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# Leonardo: Il Cenacolo/ The Last Supper (1497) - S.Maria delle Grazie, Milano
69 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
2.
Leonardo: Gioconda/ Mona Lisa (1505) - Louvre, Paris
56 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
3.
Van Gogh: Starry Night (1889) - Museum of Modern Art, New York
44 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
4.
Michelangelo: Il Giudizio Universale/ Universal Judgement (1541) - Cappella Sistina, Roma
This painting has such vibrant colors, especially for the time in which it was painted. It is a beautiful painting of religious contexts.
43 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
5.
Dali: Persistence of Memory (1931) - Museum of Modern Art, New York
This is one of Dali's most respected paintings. It is a painting of distorted pocket watches. This is definitely open for interpretation and that is what makes this such a great painting.
34 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
6.
Bosch: The Garden of Delights (1504) - Prado, Madrid
Wow, what a beautiful painting. It is actually a tri-fold canvas with many animals and people to study.
28 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
7.
Klimt: The Kiss (1908) - Belvedere, Wien
This is a remarkable painting by Klimt. There are 2 people in an embrace and the way that they blend in the painting is eye-catching. It sends such a romantic and warm feeling through you when you look at it.
19 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
8.
Monet: Nimphee (1926) - Orangerie, Paris
14 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
9.
Botticelli: Allegoria della Primavera (1478) - Uffizi, Firenze
14 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
10.
Dali: Metamorphose de Narcisse (1937) - Tate Gallery, London
11 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
11.
Greco: Toledo (1599) - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
6 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
12.
Botticelli: Nascita di Venere (1485) - Uffizi, Firenze
6 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
13.
Odd Nerdrum: Two Men Guiding One (199x) - Weisman Museum - Minneapolis, MN
4 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
14.
Cranach: Flugelaltar mit dem Jungsten Gericht (1524) - Gemaldegalerie, Berlin
4 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
15.
Bosch: The Last Judgement (1505) - Gemaldegalerie der Akademie der Bildenden Kunste, Wien
4 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
16.
Titian : The Rape Of Europa, Isabel Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, Ma. (circa 1500's)
Intensity. Vivid use of the color red. Opulent and riveting. A must see for Art lovers
3 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
17.
Rousseau: Sleeping Gypsy (1897) - Museum of Modern Art, New York
3 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
18.
Klimt: The Virgin (1913) - National Gallery, Prague
3 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
19.
Van Eyck: Madonna in the Church (1425) - Gemaldegalerie, Berlin
2 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
20.
Klimt: Beethovenfries (1902) - Sezession, Wien
The patterns in this picture make it a splendid work of art. It has a naked man and woman in an embrace with various onlookers, eyes closed, apparently singing.
2 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
21.
Ernst: La Ville Entiere (1936) - Kunsthaus, Zurich
1 point - added 15 years ago by arollison -
22.
Dali: Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (1936) - Museum of Art, Philadelphia
1 point - added 15 years ago by arollison -
23.
James Whistler : Whistler's mother (circa late 1800's) Musee D'Orsay, Paris France
This is self evident as one of the most famous paintings ever. Some dark and brooding, yet a breathtaking painting in its own right
-1 point - added 14 years ago by guest -
24.
Mathe: Paveman (1984) -- Budapest, Hungary
Simple as the subject matter and its representation is it communicates to people of all ages, independent of their level of education or affiliation of any kind telling one the story of urbanized man with remarkable clarity.
-4 points - added 15 years ago by Sedah -
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