A list of ten famous oil paintings that have had incredible impact. They are listed in chronological order, from 1506 (Mona Lisa) through 1937 (Guernica).
Mona Lisa
Painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1506. Thought to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo.
The Night Watch
Painted by Rembrandt in 1642. Depicts a military company moving out, led by Captain Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Painted by Johannes Vermeer in 1665. A European girl wearing an exotic dress, an oriental turban, and a large pearl earring.
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette
Painted by Renoir in 1876. People dancing, eating and drinking in the afternoon at Moulin de la Galette, Montmartre, Paris.
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Painted by Georges Suerat in 1886. Parisians at a park on the banks of the River Seine.
The Starry Night
Painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1889. View from the east-facing window of van Gogh's asylum room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, just before sunrise.
The Scream
Painted by Edvard Munch in 1893. A person with an agonized face, near a fjord overlooking Oslo, Norway.
American Gothic
Painted by Grant Wood in 1930. Stern-looking farming couple standing in front of a house during The Depression.
The Persistence of Memory
Painted by Salvador Dalí in 1931. Surrealist piece that introduced the image of the soft-melting pocket watch.
Guernica
Painted by Pablo Picasso in 1937. Response to the bombing of Guernica, Spain, portraying the suffering of people and animals.
