7 Greatest And Most Identifiable Portraits In Art History That Are Still Important Till Today

Khuraijam Roger Singh
Sep 25, 2024

Mona Lisa

Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, painted by Leonardo da Vinci, the painting has been traditionally considered to depict the Italian noblewoman Lisa del Giocondo.

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Going by various names over the centuries, painted by Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer, It depicts a European girl wearing an "exotic dress", an "oriental turban", and what appears to be a very large pearl as an earring.

Guernica

One of his best-known works of Pablo Picasso, the painting portrays the suffering wrought by violence and chaos.

The Starry Night

The Starry Night painted by Vincent van Gogh. It depicts the view from the east-facing window of his asylum room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, just before sunrise, with the addition of an imaginary village.

The Last Supper

Painted by Leonardo da Vinci, the painting represents the scene of the Last Supper of Jesus with the Twelve Apostles, as it is told in the Gospel of John – specifically the moment after Jesus announces that one of his apostles will betray him.

The Persistence of Memory

One of the most recognizable works of Salvador Dalí. The painting epitomizes Dalí's theory of "softness" and "hardness", which was central to his thinking at the time.

American Gothic

One of the most famous American paintings of the 20th century by Grant Wood, depicts a farmer standing beside his daughter – often mistakenly assumed to be his wife.

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