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The Most Famous Artworks of J. Paul Getty Museum

The 60 most celebrated works of the J. Paul Getty Museum museum, ranked by renown across 439 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 · 1557
  2. An Allegory of Fortune
    An Allegory of Fortune Dosso Dossi · 1530
  3. La Promenade
    La Promenade Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1870
  4. Mischief and Repose
    Mischief and Repose John William Godward · 1898
  5. Bathsheba after the Bath
    Bathsheba after the Bath Jan Steen · 1670
  6. Reverie
    Reverie John William Godward · 1904
  7. The Rue Mosnier Dressed with Flags
    The Rue Mosnier Dressed with Flags Édouard Manet · 1878
  8. Flower Still Life
    Flower Still Life Ambrosius Bosschaert · 1614
  9. A View of Paris from the Pont Neuf
    A View of Paris from the Pont Neuf Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet · 1763
  10. Perseo affronta Fineo con la testa di Medusa
    Perseo affronta Fineo con la testa di Medusa Sebastiano Ricci · 1706
  11. Regatta on the Grand Canal in Honor of Frederick IV, King of Denmark
    Regatta on the Grand Canal in Honor of Frederick IV, King of Denmark Luca Carlevarijs · 1711
  12. Landscape with a Wheatfield
    Landscape with a Wheatfield Jacob van Ruisdael · 1650
  13. Adoration of the Shepherds
    Adoration of the Shepherds Nicolaes Maes · 1660
  14. The Adoration of the Magi
    The Adoration of the Magi Andrea Mantegna · 1498
  15. A View of Paris with the Ile de la Cité
    A View of Paris with the Ile de la Cité Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet · 1763
  16. Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles
    Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1740
  17. Before
    Before William Hogarth · 1730
  18. The Deposition
    The Deposition Unknown · 1496
  19. Landscape at Louveciennes (Autumn)
    Landscape at Louveciennes (Autumn) Camille Pissarro · 1870
  20. Christ Carrying the Cross
    Christ Carrying the Cross Marco d'Oggiono · 1500
  21. Family Group in an Interior
    Family Group in an Interior Quirijn van Brekelenkam · 1659
  22. After
    After William Hogarth · 1730
  23. The Drawing Lesson
    The Drawing Lesson Jan Steen · 1665
  24. The Royal End
    The Royal End Paul Gauguin · 1896
  25. Madonna and Child with Two Donors
    Madonna and Child with Two Donors Lorenzo Lotto · 1525
  26. Rural landscape with the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael (Genesis 21:14-21)
    Rural landscape with the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael (Genesis 21:14-21) Abraham Bloemaert · 1638
  27. Shepherd and Sleeping Shepherdess
    Shepherd and Sleeping Shepherdess Reyer van Blommendael · 1650
  28. Christ and the Adulteress
    Christ and the Adulteress Valentin de Boulogne · 1620
  29. Fruit Piece
    Fruit Piece Jan van Huysum · 1722
  30. Coronation of the Virgin
    Coronation of the Virgin Gentile da Fabriano · 1420
  31. Portrait of Alfonso d'Avalos, Marchese del Vasto, in Armor with a Page
    Portrait of Alfonso d'Avalos, Marchese del Vasto, in Armor with a Page Titian · 1533
  32. The Grand Canal in Venice with Palazzo Bembo
    The Grand Canal in Venice with Palazzo Bembo Francesco Guardi · 1768
  33. Three Lovers
    Three Lovers Théodore Géricault · 1817
  34. A View of the Maas at Dordrecht
    A View of the Maas at Dordrecht Aelbert Cuyp · 1645
  35. Walk at Dusk
    Walk at Dusk Caspar David Friedrich · 1837
  36. Landscape with Figures
    Landscape with Figures Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem · 1657
  37. A Storm on a Mediterranean Coast
    A Storm on a Mediterranean Coast Joseph Vernet · 1767
  38. The Music Lesson
    The Music Lesson Gerard ter Borch · 1668
  39. Street Scene
    Street Scene Jacob Vrel · 1658
  40. Portrait of a man in a high fur hat
    Portrait of a man in a high fur hat Monogrammist IS · 1638
  41. Madonna and Child with a Male Saint, Catherine of Alexandria and a Donor
    Madonna and Child with a Male Saint, Catherine of Alexandria and a Donor Michelangelo di Pietro · 1498
  42. The Black Pig Inn at Maarssen
    The Black Pig Inn at Maarssen Jan van der Heyden · 1668
  43. Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan
    Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan Joachim Wtewael · 1606
  44. The Angel Taking Leave of Tobit and His Family
    The Angel Taking Leave of Tobit and His Family Jan Victors · 1649
  45. Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist
    Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist Guido Reni · 1640
  46. The Holy Family
    The Holy Family Nicolas Poussin · 1651
  47. The Way to Calvary
    The Way to Calvary Domenichino · 1610
  48. Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889
    Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889 James Ensor · 1894
  49. The Adoration of the Magi
    The Adoration of the Magi Georges Trubert · 1493
  50. The Supper at Emmaus
    The Supper at Emmaus Bartolomeo Cavarozzi · 1620
  51. The Holy Family
    The Holy Family Jan Gossaert · 1507
  52. The Interior of St. Bavo, Haarlem
    The Interior of St. Bavo, Haarlem Pieter Jansz Saenredam · 1628
  53. Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
    Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist Giovanni Lanfranco · 1630
  54. Portrait of William Anne Hollis, 4th Earl of Essex, Presenting a Cup to Thomas Clutterbuck of Watford
    Portrait of William Anne Hollis, 4th Earl of Essex, Presenting a Cup to Thomas Clutterbuck of Watford Thomas Gainsborough
  55. David with the Head of Goliath
    David with the Head of Goliath Guido Cagnacci · 1645
  56. Paris Being Admitted to the Bedchamber of Helen
    Paris Being Admitted to the Bedchamber of Helen Jacob Adriaensz Backer · 1593
  57. Starry Night
    Starry Night Edvard Munch · 1897
  58. The Holy Family
    The Holy Family Giulio Romano · 1520
  59. Portrait of Louise-Antoinette Feuardent
    Portrait of Louise-Antoinette Feuardent Jean François Millet · 1841
  60. Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Pomegranate
    Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Pomegranate Jacob van Hulsdonck · 1630