ArtDB
235 artworks, paintings, sculptures, and masterpieces spanning 30,000 years of human creativity. From cave walls to digital screens.
Most Famous
Mona Lisa
The most famous painting in the world. Her smile changes depending on where you look on the canvas, ...
The Starry Night
Painted from memory while van Gogh was in an asylum in Saint-Remy-de-Provence. He painted it just 13...
The Last Supper
Not a fresco but an experimental technique that began deteriorating within decades. Each disciple re...
The Scream
Munch created four versions of this image. The sky was likely colored red by the 1883 Krakatoa erupt...
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Called the Mona Lisa of the North. Not a portrait but a tronie, a study of expression. The pearl is ...
David
Carved from a single block of marble that two other sculptors had abandoned. Michelangelo was only 2...
Most Expensive
Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry)
Sold for nearly 300 million dollars in 2015, one of the most expensive paintings ever. Painted durin...
The Card Players
A series of five paintings. One version sold for over 250 million dollars to Qatar. Cezanne painted ...
Number 17A
A drip painting created by pouring and splashing paint. Sold for 200 million dollars in 2015. Polloc...
No. 5 1948
Sold for 140 million dollars in 2006. A large drip painting on a 1.2 x 2.4 meter board. David Geffen...
Les Femmes dAlger (Version O)
Sold for 179.4 million dollars in 2015. A reinterpretation of Delacroixs Women of Algiers. Created a...
Balloon Dog (Orange)
A 3 meter tall stainless steel sculpture resembling a balloon animal. Sold for 58.4 million dollars ...
Ancient Art
Venus of Willendorf
One of the oldest known artworks. Only 11 centimeters tall. The exaggerated features suggest fertili...
Chauvet Cave Paintings
The oldest known figurative cave paintings. Feature lions, rhinos, mammoths, and bears. Show sophist...
Altamira Cave Paintings
Called the Sistine Chapel of Paleolithic Art. Discovered in 1868, initially dismissed as a hoax. Fea...
Terracotta Warriors
Over 8,000 unique soldier figures guarding Emperor Qin Shi Huang. No two faces are alike. Discovered...
Venus de Milo
Discovered in 1820 on the island of Milos. The arms were already missing when found. Originally held...