> Source: https://worldmuseumguide.org/exhibits/ — updated 2026-09-25. Markdown mirror generated at build time from the same content as the HTML page. Title: Famous Paintings & Where to See Them: 50 Masterpieces # World's Most Famous Artworks 50 iconic works across the world's greatest museums — with artist, date, medium, and where to see them in person. ## Quick answer World Museum Guide profiles 50 of the world's most famous artworks — the Mona Lisa, The Starry Night, Guernica, and more — with the artist, date, medium, and exactly which museum holds each work, so you can plan a visit rather than just read about the art. [Mona Lisa Leonardo da Vinci · c. 1503–1519 The Louvre, Paris](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/mona-lisa/) · [The Starry Night Vincent van Gogh · 1889 Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-starry-night/) · [The Birth of Venus Sandro Botticelli · c. 1484–1486 Uffizi Gallery, Florence](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-birth-of-venus/) · [Guernica Pablo Picasso · 1937 Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/guernica/) · [The Scream Edvard Munch · 1893 National Museum of Norway, Oslo](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-scream/) · [Girl with a Pearl Earring Johannes Vermeer · c. 1665 Mauritshuis, The Hague](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/girl-with-a-pearl-earring/) · [The Creation of Adam Michelangelo · 1508–1512 Vatican Museums, Vatican City](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-creation-of-adam/) · [The Last Supper Leonardo da Vinci · 1495–1498](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-last-supper/) · [The Persistence of Memory Salvador Dalí · 1931 Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-persistence-of-memory/) · [The Night Watch Rembrandt van Rijn · 1642 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-night-watch/) · [Las Meninas Diego Velázquez · 1656 Museo del Prado, Madrid](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/las-meninas/) · [The Kiss Gustav Klimt · 1907–1908 Belvedere Museum, Vienna](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-kiss-klimt/) · [The Great Wave off Kanagawa Katsushika Hokusai · c. 1831 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-great-wave/) · [American Gothic Grant Wood · 1930 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/american-gothic/) · [Nighthawks Edward Hopper · 1942 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/nighthawks/) · [Water Lilies Claude Monet · 1896–1926 Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/water-lilies/) · [A Sunday on La Grande Jatte Georges Seurat · 1884–1886 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/a-sunday-on-la-grande-jatte/) · [Liberty Leading the People Eugène Delacroix · 1830 The Louvre, Paris](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/liberty-leading-the-people/) · [The Hay Wain John Constable · 1821 The National Gallery, London](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-hay-wain/) · [The Fighting Temeraire J.M.W. Turner · 1839 The National Gallery, London](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-fighting-temeraire/) · [David Michelangelo · 1501–1504 Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/david-michelangelo/) · [Venus de Milo Unknown (attributed Alexandros of Antioch) · c. 130–100 BC The Louvre, Paris](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/venus-de-milo/) · [The Thinker Auguste Rodin · 1902 (large version) Musée Rodin, Paris](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-thinker/) · [Impression, Sunrise Claude Monet · 1872 Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/impression-sunrise/) · [Sunflowers Vincent van Gogh · 1888 The National Gallery, London](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/sunflowers/) · [The School of Athens Raphael · 1509–1511 Vatican Museums, Vatican City](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-school-of-athens/) · [Whistler's Mother James McNeill Whistler · 1871 Musée d'Orsay, Paris](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/whistlers-mother/) · [Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Pablo Picasso · 1907 Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/les-demoiselles-davignon/) · [Napoleon Crossing the Alps Jacques-Louis David · 1801–1805](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/napoleon-crossing-the-alps/) · [Luncheon of the Boating Party Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1880–1881](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/luncheon-of-the-boating-party/) · [The Garden of Earthly Delights Hieronymus Bosch · c. 1490–1510 Museo del Prado, Madrid](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-garden-of-earthly-delights/) · [The Third of May 1808 Francisco de Goya · 1814 Museo del Prado, Madrid](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-third-of-may-1808/) · [Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog Caspar David Friedrich · c. 1818](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/wanderer-above-the-sea-of-fog/) · [The Ambassadors Hans Holbein the Younger · 1533 The National Gallery, London](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-ambassadors/) · [A Bar at the Folies-Bergère Édouard Manet · 1882 The Courtauld Gallery, London](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/a-bar-at-the-folies-bergere/) · [Bal du Moulin de la Galette Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1876 Musée d'Orsay, Paris](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/bal-du-moulin-de-la-galette/) · [Olympia Édouard Manet · 1863 Musée d'Orsay, Paris](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/olympia/) · [Primavera Sandro Botticelli · c. 1477–1482 Uffizi Gallery, Florence](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/primavera/) · [The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp Rembrandt van Rijn · 1632 Mauritshuis, The Hague](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-anatomy-lesson/) · [Starry Night Over the Rhône Vincent van Gogh · 1888 Musée d'Orsay, Paris](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/starry-night-over-the-rhone/) · [Café Terrace at Night Vincent van Gogh · 1888 Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/cafe-terrace-at-night/) · [Irises Vincent van Gogh · 1889 The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/irises/) · [Venus of Urbino Titian · 1534 Uffizi Gallery, Florence](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/venus-of-urbino/) · [The Bedroom Vincent van Gogh · 1888 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-bedroom/) · [Saturn Devouring His Son Francisco de Goya · 1819–1823 Museo del Prado, Madrid](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/saturn-devouring-his-son/) · [The Two Fridas Frida Kahlo · 1939](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-two-fridas/) · [Haystacks Claude Monet · 1890–1891 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/haystacks/) · [Woman with a Parasol Claude Monet · 1875 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/woman-with-a-parasol/) · [At the Moulin Rouge Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec · 1892–1895 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/at-the-moulin-rouge/) · [Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe Édouard Manet · 1863 Musée d'Orsay, Paris](https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/le-dejeuner-sur-lherbe/)