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The Most Famous Artworks of Venetian Renaissance

The 60 most celebrated works of the Venetian Renaissance movement, ranked by renown across 99 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 Flight into Egypt
    The Flight into Egypt Vittore Carpaccio · 1515
  2. Imaginary Self-Portrait of Titian
    Imaginary Self-Portrait of Titian Pietro della Vecchia · 1654
  3. Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Clare
    Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Clare Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano · 1510
  4. Virgin and Child with Saints and Donors
    Virgin and Child with Saints and Donors Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano · 1515
  5. Saints Roch, Anthony Abbot and Lucy
    Saints Roch, Anthony Abbot and Lucy Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano · 1513
  6. The Meditation on the Passion
    The Meditation on the Passion Vittore Carpaccio · 1500
  7. Pietà
    Pietà Carlo Crivelli · 1488
  8. Madonna and Child with Saints
    Madonna and Child with Saints Giovanni Bellini · 1494
  9. Vincenzo Cappello
    Vincenzo Cappello Titian · 1555
  10. Ranuccio Farnese
    Ranuccio Farnese Titian · 1542
  11. Doge Andrea Gritti
    Doge Andrea Gritti Titian · 1548
  12. Cardinal Pietro Bembo
    Cardinal Pietro Bembo Titian · 1540
  13. Demidoff Altarpiece
    Demidoff Altarpiece Carlo Crivelli · 1488
  14. Orpheus
    Orpheus Venetian 16th Century · 1515
  15. Irene di Spilimbergo
    Irene di Spilimbergo Titian · 1560
  16. Woman Holding an Apple
    Woman Holding an Apple Titian · 1550
  17. A Saint (Mark?) Reading
    A Saint (Mark?) Reading Bartolomeo Vivarini · 1473
  18. Portrait of a Man with a Dog
    Portrait of a Man with a Dog Giovanni Cariani · 1520
  19. Portrait of a Man
    Portrait of a Man Venetian 15th Century · 1450
  20. Adoration of the Christ Child
    Adoration of the Christ Child Titian · 1508
  21. Portrait of Alvise Contarini(?); (verso) A Tethered Roebuck
    Portrait of Alvise Contarini(?); (verso) A Tethered Roebuck Jacometto Veneziano · 1496
  22. Madonna Adoring the Child
    Madonna Adoring the Child Bartolomeo Montagna · 1501
  23. Portrait of a Young Man
    Portrait of a Young Man Jacometto Veneziano · 1490
  24. Portrait of a Venetian Senator
    Portrait of a Venetian Senator Vincenzo Catena · 1525
  25. The Judgement of Midas. The Musical Contest between Apollo and Marsyas
    The Judgement of Midas. The Musical Contest between Apollo and Marsyas Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano · 1507
  26. A Concert
    A Concert Giovanni Cariani · 1519
  27. Emilia di Spilimbergo
    Emilia di Spilimbergo Titian · 1560
  28. Mary and Christ child
    Mary and Christ child Niccolo Rondinelli · 1500
  29. Saint Justina of Padua
    Saint Justina of Padua Bartolomeo Montagna · 1496
  30. Portrait of a Woman, Possibly a Novice of San Secondo
    Portrait of a Woman, Possibly a Novice of San Secondo Jacometto Veneziano · 1496
  31. View of the Isola di San Michele in Venice
    View of the Isola di San Michele in Venice Giacomo Guardi · 1500
  32. Mary Magdalen
    Mary Magdalen Carlo Crivelli · 1490
  33. Triptych Pieta (Tzafouris)
    Triptych Pieta (Tzafouris) Nikolaos Tzafouris · 1500
  34. Portrait of a Woman, probably Morosina Morosini, Wife of Marino Grimani, the Doge of Venice
    Portrait of a Woman, probably Morosina Morosini, Wife of Marino Grimani, the Doge of Venice Leandro Bassano · 1500
  35. Madonna and Child
    Madonna and Child Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano · 1500
  36. Madonna and Child
    Madonna and Child Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano · 1509
  37. The Annunciation
    The Annunciation Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano · 1500
  38. Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, with Two Benedictine Nuns
    Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, with Two Benedictine Nuns Jacobello del Fiore · 1425
  39. Annunciation
    Annunciation Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano · 1498
  40. Portrait of Niccolo da Ponte (1491-1585), Doge of Venice
    Portrait of Niccolo da Ponte (1491-1585), Doge of Venice Palma il Giovane · 1590
  41. Madonna and Child in a Window
    Madonna and Child in a Window Bartolomeo Vivarini · 1496
  42. Enthroned Virgin and Child, with Angels and Saints Bonaventure, John the Baptist, Louis of Toulouse, and Francis of Assisi
    Enthroned Virgin and Child, with Angels and Saints Bonaventure, John the Baptist, Louis of Toulouse, and Francis of Assisi Vittore Crivelli · 1491
  43. Pietà with Virgin and St. John
    Pietà with Virgin and St. John Giovanni di Niccolò Mansueti · 1506
  44. Saint George and Saint Sebastian
    Saint George and Saint Sebastian Andrea Solari · 1500
  45. Preparation of Christ's Tomb
    Preparation of Christ's Tomb Vittore Carpaccio · 1505
  46. St Jerome in the Desert
    St Jerome in the Desert Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano · 1500
  47. Stifterbildnis
    Stifterbildnis Leandro Bassano · 1599
  48. Portrait of Marcantonio Barbaro (1518-1595) as ambassador to Constantinople
    Portrait of Marcantonio Barbaro (1518-1595) as ambassador to Constantinople Unknown · 1570
  49. Giorgio Cornaro (1452-1527) and his son Francesco Cornaro (1478-1543)
    Giorgio Cornaro (1452-1527) and his son Francesco Cornaro (1478-1543) Vincenzo Catena · 1510
  50. Portrait of Lorenzo Giustiniani
    Portrait of Lorenzo Giustiniani Gentile Bellini · 1465
  51. David
    David Giorgione · 1501
  52. The Virgin and Child with a Male and a Female Donor
    The Virgin and Child with a Male and a Female Donor Vincenzo Catena · 1508
  53. Portrait of a Woman
    Portrait of a Woman Vittore Carpaccio · 1510
  54. Noahs Dankopfer (Werkstatt)
    Noahs Dankopfer (Werkstatt) Leandro Bassano · 1599
  55. Venetian Lady
    Venetian Lady Unknown · 1640
  56. A Venetian Patrician
    A Venetian Patrician Jacopo Tintoretto · 1501
  57. A Venetian Magistrate
    A Venetian Magistrate Jacopo Tintoretto · 1501
  58. A Venetian Senator
    A Venetian Senator Palma il Giovane · 1501
  59. Madonna and Child with St John the Evangelist and Unknown Saint
    Madonna and Child with St John the Evangelist and Unknown Saint Giovanni di Niccolò Mansueti · 1506
  60. The Pietà
    The Pietà Girolamo da Santacroce · 1528