Visual Arts
The Starry Night
Vincent van Gogh
A masterpiece depicting a night scene of a village with swirling clouds and stars. The painting represents van Gogh's view from the asylum where he spent his final years.
Source: Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Persistence of Memory
Salvador Dalí
Famous surrealist work featuring melting clocks on a barren landscape. The painting explores concepts of time, decay, and the relativity of space and time.
Source: Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci
Perhaps the most famous painting in the world, known for the subject's enigmatic smile. The portrait demonstrates da Vinci's mastery of sfumato technique.
Source: Louvre Museum, Paris
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The Night Watch
Rembrandt van Rijn
A masterpiece of Dutch Golden Age painting, showing Rembrandt's mastery of chiaroscuro. The painting depicts the militia company of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq.
Source: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
The Scream
Edvard Munch
An iconic expression of existential anxiety and the human condition. The painting shows a figure with an agonized expression against a landscape with a tumultuous orange sky.
Source: National Gallery, Oslo
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Johannes Vermeer
Often called the 'Mona Lisa of the North', this painting captures a girl in exotic dress and a large pearl earring. The work showcases Vermeer's masterful use of light.
Source: Mauritshuis, The Hague
The Birth of Venus
Sandro Botticelli
A masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance depicting Venus emerging from the sea. The painting represents the birth of love and spiritual beauty as a driving force in life.
Source: Uffizi Gallery, Florence
Water Lilies
Claude Monet
Part of a series of approximately 250 oil paintings depicting Monet's flower garden. These works showcase the artist's observations of light and color variations throughout different times of day.
Source: Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris
The Kiss
Gustav Klimt
A masterpiece of the Golden Period, featuring two lovers embracing. The painting is known for its elaborate ornamentation and use of gold leaf, characteristic of Klimt's style.
Source: Belvedere, Vienna
Guernica
Pablo Picasso
A powerful anti-war painting depicting the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. The monochromatic work has become a universal symbol of the horrors of war.
Source: Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid