Paintings are great pictures that showcase creativity. They are also great inspirations for many people. They can be used as symbols of culture at a certain point in time. There are many artists in the world who deserve attention and praise when they imparted their talent through their artworks. Some of the world renowned artists that have captivated the hearts of many people are Van Gogh, Da Vinci, Picasso, Monet, and many others. If you are hunting for a painting, even an oil reproduction of one, you can choose from any of these top ten famous paintings:

1. Mona Lisa (Leonardo Da Vinci)
This is the most famous painting in the world that is at the care of the French government. The original can be found in the Louvre in Paris. It is a painting of a woman with what is usually taken as an “enigmatic smile” as she looks at the viewer. It is still considered as the most celebrated and reproduced painting in the world.

2. Starry Night (Van Gogh)
This is one of the easily recognised paintings in the world that is so full of emotions about the serene feeling of watching the late night sky from the church steeple. The wild emotions are shown by the various colours used by Van Gogh in this painting.
3. The Kiss (Gustav Klimt)
This painting was made in 1907 by Vienna master Klimt. It shows a couple sharing a perfect kiss that has a lot of passion in it. They are painted covered by a gold blanket and some ornaments during their special moment.

4. Luncheon of the Boating Party (Peirre Auguste Renoir)
This show Renoir’s friends spending their leisure time on a balcony overlooking the Seine River. The painting manages to display the kind of fun and joy that people in the middle class during late 19th century France usually experience. It can also lighten up any room with the emotions of the happiness felt by the people in the painting.

5. Girl with a Pearl Earring (Jan Vermeer)
This is a painting of a girl that emphasises her tear drop-shaped pearl earrings which she might have worn before her wedding.

6. Cafe Terrace by Night (Vincent Van Gogh)
This shows then Cafe Terrace in Arles (Cafe Van Gogh now) with his unique style of using depth of perspective and warm colours.

7. Corner of the Garden at Montgeron (Claude Monet)
This was painted in 1877 by Monet, a famous classic impressionist. This shows the dynamic combination of light and colour.

8. The Dream (Pablo Picasso)
Picasso showcased his modern art movement, Cubism, which made him one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.

9. The Persistence of Memory (Salvador Dali)
This was painted in 1931 and is considered as the most famous painting of Dali. The original piece can be found in the New York City’s Museum of Modern Art. It shows the melting pocket watches in the painting with a vague human figure in the middle of the piece.

10. From the Lake (Georgia O’Keeffe)
This was inspired by the time she spent at Lake George, New York at the start of the 1900s. This painting shows the ripples and gentle waves of the lake.

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