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The Most Famous Artworks of Early Baroque Italian

The 60 most celebrated works of the Early Baroque Italian movement, ranked by renown across 4,480 works in the catalog.

A note on the ranking: "fame" here is a measure of renown, not of merit — synthesised from how widely a work is cited and held. It leans toward the Western canon and the best-digitised collections. Read it as a popular index, not a verdict.

  1. The Repentant Magdalen
    The Repentant Magdalen Georges de La Tour · 1638
  2. The Nymph of Fontainebleau
    The Nymph of Fontainebleau Unknown · 1600
  3. The Musicians
    The Musicians Caravaggio · 1598
  4. Portrait of a Woman
    Portrait of a Woman Unknown · 1600
  5. Vertumnus and Pomona
    Vertumnus and Pomona Hendrick Goltzius · 1613
  6. Venus and Minerva
    Venus and Minerva Unknown · 1605
  7. Portrait of an Olivetan Monk
    Portrait of an Olivetan Monk Unknown · 1600
  8. Saint Cecilia and an Angel
    Saint Cecilia and an Angel Orazio Gentileschi · 1618
  9. The Lamentation
    The Lamentation Ambrosius Benson · 1522
  10. The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew
    The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew Caravaggio · 1607
  11. Virgin and Child
    Virgin and Child Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato · 1650
  12. Mary Magdalene
    Mary Magdalene Jan van Scorel · 1530
  13. Daniel in the Lions' Den
    Daniel in the Lions' Den Peter Paul Rubens · 1615
  14. Christ in the Wilderness
    Christ in the Wilderness Moretto da Brescia · 1515
  15. A Sermon on Charity (possibly the Conversion of Saint Anthony)
    A Sermon on Charity (possibly the Conversion of Saint Anthony) Unknown · 1600
  16. The Crucifixion
    The Crucifixion Palma il Giovane · 1598
  17. Tobias Curing His Father's Blindness
    Tobias Curing His Father's Blindness Bernardo Strozzi · 1630
  18. The Calling of Saint Matthew
    The Calling of Saint Matthew Unknown · 1600
  19. Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (1514–1574), With his Armor by Filippo Negroli
    Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (1514–1574), With his Armor by Filippo Negroli Unknown · 1582
  20. The Dream of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
    The Dream of Saint Catherine of Alexandria Ludovico Carracci · 1593
  21. The Adoration of the Shepherds with Saint Catherine of Alexandria
    The Adoration of the Shepherds with Saint Catherine of Alexandria Cigoli · 1600
  22. Las Meninas
    Las Meninas Diego Velázquez · 1656
  23. The Crucifixion with the Virgin and St John
    The Crucifixion with the Virgin and St John Hendrick ter Brugghen · 1625
  24. Judgment of Paris
    Judgment of Paris Alessandro Turchi · 1640
  25. The Young Virgin
    The Young Virgin Francisco de Zurbarán · 1633
  26. Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Dominic and Angels
    Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Dominic and Angels Giulio Cesare Procaccini · 1610
  27. The Lamentation
    The Lamentation Ludovico Carracci · 1592
  28. The Golden Age
    The Golden Age Joachim Wtewael · 1605
  29. Henry Frederick (1594–1612), Prince of Wales, with Sir John Harington (1592–1614), in the Hunting Field
    Henry Frederick (1594–1612), Prince of Wales, with Sir John Harington (1592–1614), in the Hunting Field Robert Peake the elder · 1603
  30. Esther and Mordecai
    Esther and Mordecai Hendrik van Steenwijk II · 1616
  31. Christ Carrying the Cross
    Christ Carrying the Cross Cornelius van Poelenburgh · 1624
  32. The Death of Cleopatra
    The Death of Cleopatra Johann Liss · 1622
  33. Lamentation
    Lamentation Palma il Giovane · 1620
  34. The Defense of Cadiz Against the English
    The Defense of Cadiz Against the English Francisco de Zurbarán · 1634
  35. Woman with Cat
    Woman with Cat Hans Baldung Grien · 1529
  36. Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Mary Magdalen and John the Baptist
    Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Mary Magdalen and John the Baptist Giuliano Bugiardini · 1523
  37. Henry II (1519–1559), King of France
    Henry II (1519–1559), King of France Unknown · 1600
  38. Madonna and Child with Saints
    Madonna and Child with Saints Ludovico Carracci · 1607
  39. The Annunciation
    The Annunciation Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli
  40. Self-Portrait
    Self-Portrait Salvator Rosa · 1647
  41. Moses Striking the Rock
    Moses Striking the Rock Abraham Bloemaert · 1598
  42. View of the Garden of the Villa Medici
    View of the Garden of the Villa Medici Diego Velázquez · 1630
  43. The Mourning Virgin; The Man of Sorrows
    The Mourning Virgin; The Man of Sorrows Unknown · 1600
  44. Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome and Francis
    Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome and Francis Unknown · 1600
  45. The Virgin Adored by Saints
    The Virgin Adored by Saints Scarsellino · 1609
  46. Departure of the Amazons
    Departure of the Amazons Claude Deruet · 1620
  47. Judith with the Head of Holofernes
    Judith with the Head of Holofernes Massimo Stanzione · 1630
  48. The Denial of Saint Peter
    The Denial of Saint Peter Caravaggio · 1610
  49. The Vocation of Saint Aloysius (Luigi) Gonzaga
    The Vocation of Saint Aloysius (Luigi) Gonzaga Guercino · 1650
  50. The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist
    The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist Caravaggio · 1600
  51. Marcantonio Pasqualini (1614–1691) Crowned by Apollo
    Marcantonio Pasqualini (1614–1691) Crowned by Apollo Andrea Sacchi · 1641
  52. Bathsheba's Bath
    Bathsheba's Bath Johann König · 1610
  53. Venus, Adonis and Cupid
    Venus, Adonis and Cupid Annibale Carracci · 1596
  54. Diana and Endymion
    Diana and Endymion Luca Giordano · 1678
  55. Pietà
    Pietà Moretto da Brescia · 1524
  56. The Baptism of Christ
    The Baptism of Christ Nicolas Poussin · 1642
  57. Tarquin and Lucretia
    Tarquin and Lucretia Giuseppe Maria Crespi · 1698
  58. Sir Brian Tuke
    Sir Brian Tuke Hans Holbein the Younger · 1528
  59. Rest on the Flight into Egypt
    Rest on the Flight into Egypt Pier Francesco Mola · 1649
  60. Sarra de Peyster
    Sarra de Peyster Unknown · 1631