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The Most Famous Artworks of Ashmolean Museum

The 60 most celebrated works of the Ashmolean Museum museum, ranked by renown across 1,009 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. Bathsheba's Bath
    Bathsheba's Bath Johann König · 1610
  2. Venus and Adonis
    Venus and Adonis Titian · 1557
  3. Still life of fruit and flowers
    Still life of fruit and flowers Clara Peeters · 1613
  4. The Return of the Dove to the Ark
    The Return of the Dove to the Ark John Everett Millais · 1851
  5. Still life with stoneware jug, bekerschroef, glassware and a leg of ham
    Still life with stoneware jug, bekerschroef, glassware and a leg of ham Gerrit van Vucht · 1650
  6. Reading Madonna
    Reading Madonna Giorgione
  7. Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus
    Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus Édouard Manet · 1868
  8. Still life with skull, books, candle and a flask
    Still life with skull, books, candle and a flask Gerrit van Vucht · 1660
  9. Portrait of a young Man
    Portrait of a young Man Alessandro Allori · 1561
  10. Scene before a Maypole with Alkmaar Church in the Background
    Scene before a Maypole with Alkmaar Church in the Background Salomon van Ruysdael · 1669
  11. Bath Road, London, (sketch)
    Bath Road, London, (sketch) Camille Pissarro · 1899
  12. The Emperor Maximilian I
    The Emperor Maximilian I Peter Paul Rubens · 1634
  13. Portrait of a Man and his Secretary
    Portrait of a Man and his Secretary Unknown · 1565
  14. A Shepherd and a Nymph
    A Shepherd and a Nymph Unknown · 1600
  15. Still Life with Strawberries and Cherries
    Still Life with Strawberries and Cherries Jan Jansz van de Velde · 1658
  16. Les Sables-d'Olonne
    Les Sables-d'Olonne Albert Marquet · 1921
  17. Portrait of Luca Carlevarijs
    Portrait of Luca Carlevarijs Bartolomeo Nazari · 1724
  18. Glasses, Smoking Implements, and Cards
    Glasses, Smoking Implements, and Cards Jan Jansz van de Velde · 1653
  19. The Hunting of the Calydonian Boar
    The Hunting of the Calydonian Boar Simon II de Pape · 1640
  20. Landscape: A Storm
    Landscape: A Storm Peter Paul Rubens · 1620
  21. Portrait of a woman of the Vinck/Vincque family
    Portrait of a woman of the Vinck/Vincque family Anthony van Dyck · 1619
  22. The Chess Players
    The Chess Players William Orpen · 1896
  23. A Scholar in his Study
    A Scholar in his Study Cornelis van Haarlem · 1606
  24. A Peasant Family eating in an Interior
    A Peasant Family eating in an Interior Adriaen van Ostade · 1637
  25. The Triumph of Love
    The Triumph of Love Titian · 1545
  26. Still Life with Shell-fish
    Still Life with Shell-fish Theodoor Smits · 1653
  27. The Hunt in the Forest
    The Hunt in the Forest Paolo Uccello · 1470
  28. Shakuntala writing a love letter on a lotus leaf
    Shakuntala writing a love letter on a lotus leaf Raja Ravi Varma · 1890
  29. The Supper at Emmaus
    The Supper at Emmaus Anthony van Dyck · 1628
  30. A Garland of Flowers surrounding a Medallion of the Virgin and Child
    A Garland of Flowers surrounding a Medallion of the Virgin and Child Frans Ykens · 1650
  31. Julie Pissarro Sewing, the 'Red House', Pontoise
    Julie Pissarro Sewing, the 'Red House', Pontoise Camille Pissarro · 1889
  32. Still Life with a Lobster
    Still Life with a Lobster Pieter Gallis · 1665
  33. Portrait of a Lady
    Portrait of a Lady Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck · 1640
  34. Portrait of Jan van Huysum
    Portrait of Jan van Huysum Arnold Boonen · 1720
  35. Portrait of a Young Girl
    Portrait of a Young Girl Anthony van Dyck · 1630
  36. Ascanius Shooting the Stag of Sylvia
    Ascanius Shooting the Stag of Sylvia Claude Lorrain
  37. A dead Child carried to Heaven by Angels
    A dead Child carried to Heaven by Angels Peter Paul Rubens · 1620
  38. The Wine Cellar (An Allegory of Winter}
    The Wine Cellar (An Allegory of Winter} Gerrit Dou · 1660
  39. A Vase of Flowers
    A Vase of Flowers Balthasar van der Ast · 1620
  40. The Deposition
    The Deposition Adriaen Isenbrandt · 1490
  41. Still Life with Oysters
    Still Life with Oysters Abraham Susenier · 1665
  42. Still Life with a Violin
    Still Life with a Violin Jacques de Claeuw · 1652
  43. The Holy Family mit S. John
    The Holy Family mit S. John Bartolomeo Schedoni · 1610
  44. Still Life with a Ham, 1642
    Still Life with a Ham, 1642 Pieter Claesz · 1642
  45. The Night
    The Night Joseph Vernet · 1750
  46. The Holy Family
    The Holy Family Ambrosius Benson · 1532
  47. Still Life with a gold Chain
    Still Life with a gold Chain Pieter Claesz · 1636
  48. A Domed Church seen through a ruined Arch
    A Domed Church seen through a ruined Arch Canaletto · 1754
  49. Landscape with a Waterfall
    Landscape with a Waterfall Jacob van Ruisdael · 1655
  50. Still Life with a clay Pipe
    Still Life with a clay Pipe Jan Jansz van de Velde · 1651
  51. Still Life with Citrus Fruit
    Still Life with Citrus Fruit Pieter Janssens Elinga · 1660
  52. The Virgin and Child
    The Virgin and Child Giovanni Bellini · 1510
  53. The Virgin and Child
    The Virgin and Child Unknown · 1500
  54. The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist
    The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist Michelangelo · 1540
  55. A Converted British Family Sheltering a Christian Missionary from the Persecution of the Druids
    A Converted British Family Sheltering a Christian Missionary from the Persecution of the Druids William Holman Hunt · 1849
  56. St Barbara pursued by her Father
    St Barbara pursued by her Father Peter Paul Rubens · 1620
  57. Head of a bearded Man wearing a Wheel Ruff
    Head of a bearded Man wearing a Wheel Ruff Anthony van Dyck · 1628
  58. Landscape near Pontoise
    Landscape near Pontoise Camille Pissarro · 1872
  59. Annunciation
    Annunciation Peter Paul Rubens · 1609
  60. St Augustine in Ecstasy
    St Augustine in Ecstasy Anthony van Dyck · 1628