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The Most Famous Artworks of Baroque

The 60 most celebrated works of the Baroque period, ranked by renown across 27,982 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 Penitent Magdalen
    The Penitent Magdalen Georges de La Tour · 1640
  2. The Repentant Magdalen
    The Repentant Magdalen Georges de La Tour · 1638
  3. Banquet Piece with Mince Pie
    Banquet Piece with Mince Pie Willem Claesz Heda · 1635
  4. Allegory of the Catholic Faith
    Allegory of the Catholic Faith Johannes Vermeer · 1670
  5. Two Women at a Window
    Two Women at a Window Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1658
  6. The Interior of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam
    The Interior of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam Emanuel de Witte · 1660
  7. The Nymph of Fontainebleau
    The Nymph of Fontainebleau Unknown · 1600
  8. Still Life with Iris
    Still Life with Iris Peter Binoit · 1623
  9. The Lacemaker
    The Lacemaker Nicolaes Maes · 1656
  10. Portrait of a Woman
    Portrait of a Woman Unknown · 1600
  11. Venus and Adonis
    Venus and Adonis Ferdinand Bol · 1658
  12. Flora
    Flora Rembrandt van Rijn · 1654
  13. Still Life with Peacock Pie
    Still Life with Peacock Pie Pieter Claesz · 1627
  14. Vertumnus and Pomona
    Vertumnus and Pomona Hendrick Goltzius · 1613
  15. Venus and Minerva
    Venus and Minerva Unknown · 1605
  16. The Mill
    The Mill Rembrandt van Rijn · 1646
  17. Still Life with Ham
    Still Life with Ham Gerret Willemsz. Heda
  18. Venus and Adonis
    Venus and Adonis Joost de Pape · 1629
  19. Jinshan Island and West Lake
    Jinshan Island and West Lake Kanō Sanraku · 1630
  20. Vanitas Still Life with the Spinario
    Vanitas Still Life with the Spinario Pieter Claesz · 1628
  21. Everhard Jabach (1618–1695) and His Family
    Everhard Jabach (1618–1695) and His Family Charles Le Brun · 1660
  22. Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Gallery
    Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Gallery David Teniers the Younger · 1649
  23. William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart
    William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart Anthony van Dyck · 1641
  24. Isabella Brant
    Isabella Brant Anthony van Dyck · 1621
  25. Agrippina and Germanicus
    Agrippina and Germanicus Peter Paul Rubens · 1614
  26. Paintings of physicians by Jan Steen
    Paintings of physicians by Jan Steen Jan Steen · 1660
  27. Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill
    Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill Pieter Claesz · 1628
  28. The Lacemaker
    The Lacemaker Bernhard Keil · 1665
  29. The Union of Earth and Water (Antwerp and the Scheldt)
    The Union of Earth and Water (Antwerp and the Scheldt) Peter Paul Rubens · 1618
  30. Portrait of King Charles II of England
    Portrait of King Charles II of England Philippe de Champaigne · 1653
  31. Portrait of an Olivetan Monk
    Portrait of an Olivetan Monk Unknown · 1600
  32. Philemon and Baucis
    Philemon and Baucis Rembrandt van Rijn · 1658
  33. The Love Letter
    The Love Letter Jacob Ochtervelt · 1670
  34. Young Woman Peeling Apples
    Young Woman Peeling Apples Nicolaes Maes · 1655
  35. Madonna and Child with Saints and Donors
    Madonna and Child with Saints and Donors Sebastiano del Piombo
  36. View of Rhenen
    View of Rhenen Jan van Goyen · 1646
  37. Saint Cecilia and an Angel
    Saint Cecilia and an Angel Orazio Gentileschi · 1618
  38. Flowers in a Basket and a Vase
    Flowers in a Basket and a Vase Jan Brueghel, the elder · 1615
  39. Country House in a Park
    Country House in a Park Jacob van Ruisdael · 1675
  40. Portrait of Jan van Nes (1631-80). Vice admiral of Holland and West-Friesland
    Portrait of Jan van Nes (1631-80). Vice admiral of Holland and West-Friesland Ludolf de Jongh · 1666
  41. A Girl Asleep
    A Girl Asleep Johannes Vermeer · 1657
  42. Abraham's Parting from the Family of Lot
    Abraham's Parting from the Family of Lot Jan Victors · 1650
  43. Opening of the Fifth Seal
    Opening of the Fifth Seal El Greco · 1610
  44. The Milkmaid
    The Milkmaid Johannes Vermeer · 1660
  45. Still Life with a Glass and Oysters
    Still Life with a Glass and Oysters Jan Davidsz. de Heem · 1640
  46. Moonlight Landscape with Crab Fishermen
    Moonlight Landscape with Crab Fishermen Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem · 1645
  47. The Adoration of the Shepherds
    The Adoration of the Shepherds El Greco · 1607
  48. Portrait of Johan Hulshout (1623–1687)
    Portrait of Johan Hulshout (1623–1687) Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt · 1670
  49. Portrait of a Flemish Lady
    Portrait of a Flemish Lady Anthony van Dyck · 1618
  50. Syndics of the Drapers' Guild
    Syndics of the Drapers' Guild Rembrandt van Rijn · 1662
  51. The Three Graces
    The Three Graces Peter Paul Rubens · 1630
  52. Lady and Gentleman on Horseback
    Lady and Gentleman on Horseback Aelbert Cuyp · 1662
  53. A Wooded Landscape
    A Wooded Landscape Meindert Hobbema · 1663
  54. Joseph Accused by Potiphar's Wife
    Joseph Accused by Potiphar's Wife Dutch 17th Century
  55. Saint Ildefonso
    Saint Ildefonso El Greco · 1608
  56. The Origin of the Milky Way
    The Origin of the Milky Way Peter Paul Rubens · 1637
  57. Still Life with Stoneware Jug and Pipe
    Still Life with Stoneware Jug and Pipe Jan Jansz van de Velde · 1654
  58. Cows in a Meadow near a Farm
    Cows in a Meadow near a Farm Paulus Potter · 1653
  59. Princess Elizabeth (1596–1662), Later Queen of Bohemia
    Princess Elizabeth (1596–1662), Later Queen of Bohemia Robert Peake the elder · 1606
  60. Margherita Gonzaga (1591–1632), Princess of Mantua
    Margherita Gonzaga (1591–1632), Princess of Mantua Frans Pourbus, the Younger · 1605