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The Most Famous Artworks of Museum of Fine Arts Boston

The 60 most celebrated works of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston museum, ranked by renown across 2,429 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. Five O'Clock Tea
    Five O'Clock Tea Mary Cassatt · 1890
  2. Moorish Bath
    Moorish Bath Jean Léon Gérôme · 1870
  3. Picture Gallery with Views of Modern Rome
    Picture Gallery with Views of Modern Rome Giovanni Paolo Panini · 1757
  4. The Triumph of the Winter Queen: Allegory of the Just
    The Triumph of the Winter Queen: Allegory of the Just Gerard van Honthorst · 1636
  5. Dance at Bougival
    Dance at Bougival Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1892
  6. Monte Pellegrino at Palermo, Italy
    Monte Pellegrino at Palermo, Italy George Loring Brown · 1856
  7. Old English House by Moonlight
    Old English House by Moonlight John Atkinson Grimshaw · 1874
  8. Mrs. Fiske Warren (Gretchen Osgood) and Her Daughter Rachel
    Mrs. Fiske Warren (Gretchen Osgood) and Her Daughter Rachel John Singer Sargent · 1903
  9. Winter Scene in New Jersey
    Winter Scene in New Jersey Régis François Gignoux · 1847
  10. Man at His Bath
    Man at His Bath Gustave Caillebotte · 1892
  11. Artist in his studio
    Artist in his studio Rembrandt van Rijn · 1628
  12. Schatacook Mountain, Housatonic Valley, Connecticut
    Schatacook Mountain, Housatonic Valley, Connecticut Jasper Francis Cropsey · 1845
  13. Still Life with Various Vessels on a Table
    Still Life with Various Vessels on a Table Osias Beert · 1610
  14. Madame Monet wearing a kimono
    Madame Monet wearing a kimono Claude Monet · 1888
  15. Still Life: Bowl with Fruit and Wine Glass
    Still Life: Bowl with Fruit and Wine Glass John Edward Hollen · 1865
  16. Breakfast Still Life with Glass and Metalwork
    Breakfast Still Life with Glass and Metalwork Jan Jansz den Uyl · 1638
  17. Rest on the Flight into Egypt
    Rest on the Flight into Egypt Arent de Gelder · 1696
  18. The Delafolie House, Éragny
    The Delafolie House, Éragny Camille Pissarro · 1893
  19. Lake George
    Lake George Martin Johnson Heade · 1862
  20. The Public Garden, Boston
    The Public Garden, Boston George Loring Brown · 1869
  21. View, Dismal Swamp, North Carolina
    View, Dismal Swamp, North Carolina Régis François Gignoux · 1850
  22. Madame Cézanne à la jupe rayée (Madame Cézanne in a Red Armchair)
    Madame Cézanne à la jupe rayée (Madame Cézanne in a Red Armchair) Paul Cézanne · 1889
  23. View of Alkmaar
    View of Alkmaar Jacob van Ruisdael · 1675
  24. Lamentation over the Dead Christ
    Lamentation over the Dead Christ Carlo Crivelli
  25. Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome and Nicholas of Tolentino
    Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome and Nicholas of Tolentino Lorenzo Lotto · 1522
  26. Elegant Couple in an Interior
    Elegant Couple in an Interior Eglon van der Neer · 1690
  27. Scenes from the Nakamura Kabuki Theater
    Scenes from the Nakamura Kabuki Theater Hishikawa Moronobu
  28. The Departure of the Pilgrim Fathers from Delfshaven on their Way to America
    The Departure of the Pilgrim Fathers from Delfshaven on their Way to America Adam Willaerts · 1620
  29. The British Fleet Forming a Line off Algiers
    The British Fleet Forming a Line off Algiers Robert Salmon · 1829
  30. The Stranded Boat
    The Stranded Boat Martin Johnson Heade · 1863
  31. Orchids and Spray Orchids with Hummingbird
    Orchids and Spray Orchids with Hummingbird Martin Johnson Heade · 1875
  32. Rocks in New England
    Rocks in New England Martin Johnson Heade · 1855
  33. Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin
    Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin Rogier van der Weyden
  34. Valley of the Yosemite
    Valley of the Yosemite Albert Bierstadt · 1864
  35. Frozen River with Skaters
    Frozen River with Skaters Jan van Goyen · 1637
  36. The Lincoln Children
    The Lincoln Children Susan Waters · 1845
  37. Watson and the Shark
    Watson and the Shark John Singleton Copley · 1790
  38. Fruit and a Jug on a Table
    Fruit and a Jug on a Table Paul Cézanne · 1896
  39. Landscape with Gentlefolk and Gypsies
    Landscape with Gentlefolk and Gypsies Jan Wildens · 1629
  40. Expulsion from the Garden of Eden
    Expulsion from the Garden of Eden Thomas Cole · 1828
  41. Flowers in a vase with a passion flower
    Flowers in a vase with a passion flower Hendrick Fromantiou · 1668
  42. Bocca Baciata
    Bocca Baciata Dante Gabriel Rossetti · 1859
  43. Still Life with Oysters, Sweetmeats and Dried Fruit in a Stone Niche
    Still Life with Oysters, Sweetmeats and Dried Fruit in a Stone Niche Osias Beert · 1609
  44. River Landscape with the Fort Saint-Jean and the Chateau Pierre-Scize in Lyon
    River Landscape with the Fort Saint-Jean and the Chateau Pierre-Scize in Lyon Jan Asselijn · 1650
  45. Hendrik van Halmale with his Horse and Groom
    Hendrik van Halmale with his Horse and Groom Jürgen Ovens · 1660
  46. Sunlight on the Road, Pontoise
    Sunlight on the Road, Pontoise Camille Pissarro · 1874
  47. Lion Hunt
    Lion Hunt Eugène Delacroix · 1858
  48. Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist
    Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist Unknown · 1750
  49. At the Café La Mie
    At the Café La Mie Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec · 1896
  50. Virgin and Child
    Virgin and Child Domenico Corvi · 1771
  51. Watson and the Shark
    Watson and the Shark John Singleton Copley · 1790
  52. View of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam
    View of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam Jan van der Heyden · 1668
  53. Saint Catherine of Alexandria at Prayer
    Saint Catherine of Alexandria at Prayer Titian · 1567
  54. Portrait of a Woman
    Portrait of a Woman Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen · 1631
  55. Seal Rocks, Farallons
    Seal Rocks, Farallons Albert Bierstadt · 1872
  56. Visit to a Museum
    Visit to a Museum Edgar Degas · 1890
  57. Self-Portrait as Icarus with Daedalus
    Self-Portrait as Icarus with Daedalus Anthony van Dyck · 1618
  58. Mrs. Howard Cushing (Ethel Cochrane) (The Mandarin Coat)
    Mrs. Howard Cushing (Ethel Cochrane) (The Mandarin Coat) Howard Cushing · 1904
  59. The Open Window
    The Open Window Elizabeth Okie Paxton · 1921
  60. Portrait of a Young Married Couple
    Portrait of a Young Married Couple Jacob Jordaens · 1622