Most Beautiful Paintings in the World

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Portrait of Madame RecamierPortrait of Madame Recamier is an 1800 portrait of the Parisian socialite Juliette Recamier by Jacques Louis David. This portrait shows Juliette Recamier sitting on a style sofa in a simple DRESS with bare arms. This painting steeped in neoclassical fashion is now located at Louvre in France.

Mona Lisa – Leonardo da Vinci

The most famous painting in the world is the main attraction of the Louvre museum in Paris, where it is seen by six million people every year. Leonardo da Vinci painted it from the year 1503 or 1504 till shortly before he died in 1519.

The painting is a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, and is in oil on a white Lombardy poplar panel.

Girl With A PEARL EARRING

This beautiful painting by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, a girl with an exotic DRESS, an oriental turban and a large pearl EARRING. The painting was completed around 1665 and is on display in the Mauritshuis Gallery in the Hague, the Netherlands.

The Birth of Venus The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli is a painting that depicts the emergence

of Goddess Venus from the sea as a beautiful woman. The most striking part of this simple painting is the beautiful face of Goddess Venus and her shy posture. It is currently housed in Florence’s Uffizi Gallery.

Massacre of the Innocents

Based on the biblical massacre of innocents in Bethlehem, this painting by Peter Paul Rubens strikes a chilling note in the minds of viewers. The Massacre of the Innocents is the biblical account of infanticide by Herod the Great, the Roman-appointed King of the Jews. According to the Gospel of Matthew, Herod ordered the execution of all young male children in the vicinity of Bethlehem, so as to avoid the loss of his throne to a newborn King of the Jews whose birth had been announced to him by the Magi.

Whistler’s Mother

Also known as “Arrangement in Grey and Black. The Artist’s Mother,” it is one of the most famous painting by American artist James McNeill Whistler. In this painting, Whistler depicts his mother sitting on a CHAIR against a grey wall. This painting is so called because the artist has used only black and grey shades in this painting.

  La Moulin de la Galette

The name of this painting translates to “Pastry Chef” and is a vivid description of a city life. This painting by Renoir is also one of the most expensive paintings ever bought.

Water LiliesWater lilies, painted by Claude Monet, is a series of 250 oil paintings based on his own flower garden. These paintings are located in different art museums world over.

Starry NightStarry Night by Vincent Van Gogh shows the village of Saint-Remy under a swirling sun. It is one of the most well-known images in modern culture and is currently housed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

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