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Jan 1, 1494
#2 - The Last Supper
Painting Name: The Last Supper
Artist: Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci
When: 1494; completed in 1499
Medium Used: Tempera on gesso, pitch and mastic
On Display: This is a mural was originally painted in the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy at the end wall of the dining hall. It is now located on the wall of the refectory in the same convent.
Popular Discussion: One of the most satirized paintings in history.
Photo Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Supper_ -
Jun 1, 1503
#1 - Mona Lisa
Painting Name: Mona Lisa
Artist: Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci
When: Started 1503; finally completed in 1517
Medium Used: Oil on Canvas
On Display: In Paris, France at the Louvre Museum
Popular Discussion: The facial expression of the subject has been debated greatly. Described as enigmatic
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Jan 1, 1512
#3 - The Creation Of Adam
Painting Name: The Creation of Adam
Artist: Michelangelo
When: 1512
Medium Used: Fresco (Mural using watercolors)
On Display: This is one of the nine scenes of the mural located on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, Rome.
Popular Discussion: Said to be one of the most replicated religious art pieces in history.
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#8 - The Night Watch
Painting Name: The Night Watch
Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn
When: 1642
Medium Used: Oil on Canvas
On Display: The Netherlands national art museum, The Rijksmuseum
Popular Discussion: The original name of the painting is titled, The Company of captain Frans Banning Cocq and lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch preparing to march out
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#7 - Girl With A Pearl Earring
Painting Name: Girl With a Pearl Earring
Artist: Dutch painter, Johannes Vermeer
When: 1665
Medium Used: Oil on Canvas
On Display: Mauritshuis Art Museum in Hague, Netherlands
Popular Discussion: A fictionalized book, titled, Girl with a Pearl Earring, was written in 1999 depicting the circumstances surrounding the creation of the picture.
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#4 - The Starry Night
Painting Name: The Starry Night
Artist: Dutch artist, Vincent Van Gogh
When: June 1889
Medium Used: Oil on Canvas
On Display: The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Popular Discussion: Noted as one of Van Gogh’s greatest pieces of artwork
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#9 - Self Portrait Without Beard
Painting Name: Self-portrait without beard
Artist: Vincent van Gogh
When: September 1889
Medium Used: Oil on Canvas
On Display: Part of a private collection, as it was sold for $71.5 Million
Popular Discussion: Is the only self-portrait he ever did that he is without his beard
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#5 - The Scream
Painting Names: Der Schrei der Natur (The Scream of Nature) a.k.a. The Scream
Artist: Expressionist artist, Edvard Munch
When: 1893
Medium Used: Oil, tempera, pastel and crayon on cardboard; different mediums used because four pieces were created.
On Display: The National Gallery in Oslo, Norway has two of the four pieces.
Popular Discussion: These pieces have been the target of many high-profile art thefts.
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#6 - The Persistence of Memory
Painting Name: The Persistence of Memory
Artist: Salvador Dalí
When: 1931
Medium Used: Oil on Canvas
On Display: The Museum of Modern Art in New York City
Popular Discussion: One of the most well-known surrealist pieces of artwork
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#10 - Guernica
Painting Name: Guernica
Artist: Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso
When: 1937
Medium Used: Oil on Canvas
On Display: Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain
Popular Discussion: Artwork said to have brought world-wide attention to the Spanish Civil War, as it believed to be a response to the bombing carried out by the German and Italians of the country Guernica in Northern Spain.
Photo Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guernica_(Picasso)
