Famous Paintings in the World

2013-04-18 by liuqingwang 一条评论

1. Mona Lisa

The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of a woman which is designed by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci(1452-1519).  It is “the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, and the most parodied work of art in the world”.  Nowadays, this painting is located in Musée du Louvre, Paris.

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2. The Starry Night

The Starry Night is a painting by the Dutch post-impressionist artist Vincent Van Gogh(1853-1890) and it is created from memory and portrays the sight outside the window of his sanitarium room at night.  Moreover, it is the most famous painting of Vincent  Van Gogh.  It makes people repress and it uses abstract to create the sky.

3. The Last Supper

The Last Supper is created by Leonardo da Vinci(1452-1519) and it describes the final feast Jesus had with his Twelve Apostles during which he announces one of them would betray him.

4.The Scream

The Scream is created by Edvard Munch(1863-1944) and he expresses an extremely anxious and trembling person who standing at the fenced edge of a road.  Also this paintings can make people scared, distorted, and depressive.

5. A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte is design by Georges Seurat(1859-1891) and it is one of Seurat’s most famous works and is an example of pointillism.  A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte features extensive use of a technique known as pointillism which consists of contrasted color dots that form a single hue through viewers’ eyes.