These are the top most-searched-for artworks in the world, according to the results
1. Monalisa by Leonard da Vinci
The Famous painting that was designed by an Artist called; Leonard da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance painter who lived from 1452 until 1519.
Dates range from 1503 through 1519.
According to historians, the "Mona Lisa" was scarcely known outside of art circles before to the twentieth century. However, in 1911, an ex-Louvre employee stole the painting and kept it hidden for two years. Since then, the theft has helped solidify the painting's place in popular culture and introduced millions of people to Renaissance art.
The Last Supper
This Art work was designed by Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance painter who lived from 1452 until 1519.
1495–1498 is a rough estimate.
Santa Maria delle Grazie, Santa Maria delle Grazie, Santa Maria delle Grazie, Santa Maria delle (Milan, Italy)
Leonardo da Vinci, the "Renaissance Man," is the only artist who appears twice on this list.
"The Last Supper," painted during a time when religious imagery was still a popular artistic theme, represents Jesus' final meal with his apostles before his crucifixion.
The picture is actually a large fresco, measuring 4.6 meters (15 feet) high and 8.8 meters (28.9 feet) broad, making for an impressive sight.
2. The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch painter who lived from 1853 to 1890.
The year is 1889.
The Museum of Modern Art is where you can see it (New York City)
Van Gogh's creative and forceful use of thick brushstrokes is exemplified in this rather abstract picture. For decades, art fans have been captivated by the painting's vibrant blues and yellows, as well as the dreamy, swirling mood.
3. The Screen
Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter.
The year is 1893.
Where to see it: National Museum (Oslo, Norway) and Munch Museum (opening in 2020). (Oslo — through May 2020)
First and foremost, "The Scream" is not a single piece of artwork. There are two paintings, two pastels, and an undisclosed number of prints, according to a British Museum blog. The works are on display at the National Museum and the Munch Museum, with one of the pastels fetching about $120 million at auction in 2012.
Daring robberies of the two painting versions of "The Scream" (1994 and 2004) helped raise public awareness of the artworks, similar to the case of the "Mona Lisa." (Both of them were finally discovered.)
4. 'Guernica'
Pablo Picasso is a famous Spanish painter.
The year is 1937.
Museo Reina Sofa is where you can see it (Madrid)
This is the newest painting on the list, and it depicts the German aerial bombing of Guernica, a Basque village, during the Spanish Civil War.
The painting has that characteristic Picasso style, and its uncompromising study of war's tragedies made it an important element of twentieth-century culture and history.
5. The Kiss
Gustav Klimt was a German painter who lived in the 18th century.
Estimated year: 1907–1908.
It can be seen at the Upper Belvedere Museum (Vienna, Austria)
Byzantine aesthetic influences can be noticed in the extremely elaborate robes worn by the passionate, life-sized lovers, which date from Klimt's "Golden Period."
Klimt delivers a "wide metaphorical remark about love being at the centre of human existence," according to the Upper Belvedere. People appear to agree, based on its magnetic appeal.
6.The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli, 1484–1486
The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli, 1484–1486
The Birth of Venus by Botticelli, which was created for Lorenzo de Medici, was the first full-length, non-religious nude since antiquity. The Goddess of Love is said to be based on Simonetta Cattaneo Vespucci, whose favors are said to have been shared by Lorenzo and his younger brother Giuliano. Zephyrus and Aura, the wind gods, are seen blowing Venus on a large clamshell to land where the personification of spring is waiting in a cloak. Naturally, Venus enraged Savonarola, the Dominican monk who oversaw a fundamentalist crackdown on the Florentines' secular preferences. In 1497, he participated in the infamous "Bonfire of the Vanities," which was called "profane."
7.The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck, 1434
The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck, 1434
This composition, one of the most important works created during the Northern Renaissance, is said to be among the earliest oil paintings ever created. It is said to be a full-length double portrait of an Italian merchant and a woman who may or may not be his bride. The renowned art critic Erwin Panofsky said that the artwork is actually a marriage contract in 1934. It is safe to say that the painting is one of the first interiors to use orthogonal perspective to create a sense of space that is adjacent to the viewer's own; it has the appearance of a picture you could enter.
8.The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, 1503–1515
The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, 1503–1515
Generally speaking, this weird triptych is seen as a distant precursor to surrealism. In actuality, it's the expression of a late medieval artist who thought that Heaven, Hell, and the Devil were actual places. The left panel of the three images portrays Christ delivering Eve to Adam, while the right panel displays the wrath of Hell; it is less clear whether the middle panel shows Heaven. The damned are attacked by giant ears brandishing phallic knives in Bosch's vivid depiction of Hell, while a bird-beaked bug king wearing a chamber pot as a crown sits on the throne and consumes the unfortunate before swiftly defecating them out again. This riot of symbols has generally resisted interpretation, which would explain why it is so popular.
9. A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat, 1884–1886
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat, 1884–1886
The iconic image by Georges Seurat, which evokes the Paris of the Belle Epoque, really shows a working-class suburban scene outside the city's core. Contrary to the bourgeois depictions of his Impressionist contemporaries, Seurat frequently made this milieu the subject of his paintings. Seurat chose the idea of eternal permanence found in Greek sculpture above the capture-the-moment style of Manet, Monet, and Degas. And that is just what you get in this procession of individuals that resembles a frieze; their immobility is consistent with Seurat's intention to create a classical landscape in modern form.
10. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer, 1665
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer, 1665
The young woman in Johannes Vermeer's 1665 study is astonishingly genuine and strikingly contemporary, almost like a snapshot. This raises the question of whether Vermeer used a camera obscura, a type of pre-photographic equipment, to generate the image. Aside than that, no one is certain who the sitter was, however it has been suggested that she might have been Vermeer's maid. She appears to be trying to establish an intimate connection across the ages as he paints her glancing over her shoulder and locking her eyes with the viewer. Technically speaking, Girl isn't a portrait at all, but an illustration of the Dutch headshot style known as a tronie, which is more of a still life of the contours of the face than an attempt to capture a resemblance.
11.David by Michelangelo, Florence's Galleria dell'Accademia
The David is undoubtedly the most well-known sculpture created by Michelangelo, if not the most well-known worldwide. It was carved out of a marble that Michelangelo's contemporaries thought was "unworkable." A technical achievement proved the sculptor's brilliance. But there are other reasons why this masterwork, which took three years to complete, is so significant. It shows David for the first time, both attentive and impassive, before his battle with Goliath. The biblical image of David is impressive at 5.17meters tall!
The entire piece conveys a steely resolve thanks to the stiff, well-defined muscles, the certain expression, and the brave posture. Additionally, Michelangelo purposefully distorted the proportions of several body sections of David. He has a larger-than-normal head, chest, and hands. The motivations behind this decision are still a mystery. For experts on Michelangelo, the most plausible explanation is that he wanted to draw attention to the focal points of the piece.
