Art Lists: Famous Paintings by Theme, Era and Mood
Every list I have published, in one place. 87 collections of famous paintings, sorted by movement, subject, country and mood, each one telling the story behind the picture rather than just naming it.
Some are here for the record books, like the most expensive canvases ever sold. Others exist because nobody had gathered them: the witches, the plague, the unicorns, the cats. Pick a thread and follow it.
Movements and periods
Painters and their work
People, gods and creatures
Animals and nature
Places and history
Materials and technique
Records and curiosities
And a few more
Looking for a single artist instead
Every painter has a full guide of their own, indexed here: the complete artist guides. And for the vocabulary, the art glossary explains every term in plain English.