Most Famous

The Most Famous Artworks of Spanish Baroque Tenebrist

The 60 most celebrated works of the Spanish Baroque Tenebrist movement, ranked by renown across 316 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. Two Women at a Window
    Two Women at a Window Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1658
  2. Saint Teresa of Ávila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory
  3. The Crucifixion
    The Crucifixion Pedro Orrente · 1625
  4. The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria
  5. The Crucifixion
    The Crucifixion Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1675
  6. Portrait of Tiburcio Pérez y Cuervo, the Architect
  7. Pietà
    Pietà Juan de Valdés Leal · 1657
  8. The Crucifixion
    The Crucifixion Unknown · 1700
  9. The Virgin of Carmen and the Souls of Purgatory with St. Joseph and the Prophet Elijah
  10. Portrait of a Dwarf
    Portrait of a Dwarf Unknown · 1600
  11. Mariana of Austria (1634–1696), Queen of Spain
  12. The Immaculate Conception
    The Immaculate Conception Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
  13. Laban Searching for his Stolen Household Gods
    Laban Searching for his Stolen Household Gods Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1665
  14. Grape and Melon Eaters
    Grape and Melon Eaters Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1650
  15. Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth
    Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth Francisco de Zurbarán · 1630
  16. A Knight of Alcántara or Calatrava
    A Knight of Alcántara or Calatrava Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1650
  17. Don Andrés de Andrade y la Cal
    Don Andrés de Andrade y la Cal Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1665
  18. Madonna and Child
    Madonna and Child Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1671
  19. María Teresa (1638–1683), Infanta of Spain
  20. Saint Jerome with Saint Paula and Saint Eustochium
  21. Dwarf with a Dog, formerly denominated Antonio el Inglés
  22. The recovery of the island of San Cristobal by Don Frederic of Toledo
  23. Our Lady of Good Counsel
    Our Lady of Good Counsel Bartolomé Pérez · 1690
  24. Saint Ambrose
    Saint Ambrose Francisco de Goya · 1798
  25. Saint Jerome
    Saint Jerome Jusepe de Ribera · 1638
  26. Portrait of a Man
    Portrait of a Man Diego Velázquez · 1630
  27. Saint Michael the Archangel
    Saint Michael the Archangel Ignacio de Ries · 1640
  28. The Return of the Prodigal Son
    The Return of the Prodigal Son Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1668
  29. Fray Diego de Deza y Tavera arzobispo de Sevilla
    Fray Diego de Deza y Tavera arzobispo de Sevilla Francisco de Zurbarán · 1631
  30. The Martyrdom of Saint Gennaro
    The Martyrdom of Saint Gennaro Mattia Preti · 1685
  31. Virgin and Child
    Virgin and Child Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1660
  32. Study for "The Assumption of the Virgin" for San Augustín, Seville
  33. Peter Ivanowitz Potemkin, The Russian Ambassador
  34. Christ, the Example for Martyrs
    Christ, the Example for Martyrs Juan de las Roelas · 1615
  35. El Bautismo de Cristo
    El Bautismo de Cristo Juan de Pareja
  36. The Martyrdom of St. Andrew
    The Martyrdom of St. Andrew Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1675
  37. Adoración de los Reyes Magos
    Adoración de los Reyes Magos José Mateos · 1698
  38. José Álvarez de Toledo, marqués de Villafranca y duque de Alba
  39. Saint Augustine between Christ and the Virgin
    Saint Augustine between Christ and the Virgin Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1664
  40. St. Francis in Prayer
    St. Francis in Prayer Blas Muñoz · 1691
  41. Isabella Farnese
    Isabella Farnese Miguel Jacinto Meléndez · 1718
  42. Old Man Teaching a Boy to Read
    Old Man Teaching a Boy to Read Antonio de Puga · 1640
  43. Baking of Flat Cakes
    Baking of Flat Cakes Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1650
  44. The Penitent Mary Magdalene
    The Penitent Mary Magdalene Mateo Cerezo · 1661
  45. Self-portrait on Linen
    Self-portrait on Linen Francisco de Goya · 1796
  46. Saint Benedict destroying Idols
  47. Self-portrait
    Self-portrait José Benlliure y Gil · 1917
  48. Charles II in armour
    Charles II in armour Juan Carreño de Miranda
  49. General José de Urrutia
    General José de Urrutia Francisco de Goya · 1800
  50. Tobias and the Angel
    Tobias and the Angel Eduardo Rosales · 1858
  51. Agustín Esteban Collantes
    Agustín Esteban Collantes Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz · 1855
  52. Álvaro Drake marqués de Villablanca
    Álvaro Drake marqués de Villablanca José Moreno Carbonero · 1929
  53. Saint Francis of Assisi kneeling in meditation
    Saint Francis of Assisi kneeling in meditation Mariana de la Cueva Benavides y Barradas · 1664
  54. San Antonio Abad
    San Antonio Abad Francisco Rizi · 1665
  55. The Straw Manikin
    The Straw Manikin Francisco de Goya · 1796
  56. Still Life with Cardoon, Francolin, Grapes and Irises
  57. The Last Supper
    The Last Supper Mariano Salvador Maella · 1798
  58. Portrait of King Charles IV
    Portrait of King Charles IV Francisco de Goya · 1796
  59. General José de Palafox on Horseback
    General José de Palafox on Horseback Francisco de Goya · 1814
  60. Don Juan José de Austria (¿?)