Famous Artists

Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa between approximately 1503 and 1519. It is believed to depict Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine merchant. The painting hangs in the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Vincent van Gogh painted The Starry Night in June 1889 while staying at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France. The painting depicts the view from his window at night.

Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling between 1508 and 1512, commissioned by Pope Julius II. The iconic 'Creation of Adam' panel is one of the most replicated religious images in history.

Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque developed Cubism in the early 1900s. Picasso's 1907 painting 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon' is considered a pioneering work of the Cubist movement.

Andy Warhol was a leading figure in the pop art movement. His 1962 series of Campbell's Soup Cans and his silkscreen prints of Marilyn Monroe became iconic images of 20th-century art.

Salvador Dalí painted 'The Persistence of Memory' in 1931, featuring his famous melting clocks. Dalí was a leading figure in the Surrealist movement, known for his striking and bizarre imagery.

Claude Monet is considered a founder of French Impressionism. His 'Water Lilies' series, painted at his garden in Giverny over the last 30 years of his life, comprises about 250 oil paintings.

Johannes Vermeer painted 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' around 1665. Often called the 'Mona Lisa of the North,' it is one of the most famous paintings in the world, housed in the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague.

Frida Kahlo is renowned for her deeply personal self-portraits that explored themes of identity, pain, and the human body. Of her 143 paintings, 55 are self-portraits.

Sandro Botticelli painted 'The Birth of Venus' around 1485. The painting depicts the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth, standing on a giant scallop shell. It hangs in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.

Edvard Munch created 'The Scream' in 1893. The painting's agonized figure has become one of the most recognized images in art, symbolizing the anxiety of the modern age.

Jackson Pollock revolutionized art with his 'drip technique,' where he poured and dripped paint onto large canvases laid on the floor. He became the most famous figure of the Abstract Expressionist movement.

Raphael painted 'The School of Athens' between 1509 and 1511 as part of his commission to decorate the Vatican's Apostolic Palace. The fresco features depictions of Plato, Aristotle, and other Greek philosophers.

Gustav Klimt painted 'The Kiss' between 1907 and 1908 during his 'Golden Phase.' The painting, which features gold leaf and ornate patterns, is housed in the Belvedere Museum in Vienna.

Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio) was a revolutionary Baroque artist known for his dramatic use of chiaroscuro — strong contrasts between light and dark. His techniques influenced generations of painters.