Famous Paintings of the World - CSV

code,slug,name,description,artist,museum,period,year
001,mona-lisa,Mona Lisa,"Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, famous for its enigmatic smile.",Leonardo da Vinci,Louvre Museum (Paris),Renaissance,1503-1506
002,the-starry-night,The Starry Night,Vincent van Gogh's masterpiece featuring a swirling night sky.,Vincent van Gogh,"Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York",Post-Impressionism,1889
003,the-scream,The Scream,Edvard Munch's masterpiece expressing existential anxiety.,Edvard Munch,"National Museum of Norway, Oslo",Symbolism / Expressionism,1893
004,the-last-supper,The Last Supper,Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece depicting Christ and the twelve apostles.,Leonardo da Vinci,"Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan",Renaissance,1495-1498
005,guernica,Guernica,Pablo Picasso's masterpiece depicting the horrors of war in monochrome.,Pablo Picasso,"Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid",Cubism,1937
006,girl-with-a-pearl-earring,Girl with a Pearl Earring,"Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece, also known as the 'Mona Lisa of the North'.",Johannes Vermeer,"Mauritshuis, The Hague",Baroque,1665
007,the-night-watch,The Night Watch,Rembrandt van Rijn's masterpiece featuring dramatic light and shadow.,Rembrandt van Rijn,"Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam",Baroque,1642
008,the-kiss,The Kiss,Gustav Klimt's masterpiece featuring decorative gold leaf.,Gustav Klimt,"Belvedere, Vienna",Art Nouveau / Vienna Secession,1907-1908
009,water-lilies,Water Lilies,Claude Monet's masterpiece series depicting the water lily pond at Giverny.,Claude Monet,Orangerie Museum (Paris) and others,Impressionism,1896-1926
010,a-sunday-afternoon-on-the-island-of-la-grande-jatte,A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,Georges Seurat's masterpiece of Neo-Impressionism using pointillism.,Georges Seurat,Art Institute of Chicago,Neo-Impressionism (Pointillism),1884-1886
011,american-gothic,American Gothic,Grant Wood's masterpiece depicting a stern American rural couple.,Grant Wood,Art Institute of Chicago,American Regionalism,1930
012,the-persistence-of-memory,The Persistence of Memory,"Salvador Dali's masterpiece featuring soft, melting clocks.",Salvador Dali,"Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York",Surrealism,1931
013,the-birth-of-venus,The Birth of Venus,Sandro Botticelli's masterpiece depicting the goddess born from the sea.,Sandro Botticelli,"Uffizi Gallery, Florence",Renaissance,1485
014,the-creation-of-adam,The Creation of Adam,"Michelangelo's masterpiece, part of the Sistine Chapel ceiling.",Michelangelo Buonarroti,"Sistine Chapel, Vatican",Renaissance,1508-1512
015,liberty-leading-the-people,Liberty Leading the People,Eugene Delacroix's masterpiece of Romanticism depicting the July Revolution.,Eugene Delacroix,"Louvre Museum, Paris",Romanticism,1830
016,sunflowers,Sunflowers,Vincent van Gogh's masterpiece depicting sunflowers in a vase.,Vincent van Gogh,"National Gallery (London), SOMPO Museum (Tokyo), and others",Post-Impressionism,1888-1889
017,impression-sunrise,"Impression, Sunrise",Claude Monet's masterpiece that gave the name to 'Impressionism'.,Claude Monet,"Marmottan Museum, Paris",Impressionism,1872
018,las-meninas,Las Meninas,Diego Velazquez's masterpiece with complex composition from a court painter's perspective.,Diego Velazquez,"Prado Museum, Madrid",Baroque,1656
019,the-garden-of-earthly-delights,The Garden of Earthly Delights,"Hieronymus Bosch's masterpiece, a fantastical triptych.",Hieronymus Bosch,"Prado Museum, Madrid",Northern Renaissance,1504
020,bal-du-moulin-de-la-galette,Bal du moulin de la Galette,Pierre-Auguste Renoir's masterpiece depicting a lively dance scene.,Pierre-Auguste Renoir,"Orsay Museum, Paris",Impressionism,1876