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You will agree with the statement that every painter will be known and also remembered through his paintings. This is evident in one of the paintings belonging to Leonardo da Vinci which became global thanks to his masterpieces entitled Monalisa and The Last Supper.
In fact, it is not only Leonardo da Vinci with his Mona Lisa that is known by many people. But there are still lots of paintings from other painters who are no less famous, which of course have different styles and styles. Now for more details, see the article reviews about the most famous paintings in the world below!
1. Vincent van Gogh – the starry night .
The most famous painting in the world first fell to Vincent Willem Van Gogh with his masterpiece entitled The Starry Night. This painter from the Netherlands describes a scene where the sun has not yet had time to rise.
Where the point of view of the sun is taken from a window in the area of Saint Remy de Provence. It turns out that this painting has been painted since 1889 ago, or to be precise in June by Van Gogh using oil paint on a canvas with a size of 73.7 x 92.1 cm.
Currently the painting entitled The Starry Night belonging to Vincent Van Gogh has been stored safely and can also be seen by all mankind at the Museum of Modern Art in the United States or in New York to be exact.
2. Johannes vermeer – girl with a pearl earring .
The second most famous painting in the world that you can find is that of Johannes Vermeer entitled Girl with a Pearl Earring. Where this painting tells the story of a woman who is so beautiful and also dressed in exotic clothes who wears a pearl necklace with a size large enough.
This painting turned out to have also been painted since 1665b ago by a painter from the Netherlands, who is none other than Johannes Vermeer through canvas media which has a size of 44.5 39 cm using oil paint.
When compared to other Johannes Vermeer paintings, this girl with a pearl earring is more widely known by many people. Until finally this painting has been exhibited in an art museum located in the Hague city in the Netherlands. The art museum is none other than the mauritshuis.
3. Jacques louis david – napoleon crossing the alps .
Who does not know the French military leader named Napoleon Bonaparte? Because of its popularity, it was finally painted by the most iconic painter to describe his valor. The painter is none other than Jacques Lois David with his masterpiece entitled Napoleon Crossing the Alps which until now has been known throughout the world.
Now, the painting has been stored safely in a noble called the chateau de malmaison which is approximately 12.6 km from Paris.On the other hand, this painting turned out to have been painted from 1801 to 1805. The media used by Jacqurs Lois David to paint Napoleon Crossing the Alps is none other than canvas measuring 2.6 x 2.21 m and also oil paint.