Most art experts and art historians of classical paintings have widely divergent views about which of the thousands of hand-painted oil paintings represent the most popular paintings in history.
We, at VVFAG, used selected statistical data and algorithms to determine which were, perhaps, the most popular among the discerning public in the contemporary era. We carried out our analysis to assist you by bringing the most popular classic paintings to your notice which, we feel would appeal to you.
Here are the people’s choices of the most popular paintings in history (not in any particular order):Selected Facts About Each of the Famous Artists’ Paintings:
The most direct meaning in Michelangelo's Creation of Adam is the moment when God created human life. This painting has over 300 figures and its size is 2.8 m x 5.7 m. It remains today as one of the most powerful popular paintings in history.
This is one of the art lovers’ absolute favourite canvas paintings on oil, worldwide. It was painted by John Constable in 1821 in the area where he lived near the Rivers tour.,/p>
The painting ‘Woman With a Parasol-Madame Monet and Her Son’ belongs to a series of paintings which Monet produced during the summers of 1875 and 1876.
It is currently displayed in the National Gallery of Art, in Washington D.C, and is widely regarded that this oil painting ranks as one of best of Monet’s classic paintings.
This classic painting shows a group of Renoir’s friends relaxing and enjoying food, drinks, and good conversation on a balcony at the Maison Fournaise in Chatou, France. Renoir often included close friends is his paintings and they would model for him when needed. It took sixteen difficult months of hard work to complete this classic painting of casual leisure and is regarded as one of the most popular paintings in history.
This painting records the crossing of the Alps by Napoleon's army into Italy on a campaign that led to a series of military victories for Napoleon's forces. This canvas oil painting has elements of Renaissance and Baroque era features. It is now displayed in Château de Malmaison Museum in Rueil-Malmaison, France.
Van Gogh periodically returned to still life and flower canvas oil paintings through his short career. In June he painted a number of classic paintings of flowers in vases, including ‘Vase of Daisies’
Scholars believe the painting is based on Van Gogh's life at the time. The left part of the painting is extravagantly lit from the numerous lanterns with further lighting emanating from the café's opened windows. This well-lit area of the painting is thought to symbolize the positive mood the painter had at the time. Although a night scene, the painting is devoid of the colour black. Van Gogh stated in a letter to his sister that, to him, ‘the night is richer in colour than day’. Vincent painted the café terrace scene on location rather than from memory.
The is Klimt's most popular work and has found its place among the most famous classical paintings in oil with gold leafing. Thousands of visitors flock annually to see it in Vienna's Austrian Gallery.
This famous painter painted flowers, flower pieces, landscapes, bird scenes, game pieces and occasional portraits in the genre of canvas oil paintings. This particular painting is one of the most popular paintings in history.
This masterful oil-on-canvas painting remains today one of the most popular paintings in the history of famous artists’ paintings. VVFAG’s hand-made reproduction is an incomparable piece of artistry that will beautify you living or office environment and is guaranteed to win the admiration of all those who see this Renaissance era masterpiece.