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Who is considered the most famous artist of all time?
Leonardo Da Vinci, known for Mona Lisa (La Gioconda) og Den Sidste Aftensmad, is entry number one of this ranking; entries two to five are Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt Van Rijn, Michelangelo and Vincent Van Gogh.
Which five famous artists are essential to know?
Leonardo Da Vinci (Mona Lisa (La Gioconda)), Pablo Picasso (Guernica), Rembrandt Van Rijn (Nattevagten), Michelangelo (Adams skabelse) og Vincent Van Gogh (Stjernevisningen (New York, MoMA)): entries one to five of the ranking, each with its principal work.
Which names appear in a list of famous painters?
Entries 1 to 20 of the ranking: Leonardo Da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt Van Rijn, Michelangelo, Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Albrecht Dürer, Michelangelo di Caravaggio, Raffaello Santi, Diego Velázquez, Paul Cézanne, Francisco Goya, Giotto Di Bondone, Andy Warhol, Henri Matisse, Vasilij Kandinskij, Peter Paul Rubens, Edvard Munch, Johannes Vermeer og Paul Gauguin. The complete list of 100 entries appears above in rank order.
Which living artist ranks highest?
Gerhard Richter is the highest-ranked living painter among the entries, followed by Banksy og Jasper Johns.
Which women artists figure among the most famous?
Frida Kahlo, Artemisia Gentileschi, Hilma Af Klint, Berthe Morisot, Élisabeth Vigée-Le Brun og Georgia O'Keeffe: 6 of the 100 entries are women artists.
Which country of birth is most represented among famous painters?
Frankrig, with 25 of the 100 entries, followed by Italien with 21.
Which century of birth is most represented?
the 19th century: 38 of the 100 painters listed were born in that century.
Which art movement is most represented in the ranking?
Renæssance: 14 entries, among them Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo og Albrecht Dürer.
What are the principal works of these artists?
Mona Lisa (La Gioconda) (Leonardo Da Vinci), Guernica (Pablo Picasso), Nattevagten (Rembrandt Van Rijn), Adams skabelse (Michelangelo) og Stjernevisningen (New York, MoMA) (Vincent Van Gogh). Each entry above documents three principal works and the museum holding each.
Which museum holds the largest number of these works?
Louvre, with 17 of the works documented on this page.
Are reproductions of these artists' works available?
Yes. Alongside its catalogue entries, WikiOO.org offers hand-painted oil reproductions and fine art prints of works by the painters listed here, made to order in a chosen size.