Most Famous Paintings In The World
Between the millions of paintings that are created and shown in galleries and museums all around the world , a very small number transcend time and make history . This select group of most famous paintings is recognizable by people from all over the world and of all ages and will probably continue to echo and leave impressions in the minds of people in the centuries to come . Below is a list of some of the most famous paintings in the world .
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 Last Supper – Leonardo da Vinci
This world famous painting is not shown in a museum , but rather covers the back wall of the dining hall at Santa Maria delle Grazie monastery in Milan , Italy . It was painted by the most famous artist of all time , Leonardo da Vinci in the late 15th-century . The painting depicts the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples . Seeing this masterpiece in the small monastery is truly one of the best attractions Milan has to
The Creation Of Adam – Michelangelo
Located on the ceiling of The Sistine Chapel in Vatican City , Rome . The Creation Of Adam was painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512 and it is just one of nine scenes from the book of Genesis that are painted on the center of the ceiling of the chapel
The Persistence Of Memory – Salvador Dali .
Painted in 1931 by the Spanish artist Salvador Dali , The Persistence of Memory is one of the most recognizable pieces in art history . This work of art is known to make people ponder on their way of life and the way they spend their time , and it is also thought that this wonderful painting was inspired by Albert Einstein ’ s Theory of Relativity
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