Most Famous

The Most Famous Artworks of Nationalmuseum

The 60 most celebrated works of the Nationalmuseum museum, ranked by renown across 953 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. Coronation of Gustav III.
    Coronation of Gustav III. Carl Gustaf Pilo
  2. Still Life with Crab and Fruit
  3. Midsummer Dance
    Midsummer Dance Anders Zorn · 1899
  4. Karl XI konung av Sverige med familj
    Karl XI konung av Sverige med familj David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl · 1696
  5. Bringing Home the Body of King Karl XII of Sweden
  6. The Adoration of the Magi
    The Adoration of the Magi Unknown · 1850
  7. Jo, the Beautiful Irish Girl
    Jo, the Beautiful Irish Girl Gustave Courbet · 1866
  8. Woman at a Well in an Italian Farmhouse
  9. Victory at Narva
    Victory at Narva Gustaf Cederström · 1905
  10. Christ and Mary Magdalen in the House of Simon
  11. Interior of a Studio in Paris
    Interior of a Studio in Paris Eva Bonnier · 1894
  12. The Penitent St Jerome
    The Penitent St Jerome Georges de La Tour · 1620
  13. Flower Garland with the Virgin and Child
  14. Sami Collecting Reindeer which have Been Shot
  15. The Penitent St Jerome in the  Moonlight
  16. Italian Woman. Study
    Italian Woman. Study Jørgen Sonne · 1834
  17. Landscape with the Holy Family
  18. Portrait of the painter Jeanna Bauck
    Portrait of the painter Jeanna Bauck Bertha Wegmann · 1891
  19. Anna Ancher Painting a Model
    Anna Ancher Painting a Model Michael Ancher · 1894
  20. ’Una Ciociara’ – Portrait of a Roman Country Woman
    ’Una Ciociara’ – Portrait of a Roman Country Woman Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1816
  21. Venus Blindfolding Cupid
    Venus Blindfolding Cupid Andrea Schiavone · 1560
  22. Esther and Ahasuerus
    Esther and Ahasuerus Unknown · 1712
  23. Landscape with Diana Surprised by Actaeon
    Landscape with Diana Surprised by Actaeon Jan Brueghel, the elder · 1598
  24. Saint Catherine of Alexandria
    Saint Catherine of Alexandria Artemisia Gentileschi · 1632
  25. A Woman Scouring a Kitchen Pot
    A Woman Scouring a Kitchen Pot Herman Saftleven · 1654
  26. The Lady with a Fan, The Artist's Wife
    The Lady with a Fan, The Artist's Wife Alexander Roslin · 1768
  27. Allegori över hur konung Karl XI mottager regeringen av sin moder Hedvig Eleonora
  28. The Holy Family
    The Holy Family Unknown
  29. Hedvig Sofia, 1681-1708, prinsessa av Sverige, hertiginna av Holstein-Gottorp
  30. Self-portrait
    Self-portrait Anna Elisabet Amanda Tigerhielm · 1857
  31. Mars and Venus
    Mars and Venus Unknown · 1550
  32. Self-portrait
    Self-portrait Uno Troili · 1850
  33. The Holy Family
    The Holy Family Unknown
  34. Ulrika Eleonora d.y. (1688-1741), drottning av Sverige, hennes gemål  Fredrik I (1676-1751), lantgreve av Hessen-Kassel, kung av Sverige
  35. Allegori över konung Karl XI:s och drottning Ulrika Eleonoras förening
  36. Allegori över konung Karl XI:s och drottning Ulrika Eleonoras förmälning
  37. Samson and the Lion. Study
    Samson and the Lion. Study Peter Paul Rubens
  38. The Martyrdom of St Symphorian. Study
    The Martyrdom of St Symphorian. Study Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres · 1834
  39. Den heliga familjen
  40. Sigismund I/III, king of Sweden and Poland
  41. Porträtt av Adolf Fredrik, Lovisa Ulrika och Gustav III
  42. Self-Portrait in Green Dress
    Self-Portrait in Green Dress Marie-Thérèse de Noireterre · 1798
  43. Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery
  44. Self portrait, Erik Wahlbergson (1808-1865), artist
  45. Presumed Self Portrait
    Presumed Self Portrait Olof Johan Södermark · 1827
  46. Self-portrait
    Self-portrait Alexander Roslin · 1765
  47. Marie-Sophie de Courcillon, Duchesse de Pecquigny, Princesse de Rohan
  48. Walpurgis Night in Bergslagen, Grangärde in Dalarna
    Walpurgis Night in Bergslagen, Grangärde in Dalarna Anshelm Leonard Schultzberg · 1898
  49. River Landscape with Peasants
    River Landscape with Peasants Adriaen van Stalbemt · 1630
  50. Self-portrait
    Self-portrait Merry-Joseph Blondel · 1817
  51. Portrait of a Man
    Portrait of a Man Ditlev Blunck · 1830
  52. Drinking Company outside a Tavern
    Drinking Company outside a Tavern Cornelis Saftleven · 1651
  53. Madonna of Humility
  54. Gustav Soop af Limingo
    Gustav Soop af Limingo David von Krafft · 1699
  55. Peter Wieselgren (1800-1877), associate professor, dean, literature historian, temperance advocate, married to Mathilda Rosenqvist
  56. Elisabeth Palm (1756-1786), gift Schön
  57. Portrait av Fabian Wrede af Elimä (1694-1768)
  58. Okänd kvinna som vestal
    Okänd kvinna som vestal Jean-Baptiste Joseph Le Tellier · 1790
  59. Christoffer Bogislaus Zibet
    Christoffer Bogislaus Zibet Alexander Roslin · 1792
  60. Johanna Charlotta, 1682-1750, prinsessa av Anhalt-Dessau