the most famous painting to have ever been created in the Western World, the Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci between 1503 and 1506. He finished working on it in 1519. The painting is displayed in Louvre museum of Paris.
The painting was made between 1495 and 1498 and is placed in the Santa Maria Delle Grazie Monastery in Milan
The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh is displayed in the Museum of Modern Art, New York. It is one of the western world's most famous paintings. The painting was made in 1889 and depicts the city of Saint-Remy under the swirling sun.
he Scream, one of the world's most famous paintings of all time, was painted by Edvard Munch in 1893. The painting shows a frightened person screaming.
The Girl With a Pearl Earring is a work of art by Johannes Vermeer. It was painted around 1665 and portrays a turbaned girl with a pearl earring.
Guernica is a Picasso painting showing the bombing of Spain’s city of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. The 1937 painting is housed in the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid
The Birth of Venus depicts the emergence of the goddess Venus from the sea. The painting was made by Sandro Botticelli in the mid-1480s. The painting is on display in Florence’s Uffizi Gallery
The Night Watch was painted by Rembrandt in 1642. It depicts the departure of a city led by its captain. The painting is displayed at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The unique dark varnish makes the painting take on the appearance of a night scene.
The Persistence of Memory was painted by Salvador Dali in 1931. It is one of his most famous paintings.
Whistler’s Mother, or the Arrangement in Grey and Black, was painted in 1871 by James McNeill Whistler showing his mother seated on a chair against a gray wall. The painting is displayed in the Musée d’Orsay in Paris.