From www.10 famousworks.com we have selected the 10 famous paintings of some of the best painters of all times to give you a quick and entertaining idea of which were his most representative works of them.
From the ancient prehistory man has felt the need to draw or paint. Possibly the first best-known example is the bison room of the Altamira caves. Since then, painting has been present as one of the most important cultural manifestations. It is amazing to get to see the economic valuations that are given to paintings by famous painters, because somehow a painting represents the look of a great man in a specific period of our existence.
Works of Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio) He was the son of Fermo Merisi and Lucia Aratori, and was born in Milan and lived in Caravaggio part of his childhood and youth, from here he adopted the immortal pseudonym with which he would stamp the history of his controversial and ingenious artistic life, he is […]
Best works ofVincent Willem Van Gogh (Zundert, 30 March 1853-Auvers-sur-Oise, 29 July 1890) Born in 1853, archetype of “tormented artist” given the vicissitudes of his life, born self-taught, maximum exponent of post-impressionism, his paintings permeate cultures around the world. Raised in a religious family. Like many artists, his inclination towards drawing was early. In 1880 […]
10 Famous Works of Rembrandt (Leiden, July 15, 1606-Amsterdam, October 4, 1669) Born in Leiden, the Netherlands in 1606, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn attended elementary school from 1612 to 1616 and then attended the Latin School in Leiden, studying classical and sacred scriptures. He was trained in arts with several masters of the time such […]
The 10 most famous works of Picasso (Málaga, October 25, 1881- Mougins, April 8, 1973) Versatility, spontaneity, revolutionary creation, define Pablo Ruiz Picasso, native of Malaga born on October 25, 1881. He demonstrated artistic skills at an early age, so much that in 1895 he entered the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid. In the “Els Quatre […]
10 Famous Works of Monet (Paris, November 14, 1840- Giverny, December 5, 1926) Born on November 14, 1840, Oscar-Claude Monet, had a childhood set in bucolic environments that he liked to contemplate. Melting pot of the impressionism, impregnated in his different works, he dedicated himself to the natural spaces glorifying them with a vibrant, agile […]