Most Famous

The Most Famous Artworks of Symbolism

The 60 most celebrated works of the Symbolism movement, ranked by renown across 404 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. Pandora
    Pandora Odilon Redon · 1911
  2. Isle of the Dead
    Isle of the Dead Arnold Böcklin · 1880
  3. Oedipus and the Sphinx
    Oedipus and the Sphinx Gustave Moreau · 1864
  4. Eurydice Bitten by the Snake
    Eurydice Bitten by the Snake Bryson Burroughs · 1930
  5. The Chariot of Apollo
    The Chariot of Apollo Odilon Redon · 1905
  6. Inter artes et naturam (Between Art and Nature)
    Inter artes et naturam (Between Art and Nature) Pierre Puvis de Chavannes · 1896
  7. Unicorns (Legend—Sea Calm)
    Unicorns (Legend—Sea Calm) Arthur B. Davies · 1906
  8. Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
  9. Self-Portrait
    Self-Portrait Eugène Carrière · 1897
  10. Oostzijdse Mill along the River Gein by Moonlight
  11. Bathsheba
    Bathsheba Franz von Stuck · 1912
  12. Ariadne
    Ariadne George Frederic Watts · 1898
  13. Reverie
    Reverie Matthijs Maris · 1875
  14. Girdle of Ares
    Girdle of Ares Arthur B. Davies · 1908
  15. Sleep
    Sleep Pierre Puvis de Chavannes · 1867
  16. The Palace of Aurora
    The Palace of Aurora Henri Fantin-Latour · 1902
  17. Etruscan Vase with Flowers
    Etruscan Vase with Flowers Odilon Redon · 1905
  18. The First Communion
    The First Communion Eugène Carrière · 1898
  19. Flowers from Normandy
    Flowers from Normandy Henri Fantin-Latour · 1887
  20. A Sealand Village. Winter
    A Sealand Village. Winter Laurits Andersen Ring · 1906
  21. The Dream of the Shepherd (Der Traum des Hirten)
  22. Pandora
    Pandora Odilon Redon · 1914
  23. Women Sewing at a Table
    Women Sewing at a Table Eugène Carrière · 1898
  24. Lair of the Sea Serpent
    Lair of the Sea Serpent Elihu Vedder · 1900
  25. The Orange Christ
    The Orange Christ Maurice Denis · 1895
  26. Ruin by the Sea
    Ruin by the Sea Arnold Böcklin · 1891
  27. Danish Landscape
    Danish Landscape Harald Slott-Møller · 1896
  28. Tamaris
    Tamaris Pierre Puvis de Chavannes · 1894
  29. Bolshevik
    Bolshevik Boris Kustodiev · 1920
  30. Mary Magdalene in the Desert
    Mary Magdalene in the Desert Pierre Puvis de Chavannes · 1870
  31. Evocation of Roussel
    Evocation of Roussel Odilon Redon · 1912
  32. The Sanctuary of Hercules
    The Sanctuary of Hercules Arnold Böcklin · 1884
  33. Bathing the Red Horse
    Bathing the Red Horse Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin · 1912
  34. Adam Naming the Animals
    Adam Naming the Animals Joakim Skovgaard · 1902
  35. Twilight. The Artist's Wife
    Twilight. The Artist's Wife Laurits Andersen Ring · 1900
  36. Has it Stopped Raining?
    Has it Stopped Raining? Laurits Andersen Ring · 1922
  37. Adam and Eve
    Adam and Eve Hans Thoma · 1899
  38. Symbolic Head
    Symbolic Head Odilon Redon · 1896
  39. Hermes and the Infant Dionysus
    Hermes and the Infant Dionysus Arthur B. Davies · 1907
  40. The Contemplator
    The Contemplator Eugène Carrière · 1901
  41. The Drunkard
    The Drunkard Eugène Laermans · 1900
  42. Socrates and Alcibiades
    Socrates and Alcibiades Kristian Zahrtmann · 1911
  43. Landscape with Poplars. September Evening
    Landscape with Poplars. September Evening Laurits Andersen Ring · 1898
  44. Adam and Eve
    Adam and Eve Harald Slott-Møller · 1896
  45. Faun and Nymph
    Faun and Nymph Edvard Weie · 1940
  46. Artemis
    Artemis Vilhelm Hammershøi · 1898
  47. Crucifixion of Christ
    Crucifixion of Christ Willem de Zwart · 1930
  48. Saint Bride
    Saint Bride John Duncan · 1913
  49. Hope
    Hope George Frederic Watts · 1894
  50. The Wedding at Cana
    The Wedding at Cana Niels Larsen Stevns · 1916
  51. Portræt af den svenske maler Gustaf Wolmar
  52. Portrait of the Artist. Lamplight
    Portrait of the Artist. Lamplight Niels Larsen Stevns · 1919
  53. Self-Portrait
    Self-Portrait Jens Sørensen · 1920
  54. Self-portrait by Lamplight
    Self-portrait by Lamplight Kristian Zahrtmann · 1914
  55. Salome
    Salome Joakim Skovgaard · 1900
  56. Eva
    Eva Niels Larsen Stevns · 1900
  57. Prometheus raner ilden
    Prometheus raner ilden Poul Simon Christiansen · 1911
  58. Storm
    Storm Eugène Laermans · 1900
  59. The Birth of Venus
    The Birth of Venus Odilon Redon · 1912
  60. Odysseus and Polyphemus
    Odysseus and Polyphemus Arnold Böcklin · 1898