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The Most Famous Artworks of National Gallery of Art

The 60 most celebrated works of the National Gallery of Art museum, ranked by renown across 36,524 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 · 1544
  2. Venus with a Mirror
    Venus with a Mirror Titian · 1555
  3. The Repose
    The Repose Jean Baptiste Camille Corot · 1860
  4. Lake Lucerne
    Lake Lucerne Albert Bierstadt · 1858
  5. Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son
    Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son Claude Monet · 1875
  6. The Dead Toreador
    The Dead Toreador Édouard Manet · 1864
  7. Young Girl Reading
    Young Girl Reading Jean Honoré Fragonard · 1769
  8. The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries
    The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries Jacques-Louis David · 1812
  9. Wivenhoe Park, Essex
    Wivenhoe Park, Essex John Constable · 1816
  10. The Repentant Magdalen
    The Repentant Magdalen Georges de La Tour · 1638
  11. Archery Contest
    Archery Contest Chinese Qing Dynasty · 1850
  12. Saint George and the Dragon
    Saint George and the Dragon Raphael · 1506
  13. Madonna and Child
    Madonna and Child Italian 16th Century · 1508
  14. Autumn - On the Hudson River
    Autumn - On the Hudson River Jasper Francis Cropsey · 1860
  15. Banquet Piece with Mince Pie
    Banquet Piece with Mince Pie Willem Claesz Heda · 1635
  16. New York Harbor with Pilot Boat "George Washington"
    New York Harbor with Pilot Boat "George Washington" Thomas Chambers · 1850
  17. Pandora
    Pandora Odilon Redon · 1911
  18. Threatening Sky, Bay of New York
    Threatening Sky, Bay of New York Thomas Chambers · 1850
  19. Lake George and the Village of Caldwell
    Lake George and the Village of Caldwell Thomas Chambers · 1850
  20. The Last of the Buffalo
    The Last of the Buffalo Albert Bierstadt · 1888
  21. The Artist Sketching at Mount Desert, Maine
    The Artist Sketching at Mount Desert, Maine Sanford Robinson Gifford · 1864
  22. The Alba Madonna
    The Alba Madonna Raphael · 1510
  23. Procession of Gondolas in the Bacino di San Marco, Venice
    Procession of Gondolas in the Bacino di San Marco, Venice Antonio Joli · 1742
  24. Rio de Janeiro Bay
    Rio de Janeiro Bay Martin Johnson Heade · 1864
  25. Packet Ship Passing Castle Williams, New York Harbor
    Packet Ship Passing Castle Williams, New York Harbor Thomas Chambers · 1850
  26. Charing Cross Bridge, London
    Charing Cross Bridge, London Camille Pissarro · 1890
  27. Beach in Normandy
    Beach in Normandy Gustave Courbet · 1874
  28. The Wife of Hasdrubal and Her Children
    The Wife of Hasdrubal and Her Children Ercole de'Roberti · 1492
  29. Hugo Reisinger
    Hugo Reisinger Anders Zorn · 1907
  30. Boston Harbor
    Boston Harbor Thomas Chambers · 1850
  31. Saint Martin and the Beggar
    Saint Martin and the Beggar El Greco · 1598
  32. Emancipation Proclamation
    Emancipation Proclamation A.A. Lamb · 1864
  33. Bay of New York, Sunset
    Bay of New York, Sunset Thomas Chambers · 1850
  34. Two Women at a Window
    Two Women at a Window Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1658
  35. The Interior of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam
    The Interior of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam Emanuel de Witte · 1660
  36. Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
    Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice Follower of Titian · 1524
  37. Madame David
    Madame David Jacques-Louis David · 1813
  38. Storm-Tossed Frigate
    Storm-Tossed Frigate Thomas Chambers · 1850
  39. Felucca off Gibraltar
    Felucca off Gibraltar Thomas Chambers · 1850
  40. View from Vaekero near Christiania
    View from Vaekero near Christiania Johan Christian Dahl · 1827
  41. Still Life with Iris
    Still Life with Iris Peter Binoit · 1623
  42. Venice: The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore
    Venice: The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore Joseph Mallord William Turner · 1834
  43. The Dancer
    The Dancer Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1874
  44. Fanciful Landscape
    Fanciful Landscape Thomas Doughty · 1834
  45. Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
    Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden Follower of Robert Campin · 1450
  46. Oarsmen at Chatou
    Oarsmen at Chatou Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1879
  47. Still Life with Peacock Pie
    Still Life with Peacock Pie Pieter Claesz · 1627
  48. Natural Arch at Capri
    Natural Arch at Capri William Stanley Haseltine · 1871
  49. Harlequin
    Harlequin Paul Cézanne · 1889
  50. Flowers in an Urn
    Flowers in an Urn Jan van Huysum · 1721
  51. Mount Auburn Cemetery
    Mount Auburn Cemetery Thomas Chambers · 1850
  52. Susanna Truax
    Susanna Truax Pieter Vanderlyn · 1730
  53. Family Group
    Family Group Joshua Johnson · 1800
  54. The Louvre, Afternoon, Rainy Weather
    The Louvre, Afternoon, Rainy Weather Camille Pissarro · 1900
  55. The Adoration of the Magi
    The Adoration of the Magi Sandro Botticelli · 1480
  56. The Temptation of Christ
    The Temptation of Christ Juan de Flandes · 1502
  57. Paris, rue du Havre
    Paris, rue du Havre Jean Béraud · 1882
  58. Saint Lucy
    Saint Lucy Francesco del Cossa · 1474
  59. The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant John the Baptist
    The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant John the Baptist El Greco · 1598
  60. The Mill
    The Mill Rembrandt van Rijn · 1646