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The Most Famous Artworks of Art Institute of Chicago

The 60 most celebrated works of the Art Institute of Chicago museum, ranked by renown across 2,294 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 Two Bathers
    The Two Bathers William Adolphe Bouguereau · 1892
  2. Tarquin and Lucretia
    Tarquin and Lucretia Jacopo Tintoretto · 1590
  3. Odalisque
    Odalisque Jules Lefebvre · 1874
  4. American Gothic
    American Gothic Grant Wood · 1930
  5. Nighthawks
    Nighthawks Edward Hopper · 1942
  6. Vanitas Still Life with a Candlestick, Musical Instruments, Dutch Books, a Writing Set, an Astrological and a Terrestial Globe and an Hourglass, All on a Draped Table
    Vanitas Still Life with a Candlestick, Musical Instruments, Dutch Books, a Writing Set, an Astrological and a Terrestial Globe and an Hourglass, All on a Draped Table Evert Collier · 1662
  7. Still Life with a Basket of Fruit and a Bunch of Asparagus
    Still Life with a Basket of Fruit and a Bunch of Asparagus Louise Moillon · 1630
  8. Bedroom in Arles
    Bedroom in Arles Vincent van Gogh · 1889
  9. Interior at Nice
    Interior at Nice Henri Matisse · 1919
  10. A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
    A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte Georges Seurat
  11. Portrait of a Woman
    Portrait of a Woman Jean Léon Gérôme · 1851
  12. The Child's Bath
    The Child's Bath Mary Cassatt · 1897
  13. Still Life
    Still Life Pieter Claesz · 1625
  14. The Terrace
    The Terrace Ludolf de Jongh · 1660
  15. Madame Cézanne in a Yellow Chair
    Madame Cézanne in a Yellow Chair Paul Cézanne · 1894
  16. The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan
    The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan Eugène Delacroix · 1826
  17. The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis
    The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis Peter Paul Rubens · 1636
  18. La Chasse aux lions au Maroc
    La Chasse aux lions au Maroc Eugène Delacroix · 1861
  19. Amédée-David, the Comte de Pastoret
    Amédée-David, the Comte de Pastoret Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres · 1823
  20. Paris Street; Rainy Day
    Paris Street; Rainy Day Gustave Caillebotte · 1889
  21. Still life of flowers and fruits on a marble ledge
    Still life of flowers and fruits on a marble ledge Paul Theodor van Brussel · 1794
  22. Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market
    Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market Frans Snyders · 1614
  23. Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist
    Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist Antonio da Correggio · 1515
  24. York Harbor, Coast of Maine
    York Harbor, Coast of Maine Martin Johnson Heade · 1889
  25. The Herring Net
    The Herring Net Winslow Homer · 1893
  26. The Beach at Sainte-Adresse
    The Beach at Sainte-Adresse Claude Monet · 1867
  27. Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist
    Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist Bronzino · 1528
  28. Virgin and Child Enthroned with Two Angels Holding a Crown
    Virgin and Child Enthroned with Two Angels Holding a Crown Unknown · 1510
  29. Young Peasant Having Her Coffee
    Young Peasant Having Her Coffee Camille Pissarro · 1891
  30. The Music Lesson
    The Music Lesson Gerard ter Borch · 1670
  31. Wounded Eurydice
    Wounded Eurydice Jean Baptiste Camille Corot · 1868
  32. Rocky Landscape with Castle and Cascade
    Rocky Landscape with Castle and Cascade Jacob van Ruisdael · 1670
  33. Lemons on a Pewter Plate
    Lemons on a Pewter Plate Henri Matisse · 1926
  34. The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise
    The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise Benjamin West · 1796
  35. Rommelpot player
    Rommelpot player Judith Leyster · 1630
  36. The Banks of the Marne in Winter
    The Banks of the Marne in Winter Camille Pissarro · 1866
  37. Entrance to the Port of Honfleur
    Entrance to the Port of Honfleur Johan Jongkind · 1863
  38. A Marine
    A Marine George Inness · 1874
  39. The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John
    The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John Peter Paul Rubens · 1615
  40. Interrupted Reading
    Interrupted Reading Jean Baptiste Camille Corot · 1870
  41. The Raising of Lazarus
    The Raising of Lazarus Unknown · 1630
  42. Self-Portrait
    Self-Portrait Vincent van Gogh
  43. Abraham's Sacrifice of Isaac
    Abraham's Sacrifice of Isaac David Teniers the Younger · 1655
  44. Rabbit Warren at Pontoise, Snow
    Rabbit Warren at Pontoise, Snow Camille Pissarro · 1890
  45. Jacob's Farewell to Benjamin
    Jacob's Farewell to Benjamin Barent Fabritius · 1650
  46. Cornelius Allerton
    Cornelius Allerton Ammi Phillips · 1655
  47. Old Man with a Gold Chain
    Old Man with a Gold Chain Rembrandt van Rijn · 1631
  48. Daria, or Maternal Terror
    Daria, or Maternal Terror Pauline Auzou · 1810
  49. Wooded Landscape with Cottage and Horseman
    Wooded Landscape with Cottage and Horseman Meindert Hobbema · 1663
  50. A Peasant Woman Digging in Front of Her Cottage
    A Peasant Woman Digging in Front of Her Cottage Vincent van Gogh
  51. Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, Saint Cecilia, and Angels
    Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, Saint Cecilia, and Angels Piero di Cosimo · 1505
  52. A Mexican Vaquero
    A Mexican Vaquero Frederic Remington · 1896
  53. Stoke-by-Nayland
    Stoke-by-Nayland John Constable · 1836
  54. On the Banks of the Seine, Bennecourt
    On the Banks of the Seine, Bennecourt Claude Monet · 1868
  55. Bathers by a River
    Bathers by a River Henri Matisse · 1916
  56. Dorothea and Francesca
    Dorothea and Francesca Cecilia Beaux · 1900
  57. Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints Peter, Paul, John the Baptist, Dominic and a Donor
    Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints Peter, Paul, John the Baptist, Dominic and a Donor Ugolino di Nerio · 1330
  58. Holy Family with the Infant St. John
    Holy Family with the Infant St. John Francesco Trevisani · 1700
  59. The Home of the Heron
    The Home of the Heron George Inness
  60. Valley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and Thunderstorm
    Valley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and Thunderstorm Joseph Mallord William Turner · 1836