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The Most Famous Artworks of National Museum in Warsaw

The 60 most celebrated works of the National Museum in Warsaw museum, ranked by renown across 2,755 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. Still life
    Still life Pieter Claesz
  2. Adoration of the Magi
    Adoration of the Magi Francesco Fontebasso · 1748
  3. Still life with a herring
    Still life with a herring Gerret Willemsz. Heda · 1644
  4. Adoration of the Magi (Matthew 2:10-11)
    Adoration of the Magi (Matthew 2:10-11) David Teniers the Younger · 1643
  5. Polyptych of Sant'Agostino, Nicosia
    Polyptych of Sant'Agostino, Nicosia Alvaro Pirez d'Evora · 1425
  6. Rushing cart driven by a Jew
    Rushing cart driven by a Jew Józef Chełmoński · 1892
  7. Adoration of the Magi
    Adoration of the Magi Michał Stachowicz · 1806
  8. Landscape with St. John the Baptist
    Landscape with St. John the Baptist Michael Willmann · 1656
  9. Holy Family with St. John the Baptist and St. Catherine of Alexandria
    Holy Family with St. John the Baptist and St. Catherine of Alexandria Gianfrancesco Penni · 1518
  10. Aristaeus and dead bees
    Aristaeus and dead bees Unknown · 1812
  11. Springtime
    Springtime Józef Chełmoński · 1896
  12. Portrait of an old man
    Portrait of an old man Leopold Horovitz · 1911
  13. Sacra conversazione
    Sacra conversazione Paris Bordone · 1530
  14. David with Goliath’s head
    David with Goliath’s head Nicolas Tournier · 1624
  15. Jay
    Jay Józef Chełmoński · 1896
  16. The Water Hen
    The Water Hen Józef Chełmoński · 1898
  17. Holy Family
    Holy Family Unknown · 1590
  18. Insurrection episode
    Insurrection episode Józef Chełmoński · 1892
  19. Lake at dusk
    Lake at dusk Józef Chełmoński · 1896
  20. Holy Family
    Holy Family Anthony van Dyck · 1630
  21. Before the storm, sketch for the painting “Storm”
    Before the storm, sketch for the painting “Storm” Józef Chełmoński · 1898
  22. Deep forest – Windthrows, sketch for a painting
    Deep forest – Windthrows, sketch for a painting Józef Chełmoński · 1902
  23. Diogenes in the barrel
    Diogenes in the barrel Unknown · 1675
  24. Collective portrait of the Kalinowski family with the painter's self-portrait
    Collective portrait of the Kalinowski family with the painter's self-portrait Adrian Głębocki · 1900
  25. Madonna with Child Jesus
    Madonna with Child Jesus Jan Gossaert · 1531
  26. Parable of the unjust steward (Luke 16:1-13)
    Parable of the unjust steward (Luke 16:1-13) Unknown
  27. On the road
    On the road Józef Chełmoński · 1890
  28. Meadow with cowslips, sketch
    Meadow with cowslips, sketch Józef Chełmoński · 1890
  29. Winter night in Ukraine
    Winter night in Ukraine Józef Chełmoński · 1889
  30. Baptism of Christ
    Baptism of Christ Ercole Graziani the Younger
  31. Self-portrait
    Self-portrait Jan Piotr Łuczyński · 1838
  32. Crucifixion of Christ
    Crucifixion of Christ Unknown · 1500
  33. Catherine Jagiellon with her son Sigismund imprisoned in the Gripshom Castle (sketch)
    Catherine Jagiellon with her son Sigismund imprisoned in the Gripshom Castle (sketch) Józef Simmler · 1859
  34. Self-portrait
    Self-portrait Maurycy Sztencel · 1900
  35. Girl with a dog
    Girl with a dog Unknown · 1796
  36. Morning star
    Morning star Franciszek Żmurko · 1900
  37. Madonna with Child Jesus
    Madonna with Child Jesus Erasmus Quellinus II
  38. Morning in the Forest
    Morning in the Forest Józef Chełmoński · 1870
  39. Study I for “Shepherd children”
    Study I for “Shepherd children” Józef Chełmoński · 1905
  40. Copy from the self-portrait of Julian Maszyński
    Copy from the self-portrait of Julian Maszyński Jan Owidzki · 1900
  41. Deep forest – Windthrows
    Deep forest – Windthrows Józef Chełmoński · 1902
  42. Portrait of Cyprian Lachnicki
    Portrait of Cyprian Lachnicki Aniela Poraj-Biernacka · 1900
  43. Male nude study
    Male nude study Józef Simmler · 1841
  44. Holy Family
    Holy Family Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiss · 1780
  45. Copy of “Self-portrait” of Antoni Brodowski
    Copy of “Self-portrait” of Antoni Brodowski Rafał Hadziewicz · 1830
  46. Crucifixion
    Crucifixion Andrea del Castagno · 1460
  47. Portrait of Zygmunt Krasiński as a child
    Portrait of Zygmunt Krasiński as a child Beata z Potockich Czacka · 1814
  48. Portrait of a man
    Portrait of a man Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz · 1896
  49. Portrait of Wojciech (Albert) I Radziwiłł (1476–1519), bishop of Lutsk and Vilnius, nicknamed “Jałmużnik” [Almoner]
    Portrait of Wojciech (Albert) I Radziwiłł (1476–1519), bishop of Lutsk and Vilnius, nicknamed “Jałmużnik” [Almoner] Unknown · 1750
  50. Self-portrait as a young man
    Self-portrait as a young man Leopold Horovitz · 1860
  51. Portrait of a man
    Portrait of a man Ferdinand Bol · 1658
  52. Self-portrait
    Self-portrait Wojciech Gerson · 1875
  53. Portrait of Zofia Illinicz née Radziwiłł (?–1541)
    Portrait of Zofia Illinicz née Radziwiłł (?–1541) Unknown · 1735
  54. Portrait of Aleksandra Tyszkiewicz née Czartoryska (fl. ca. 1500), wife of the Kiev voivode
    Portrait of Aleksandra Tyszkiewicz née Czartoryska (fl. ca. 1500), wife of the Kiev voivode Unknown · 1797
  55. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1691–1750), wife of emperor Charles VI, against clouds
    Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1691–1750), wife of emperor Charles VI, against clouds Martin van Meytens · 1742
  56. Portrait of Catul (Kalinik?) Tyszkiewicz, Leliwa coat of arms, starosta of Chernihiv
    Portrait of Catul (Kalinik?) Tyszkiewicz, Leliwa coat of arms, starosta of Chernihiv Unknown · 1797
  57. Self-portrait
    Self-portrait Wandalin Strzałecki · 1890
  58. Portrait of Marianna Radziwiłł née Myszka (1563–1600)
    Portrait of Marianna Radziwiłł née Myszka (1563–1600) Unknown · 1735
  59. Portrait of Izabela Tyszkiewicz née Tyszkiewicz (1835–1907)
    Portrait of Izabela Tyszkiewicz née Tyszkiewicz (1835–1907) Unknown · 1850
  60. Portrait of Ksawery Krasicki (1774–1844)
    Portrait of Ksawery Krasicki (1774–1844) Józef Pitschmann · 1800