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The Most Famous Artworks of Renaissance

The 60 most celebrated works of the Renaissance period, ranked by renown across 20,442 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. Venus and Adonis
    Venus and Adonis Titian · 1544
  2. Venus with a Mirror
    Venus with a Mirror Titian · 1555
  3. Venus and Mars
    Venus and Mars Paolo Veronese · 1570
  4. Venus and Cupid
    Venus and Cupid Lorenzo Lotto · 1530
  5. Venus and Adonis
    Venus and Adonis Titian · 1550
  6. The Harvesters
    The Harvesters Pieter Brueghel I · 1565
  7. Saint George and the Dragon
    Saint George and the Dragon Raphael · 1506
  8. Madonna and Child
    Madonna and Child Italian 16th Century · 1508
  9. Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist
    Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist Fra Bartolomeo · 1499
  10. The Alba Madonna
    The Alba Madonna Raphael · 1510
  11. The Wife of Hasdrubal and Her Children
    The Wife of Hasdrubal and Her Children Ercole de'Roberti · 1492
  12. Saint Martin and the Beggar
    Saint Martin and the Beggar El Greco · 1598
  13. Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
    Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice Follower of Titian · 1524
  14. The Musicians
    The Musicians Caravaggio · 1598
  15. The Holy Family
    The Holy Family Joos van Cleve · 1512
  16. Venus and Mars Surprised by Vulcan
    Venus and Mars Surprised by Vulcan Jacopo Tintoretto · 1555
  17. Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
    Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden Follower of Robert Campin · 1450
  18. The Lamentation
    The Lamentation Petrus Christus · 1450
  19. Annunciation
    Annunciation Hans Memling · 1490
  20. The Adoration of the Magi
    The Adoration of the Magi Sandro Botticelli · 1480
  21. The Temptation of Christ
    The Temptation of Christ Juan de Flandes · 1502
  22. Landscape with Bathsheba
    Landscape with Bathsheba Jan van Scorel · 1540
  23. Saint Lucy
    Saint Lucy Francesco del Cossa · 1474
  24. The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant John the Baptist
    The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant John the Baptist El Greco · 1598
  25. The Visitation with Saint Nicholas and Saint Anthony Abbot
    The Visitation with Saint Nicholas and Saint Anthony Abbot Piero di Cosimo · 1490
  26. Saint Catherine
    Saint Catherine Lorenzo Lotto · 1522
  27. Cassone with painted front panel depicting the Conquest of Trebizond
    Cassone with painted front panel depicting the Conquest of Trebizond Apollonio di Giovanni di Tomaso · 1461
  28. The Holy Family
    The Holy Family Unknown · 1515
  29. Pietà (The Dead Christ Mourned by Nicodemus and Two Angels)
    Pietà (The Dead Christ Mourned by Nicodemus and Two Angels) Filippino Lippi · 1500
  30. The Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John, Saint Jerome, and Saint Mary Magdalene
    The Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John, Saint Jerome, and Saint Mary Magdalene Pietro Perugino · 1484
  31. Venus and Music
    Venus and Music Titian · 1550
  32. The Ages and Death
    The Ages and Death Hans Baldung Grien · 1541
  33. Venus and Adonis
    Venus and Adonis Titian · 1554
  34. Virgin and Child with Four Angels
    Virgin and Child with Four Angels Gerard David · 1510
  35. The Fifteen Mysteries and the Virgin of the Rosary
    The Fifteen Mysteries and the Virgin of the Rosary Unknown · 1517
  36. Madonna and Child
    Madonna and Child Vittore Carpaccio · 1508
  37. The Adoration of the Magi
    The Adoration of the Magi Hieronymus Bosch · 1475
  38. Return from the Hunt by Piero di Cosimo
    Return from the Hunt by Piero di Cosimo Piero di Cosimo · 1500
  39. The Adoration of the Magi
    The Adoration of the Magi Fra Angelico · 1450
  40. Burg Weiler Altar Triptych
    Burg Weiler Altar Triptych Master of the Burg Weiler Altarpiece · 1470
  41. Madonna and Child with Saints
    Madonna and Child with Saints Bonifazio Veronese · 1530
  42. The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist; (reverse) Trompe-l'oeil with Painting of The Man of Sorrows
    The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist; (reverse) Trompe-l'oeil with Painting of The Man of Sorrows Bernard Van Orley · 1514
  43. Ill-Matched Lovers
    Ill-Matched Lovers Quinten Metsys · 1522
  44. Madonna and Child with Six Saints
    Madonna and Child with Six Saints Francesco Pesellino · 1450
  45. Madonna and Child with Saint Jerome and Saint John the Baptist
    Madonna and Child with Saint Jerome and Saint John the Baptist Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano · 1494
  46. Portrait of a Man, possibly Jan Snoeck
    Portrait of a Man, possibly Jan Snoeck Jan Gossaert · 1530
  47. Venus and Adonis
    Venus and Adonis Bartholomeus Spranger · 1599
  48. The Birth of Cupid
    The Birth of Cupid Master of Flora · 1574
  49. The Crucifixion
    The Crucifixion Unknown · 1498
  50. View of Toledo
    View of Toledo El Greco · 1598
  51. Adoration of the Magi
    Adoration of the Magi Titian · 1560
  52. Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist
    Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist Unknown · 1500
  53. 雪村周継筆　山水図|Landscape with Rocky Precipice
    雪村周継筆　山水図|Landscape with Rocky Precipice Sesson Shūkei · 1550
  54. The Twelve Apostles: Saints Bartholomew, Andrew, Matthew, James the Greater, Thaddeus, Philip, James the Lesser, Simon, Peter, Paul, Thomas, and John
    The Twelve Apostles: Saints Bartholomew, Andrew, Matthew, James the Greater, Thaddeus, Philip, James the Lesser, Simon, Peter, Paul, Thomas, and John Unknown · 1501
  55. Virgin and Child with the Pietà and Saints
    Virgin and Child with the Pietà and Saints Unknown · 1500
  56. Madonna and Child with Saint Jerome, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, and Angels
    Madonna and Child with Saint Jerome, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, and Angels Matteo di Giovanni · 1468
  57. The Nativity
    The Nativity Lorenzo Lotto · 1523
  58. Madonna and Child
    Madonna and Child Pietro Perugino · 1500
  59. David with the Head of Goliath
    David with the Head of Goliath Andrea del Castagno · 1452
  60. The Adoration of the Shepherds
    The Adoration of the Shepherds Giorgione · 1508