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The Most Famous Artworks of High Baroque Italian

The 60 most celebrated works of the High Baroque Italian movement, ranked by renown across 295 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. Danaë
    Danaë Titian · 1560
  2. The Flight into Egypt
    The Flight into Egypt Luca Giordano · 1698
  3. The Holy Family with Angels
    The Holy Family with Angels Sebastiano Ricci · 1700
  4. The Birth of the Virgin
    The Birth of the Virgin Francesco Solimena · 1696
  5. The Annunciation
    The Annunciation Luca Giordano · 1672
  6. The Virgin and Child Appearing to Saint Francis of Assisi
    The Virgin and Child Appearing to Saint Francis of Assisi Luca Giordano · 1692
  7. The Death of Cleopatra
    The Death of Cleopatra Massimo Stanzione · 1630
  8. Still Life of Fruit and Nuts
    Still Life of Fruit and Nuts Giuseppe Ruoppolo · 1664
  9. Bathsheba at Her Bath
    Bathsheba at Her Bath Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari · 1700
  10. A Cat Stealing Fish
    A Cat Stealing Fish Giuseppe Recco · 1660
  11. Charity
    Charity Carlo Cignani · 1690
  12. Landscape with Diana and Actaeon
    Landscape with Diana and Actaeon Carlo Maratta · 1667
  13. Adoration of the Shepherds
    Adoration of the Shepherds Bernardo Cavallino · 1650
  14. Adoration of the Shepherds
    Adoration of the Shepherds Carlo Dolci · 1670
  15. Saint Paul the Hermit
    Saint Paul the Hermit Mattia Preti · 1660
  16. Danaë
    Danaë Titian · 1550
  17. Dead Christ Supported by Angels
    Dead Christ Supported by Angels Francesco Trevisani · 1710
  18. Pope Clement X (1590–1676)
    Pope Clement X (1590–1676) Giovanni Battista Gaulli · 1670
  19. Bandits on a Rocky Coast
    Bandits on a Rocky Coast Salvator Rosa · 1657
  20. Cain Slaying Abel
    Cain Slaying Abel Pier Francesco Mola · 1651
  21. Saint Catherine of Alexandria
    Saint Catherine of Alexandria Unknown · 1700
  22. Caesar Giving Cleopatra the Throne of Egypt
    Caesar Giving Cleopatra the Throne of Egypt Pietro da Cortona · 1637
  23. The Entombment
    The Entombment Titian · 1559
  24. The Last Supper
    The Last Supper Sebastiano Ricci · 1714
  25. Danaë
    Danaë Titian · 1554
  26. Portrait of a man, possibly Marcantonio Doria, Prince of Angri
    Portrait of a man, possibly Marcantonio Doria, Prince of Angri Anthony van Dyck · 1626
  27. Portrait of Francesca Gommi Maratti
    Portrait of Francesca Gommi Maratti Carlo Maratta · 1701
  28. Jacob meets Rachel at the Well
    Jacob meets Rachel at the Well Filippo Lauri · 1666
  29. Charles II, King of Spain, on Horseback
    Charles II, King of Spain, on Horseback Luca Giordano · 1697
  30. St Agnes in Glory
    St Agnes in Glory Giovanni Battista Gaulli · 1696
  31. Philip II offering the Infante don Fernando to the Heavens
    Philip II offering the Infante don Fernando to the Heavens Titian · 1573
  32. La Sagrada Familia con santa Isabel y san Juanito
    La Sagrada Familia con santa Isabel y san Juanito Luca Giordano · 1699
  33. Prisión del condestable de Montmorency, en la Batalla de San Quintín
    Prisión del condestable de Montmorency, en la Batalla de San Quintín Luca Giordano · 1696
  34. Bird on a Lotus Bud
    Bird on a Lotus Bud Unknown · 1647
  35. Saint Catherine of Alexandria at Prayer
    Saint Catherine of Alexandria at Prayer Titian · 1567
  36. Study for "An Apotheosis of a Saint" (for San Bernardino dei Morti, Milan)
    Study for "An Apotheosis of a Saint" (for San Bernardino dei Morti, Milan) Sebastiano Ricci · 1698
  37. Sketch for "The Four Prophets of Israel" (for Il Gesù, Rome)
    Sketch for "The Four Prophets of Israel" (for Il Gesù, Rome) Giovanni Battista Gaulli · 1688
  38. Bärenjagd
    Bärenjagd Carl Borromäus Andreas Ruthart · 1666
  39. Heilige Familie
    Heilige Familie Marcantonio Franceschini · 1694
  40. Hl. Anna mit Joachim und Maria
    Hl. Anna mit Joachim und Maria Francesco Solimena · 1702
  41. Holy Family with the Infant St. John
    Holy Family with the Infant St. John Francesco Trevisani · 1700
  42. Hércules en la pira
    Hércules en la pira Luca Giordano · 1699
  43. Eneas, fugitivo con su familia
    Eneas, fugitivo con su familia Luca Giordano · 1700
  44. Saint Rosalia
    Saint Rosalia Luca Giordano · 1699
  45. Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress
    Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress Diego Velázquez · 1659
  46. Virgin and Child with St John
    Virgin and Child with St John Carlo Maratta · 1704
  47. Baptism of Christ
    Baptism of Christ Francesco Albani · 1642
  48. Samson and Delilah
    Samson and Delilah Antonio Franchi · 1690
  49. Virgin and Child
    Virgin and Child Carlo Maratta · 1699
  50. Ulysses and Circe
    Ulysses and Circe Filippo Lauri · 1640
  51. Judith with the Head of Holophernes
    Judith with the Head of Holophernes Luca Giordano · 1688
  52. Bacchus and Ariadne
    Bacchus and Ariadne Giacinto Gimignani · 1653
  53. Mary Introducing St Catherine of Siena to Christ
    Mary Introducing St Catherine of Siena to Christ Luigi Garzi · 1694
  54. Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
    Joseph and Potiphar's Wife Carlo Cignani · 1691
  55. Simson und Delila
    Simson und Delila Carlo Cignani · 1673
  56. Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos
    Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos Carlo Maratta · 1700
  57. Maria mit Johannes- und Jesusknaben
    Maria mit Johannes- und Jesusknaben Francesco Solimena · 1702
  58. Maria mit Kind und Johannesknaben
    Maria mit Kind und Johannesknaben Carlo Cignani · 1673
  59. Portrait of Anna Isabella Gonzaga Novelare ( -1703)
    Portrait of Anna Isabella Gonzaga Novelare ( -1703) Unknown · 1689
  60. Man of Sorrows
    Man of Sorrows Guido Reni