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The Most Famous Artworks of Brooklyn Museum

The 60 most celebrated works of the Brooklyn Museum museum, ranked by renown across 809 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. Nude with Apple
    Nude with Apple William James Glackens · 1909
  2. Landscape after Ruisdael
    Landscape after Ruisdael Thomas Doughty · 1846
  3. Cattle and Landscape
    Cattle and Landscape James McDougal Hart · 1867
  4. Market Scene
    Market Scene Régis François Gignoux · 1862
  5. Landscape, Hyde Park, New York
    Landscape, Hyde Park, New York Johann Hermann Carmiencke · 1859
  6. Staten Island and the Narrows
    Staten Island and the Narrows Thomas Chambers · 1850
  7. Harbor Landscape
    Harbor Landscape Thomas Doughty · 1834
  8. Lake George
    Lake George Régis François Gignoux · 1868
  9. The First Harvest in the Wilderness
    The First Harvest in the Wilderness Asher Brown Durand · 1855
  10. Rocks at Nahant
    Rocks at Nahant William Stanley Haseltine · 1864
  11. Tappan Zee, from Glenwood
    Tappan Zee, from Glenwood John Williamson · 1872
  12. Bareford Mountains, West Milford, New Jersey
    Bareford Mountains, West Milford, New Jersey Jasper Francis Cropsey · 1850
  13. Digging Sand, or The Sand Cart
    Digging Sand, or The Sand Cart Anton Mauve · 1875
  14. Autumn at Mount Chocorua
    Autumn at Mount Chocorua Jasper Francis Cropsey · 1850
  15. Leaving the Sheep Pen
    Leaving the Sheep Pen Charles-Émile Jacque · 1890
  16. After a Shower, Nahant, Massachusetts
    After a Shower, Nahant, Massachusetts William Stanley Haseltine · 1864
  17. Capriccio of Ruins with Figures beneath an Archway
    Capriccio of Ruins with Figures beneath an Archway Leonardo Coccorante · 1740
  18. On the Viga, Outskirts of the City of Mexico
    On the Viga, Outskirts of the City of Mexico Samuel Colman · 1896
  19. Midsummer
    Midsummer James McDougal Hart · 1870
  20. View of the Hudson
    View of the Hudson Jasper Francis Cropsey · 1894
  21. Lake George
    Lake George John William Casilear · 1857
  22. Derwentwater
    Derwentwater Sanford Robinson Gifford · 1856
  23. A Battle Scene
    A Battle Scene Unknown · 1500
  24. Wet Snow, Auvergne
    Wet Snow, Auvergne Victor Charreton · 1900
  25. Painting of Lady Tjepu
    Painting of Lady Tjepu Unknown · 1396
  26. Columbus Before the Queen
    Columbus Before the Queen Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze · 1843
  27. Louisiana Rice Fields
    Louisiana Rice Fields Thomas Hart Benton · 1928
  28. Not at Home
    Not at Home Eastman Johnson · 1873
  29. Studio Interior
    Studio Interior William Merritt Chase · 1892
  30. Crucifixion
    Crucifixion Vasily Vereshchagin · 1894
  31. The Equestrienne
    The Equestrienne Édouard Manet · 1875
  32. In the Clove
    In the Clove Jasper Francis Cropsey · 1866
  33. Sunset over the Sea
    Sunset over the Sea George Inness · 1894
  34. Madonna and Child with Saints John the Baptist and Nicholas of Tolentino
    Madonna and Child with Saints John the Baptist and Nicholas of Tolentino Andrea Busati · 1500
  35. The Edge of Doom
    The Edge of Doom Samuel Colman · 1836
  36. An Apple Orchard
    An Apple Orchard Charles François Daubigny · 1871
  37. Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints Benedict and Donato (?) and Four Angels
    Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints Benedict and Donato (?) and Four Angels Unknown · 1325
  38. Landscape (Birch and Oaks)
    Landscape (Birch and Oaks) Asher Brown Durand · 1855
  39. The Rigor of the Game, Kearsarge Hall, North Conway, New Hampshire
    The Rigor of the Game, Kearsarge Hall, North Conway, New Hampshire George Inness · 1875
  40. The Illustrated Newspaper
    The Illustrated Newspaper Platt Powell Ryder · 1868
  41. Peaches, Grapes and Cherries
    Peaches, Grapes and Cherries George Henry Hall · 1865
  42. Christ on the Cross Adored by Saints Thomas Aquinas and Catherine of Siena
    Christ on the Cross Adored by Saints Thomas Aquinas and Catherine of Siena Lorenzo d'Alessandro · 1496
  43. Mrs. Robert Abbe (Catherine Amory Bennett)
    Mrs. Robert Abbe (Catherine Amory Bennett) Cecilia Beaux · 1900
  44. Flower Garden
    Flower Garden Unknown · 1660
  45. Hunter on Horseback Attacked by a Mythical Beast
    Hunter on Horseback Attacked by a Mythical Beast Unknown · 1750
  46. Hunter on Horseback Attacked by a Lion
    Hunter on Horseback Attacked by a Lion Unknown · 1750
  47. William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River
    William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River Thomas Eakins · 1908
  48. Madonna and Child with Saints James Major and John the Evangelist
    Madonna and Child with Saints James Major and John the Evangelist Sano di Pietro · 1460
  49. Ruined Castle and River
    Ruined Castle and River Thomas Cole · 1832
  50. Landscape
    Landscape Asher Brown Durand · 1867
  51. Saints Anna and Joachim
    Saints Anna and Joachim Francesco Botticini · 1460
  52. Flood at Moret
    Flood at Moret Alfred Sisley · 1890
  53. The Reprimand. Ah! You Naughty Fawn, You Have Been Eating the Flowers Again.
    The Reprimand. Ah! You Naughty Fawn, You Have Been Eating the Flowers Again. Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait · 1852
  54. Christ with the Cross
    Christ with the Cross El Greco · 1610
  55. Young Man in a Fur Cap
    Young Man in a Fur Cap Frans Hals · 1650
  56. New Cider
    New Cider Thomas Waterman Wood · 1868
  57. The Boy Violinist
    The Boy Violinist John George Brown · 1874
  58. Portrait of a Man
    Portrait of a Man Lorenzo Costa · 1450
  59. Homeward
    Homeward George Inness · 1891
  60. Virgin and Child with Four Angels and the Redeemer
    Virgin and Child with Four Angels and the Redeemer Zanobi Strozzi · 1450