogier van der Weyden · 1443
Portrait of Eleanor of Toledo and her son Giovanni de' Medici — Bronzino — 1544206Portrait of Eleanor of Toledo and her son Giovanni de' MediciBronzino · 1544
Dawn — William-Adolphe Bouguereau — 1881207DawnWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau · 1881
Jacob’s Dream — Jusepe de Ribera — 1639208Jacob’s DreamJusepe de Ribera · 1639
Women Gladiators — Jusepe de Ribera — 1636209Women GladiatorsJusepe de Ribera · 1636
The Ancient of Days — William Blake — 1794210The Ancient of DaysWilliam Blake · 1794
Holy Trinity — Masaccio — 1425-1428211Holy TrinityMasaccio · 1425-1428
Maestà — Duccio — 1308212MaestàDuccio · 1308
Opening of the Fifth Seal — El Greco — 1610213Opening of the Fifth SealEl Greco · 1610
Les raboteurs de parquet — Gustave Caillebotte — 1875214Les raboteurs de parquetGustave Caillebotte · 1875
The Magpie — Claude Monet — 1868215The MagpieClaude Monet · 1868
Coin in the fish's mouth — Masaccio — 1424216Coin in the fish's mouthMasaccio · 1424
The Women of Algiers — Eugene Delacroix — 1834217The Women of AlgiersEugene Delacroix · 1834
Pallas and the Centaur — Sandro Botticelli — 1482218Pallas and the CentaurSandro Botticelli · 1482
The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest — El Greco — 1580219The Nobleman with his Hand on his ChestEl Greco · 1580
The Circus — Georges Seurat — 1891220The CircusGeorges Seurat · 1891
Girl with peaches — Valentin Serov — 1887221Girl with peachesValentin Serov · 1887
The First Mourning — William-Adolphe Bouguereau — 1888222The First MourningWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau · 1888
Annunciation with Saints Maxima and Ansanus — Simone Martini — 1333223Annunciation with Saints Maxima and AnsanusSimone Martini · 1333
A Militiaman Holding a Berkemeyer, Known as the ‘Merry Drinker’ — Frans Hals — 1629224A Militiaman Holding a Berkemeyer, Known as the ‘Merry Drinker’Frans Hals · 1629
Christ in the House of His Parents — John Everett Millais — 1849225Christ in the House of His ParentsJohn Everett Millais · 1849
At the Moulin Rouge — Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec — 1892226At the Moulin RougeHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec · 1892
Broadway Boogie Woogie — Piet Mondrian — 1942227Broadway Boogie WoogiePiet Mondrian · 1942
The Three Ages of Woman — Gustav Klimt — 1905228The Three Ages of WomanGustav Klimt · 1905
The Descent from the Cross — Peter Paul Rubens — 1611229The Descent from the CrossPeter Paul Rubens · 1611
Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl — James McNeill Whistler — 1860230Symphony in White, No. 1: The White GirlJames McNeill Whistler · 1860
The Child's Bath — Mary Cassatt — 1893231The Child's BathMary Cassatt · 1893
The Three Graces — Peter Paul Rubens — 1630232The Three GracesPeter Paul Rubens · 1630
Vision After the Sermon — Paul Gauguin — 1888233Vision After the SermonPaul Gauguin · 1888
The Baptism of Christ — Piero della Francesca — 1448-1450234The Baptism of ChristPiero della Francesca · 1448-1450
Woman in the Garden — Claude Monet — 1867235Woman in the GardenClaude Monet · 1867
The Demon Seated — Mikhail Vrubel — 1890236The Demon SeatedMikhail Vrubel · 1890
Portrait of Wally — Egon Schiele — 1912237Portrait of WallyEgon Schiele · 1912
Samson and Delilah — Peter Paul Rubens — 1609238Samson and DelilahPeter Paul Rubens · 1609
Blue Dancers — Edgar Degas — 1897239Blue DancersEdgar Degas · 1897
The Beguiling of Merlin — Edward Burne-Jones — 1872240The Beguiling of MerlinEdward Burne-Jones · 1872
Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi — Eugene Delacroix — 1826241Greece on the Ruins of MissolonghiEugene Delacroix · 1826
Life stages — Caspar David Friedrich — 1834242Life stagesCaspar David Friedrich · 1834
The Shepherdess — William-Adolphe Bouguereau — 1889243The ShepherdessWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau · 1889
Diana Leaving Her Bath — Francois Boucher — 1742244Diana Leaving Her BathFrancois Boucher · 1742
Nativity — Antonio da Correggio — 1529245NativityAntonio da Correggio · 1529
Rubens and Isabella Brant in the honeysuckle bower — Peter Paul Rubens — 1609246Rubens and Isabella Brant in the honeysuckle bowerPeter Paul Rubens · 1609
Alice — Amedeo Modigliani — 1918247AliceAmedeo Modigliani · 1918
Laughing Cavalier — Frans Hals — 1624248Laughing CavalierFrans Hals · 1624
Susanna and the Elders — Artemisia Gentileschi — 1610249Susanna and the EldersArtemisia Gentileschi · 1610
Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket — James McNeill Whistler — 1875250Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling RocketJames McNeill Whistler · 1875

How this list is ranked

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