Spolarium by Juan Luna 1884 The gruesome death caused by gladiatorial matches is the focal point of the painting’s perspective on Roman history. The basement of the Roman Colosseum, where…
The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai 1831 The great wave travels from left to right, which could be a sign of how Western culture would change Edo Japan…
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet 1872 Impressionist painting was started by Claude Monet; in fact, the term “Impressionism” comes from the title of this painting, Impression, Sunrise. Monet is regarded…
The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh 1889 One of the most well-known pieces by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh is The Starry Night, an appealing abstract landscape painting from…
The Creation Of Adam by Michaelangelo Buonarroti 1508-1512 The Creation of Adam is not like other Creation scenes that had been painted up until that time. God on the right…
Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci 1503-1519 Originally a portrait of this type, the Mona Lisa’s significance has changed with time, and it is now regarded as the most famous…
Ivan the Terrible and his Son by Ilya Repin 1883-1885 One of Ilya Repin’s most psychologically haunting pieces, “Ivan the Terrible and his Son” (oil on canvas), is a despairing…
The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dalí 1931 Similar to Picasso’s Les Demoiselles D’Avignon (1907) and Van Gogh’s Starry Night (1889), The Persistence of Memory attracts tourists from all over…
The Weeping Woman by Pablo Picasso 1937 “For me she’s the weeping woman. For years I’ve painted her in tortured forms, not through sadism, and not with pleasure, either; just…
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat 1884-1886 “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” by Georges Seurat is a truly innovative piece of art…