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The Most Famous Artworks of National Gallery of Ireland

The 60 most celebrated works of the National Gallery of Ireland museum, ranked by renown across 1,799 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. Dinner at a Farmhouse
    Dinner at a Farmhouse David Ryckaert III · 1645
  2. Man Writing a Letter
    Man Writing a Letter Gabriel Metsu · 1665
  3. A Breakfast-piece
    A Breakfast-piece Pieter Claesz · 1651
  4. Madonna and Child
    Madonna and Child Paolo Uccello · 1445
  5. A Banquet-piece
    A Banquet-piece Willem Claesz Heda · 1635
  6. The Taking of Christ
    The Taking of Christ Caravaggio · 1602
  7. An Interior with Ladies and Cavaliers
    An Interior with Ladies and Cavaliers Dirck van Delen · 1629
  8. A River Scene in Winter
    A River Scene in Winter Jan van de Cappelle · 1653
  9. The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife
    The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife Daniel Maclise · 1854
  10. Kitchen Scene with the Supper in Emmaus
    Kitchen Scene with the Supper in Emmaus Diego Velázquez · 1618
  11. A wooded landscape
    A wooded landscape Jacob van Ruisdael · 1662
  12. Castle Bentheim
    Castle Bentheim Jacob van Ruisdael · 1653
  13. Marriage at Cana
    Marriage at Cana Jan Steen · 1668
  14. Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness
    Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness Giovanni Antonio Guardi · 1738
  15. Saint Rumbold Taking Leave of his Parents
    Saint Rumbold Taking Leave of his Parents Gerard David · 1496
  16. Landscape with a Youth and his Tutor on Horseback
    Landscape with a Youth and his Tutor on Horseback Aelbert Cuyp · 1651
  17. Portrait of Anna Splinter, wife of Johan Hulshout (1623–1687)
    Portrait of Anna Splinter, wife of Johan Hulshout (1623–1687) Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt · 1674
  18. Bust of man wearing a large-brimmed hat
    Bust of man wearing a large-brimmed hat Willem Drost · 1654
  19. Portrait of a girl
    Portrait of a girl Paulus Moreelse · 1623
  20. Chrysanthemums in a Chinese Vase
    Chrysanthemums in a Chinese Vase Camille Pissarro · 1873
  21. Calm: the English Ship 'Britannia' at Anchor
    Calm: the English Ship 'Britannia' at Anchor Willem van de Velde the Younger · 1655
  22. Landscape with Muleteers and Peasants
    Landscape with Muleteers and Peasants Jean-Baptiste Pillement · 1796
  23. Peasants Teaching a Cat and Dog to Dance
    Peasants Teaching a Cat and Dog to Dance Jan Miense Molenaer · 1637
  24. Julie Bonaparte as Queen of Spain with her Daughters, Zénaïde and Charlotte
    Julie Bonaparte as Queen of Spain with her Daughters, Zénaïde and Charlotte François Gérard · 1808
  25. A Vanitas Still Life
    A Vanitas Still Life Jan Davidsz. de Heem · 1653
  26. Portrait of a Woman with Gloves
    Portrait of a Woman with Gloves Rembrandt van Rijn · 1630
  27. Scenes from the Life of Saint Augustine
    Scenes from the Life of Saint Augustine Master of the Legend of St. Augustine · 1490
  28. Pretiose Recognized
    Pretiose Recognized Godfried Schalcken · 1675
  29. A Horse Drinking
    A Horse Drinking Jan Both · 1637
  30. Saint Rufina
    Saint Rufina Francisco de Zurbarán · 1637
  31. The Resurrection
    The Resurrection David Teniers the Younger · 1653
  32. The Repast
    The Repast Abraham de Pape · 1658
  33. Ecce Homo
    Ecce Homo Titian · 1559
  34. A View of a Town in Holland
    A View of a Town in Holland Jan van Goyen · 1650
  35. The Virgin and Child with Saints Peter and Mary Magdalene
    The Virgin and Child with Saints Peter and Mary Magdalene Giacomo del Pisano
  36. Saints Cosmas and Damian and their Brothers Surviving the Stake
    Saints Cosmas and Damian and their Brothers Surviving the Stake Fra Angelico · 1438
  37. Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph
    Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph Guercino · 1638
  38. Scene on the Ice
    Scene on the Ice Hendrick Avercamp · 1620
  39. Joseph Selling Corn in Egypt
    Joseph Selling Corn in Egypt Pieter Lastman · 1612
  40. Cavalry Halted at a Sutler's Tent
    Cavalry Halted at a Sutler's Tent Philips Wouwerman · 1655
  41. Dresden from the Right Bank of the Elbe, below the Augustus Bridge
    Dresden from the Right Bank of the Elbe, below the Augustus Bridge Bernardo Bellotto · 1750
  42. The Holy Family
    The Holy Family Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1640
  43. Oval portrait of a man wearing a split-sleeve jacket with flat lace collar and broad-brimmed hat
    Oval portrait of a man wearing a split-sleeve jacket with flat lace collar and broad-brimmed hat Rembrandt van Rijn · 1634
  44. Portrait of Godert de Ginkel (1630-1703), 1st Earl of Athlone (1630-1703), with the Taking of Athlone, County Westmeath
    Portrait of Godert de Ginkel (1630-1703), 1st Earl of Athlone (1630-1703), with the Taking of Athlone, County Westmeath Sir Godfrey Kneller · 1694
  45. The Holy Family
    The Holy Family Lorenzo Costa · 1500
  46. A Cavalier and Lady
    A Cavalier and Lady Unknown
  47. The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist
    The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist Fra Bartolomeo · 1504
  48. Christ in the House of Martha and Mary
    Christ in the House of Martha and Mary Peter Paul Rubens · 1628
  49. The Virgin and Child with Saints Nicholas of Tolentino and Catherine of Siena
    The Virgin and Child with Saints Nicholas of Tolentino and Catherine of Siena Lo Spagna · 1499
  50. Dresden from the Right Bank of the Elbe above the Augustus Bridge
    Dresden from the Right Bank of the Elbe above the Augustus Bridge Bernardo Bellotto · 1750
  51. Young Woman in White Reading
    Young Woman in White Reading Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1873
  52. A Dutch Kitchen Interior
    A Dutch Kitchen Interior Monogrammist IS · 1642
  53. The Adoration of the Magi
    The Adoration of the Magi Unknown
  54. A Boy Standing on a Terrace
    A Boy Standing on a Terrace Anthony van Dyck · 1625
  55. The Supper at Emmaus
    The Supper at Emmaus Titian · 1545
  56. Juno Confiding Io to the Care of Argus
    Juno Confiding Io to the Care of Argus Claude Lorrain · 1660
  57. The Village School
    The Village School Jan Steen · 1660
  58. Boors Drinking in a Barn
    Boors Drinking in a Barn Adriaen van Ostade · 1635
  59. The Smokers
    The Smokers Unknown
  60. Portrait of a Man
    Portrait of a Man David Teniers the Younger · 1653