Ranking
The ranking of masterpieces of painting as well as that of the great masters were established from a compilation of more than 100 other rankings and selections. Museums, museum curators, people in the field of art, publishers of specialized magazines and books, art critics, dedicated websites, etc. The sources were numerous and varied. In the end, more than 1,500 artworks and nearly 500 painters were analyzed and compared.
The GMC rankings therefore do not reflect our opinion, but rather are the serious and methodical work of compiling the opinions of several stakeholders with multiple expertises and interests. Let us recognize from the outset that such rankings are both debatable and subjective. The GMC rankings can, however, be considered interesting and credible indicators.
List of the 25 most remarkable artworks in history:
1- Mona Lisa « La Joconde » - Léonard de Vinci, 1503-1506
2- The Young Girl with the Pear Earring – Johannes Vermeer, 1665
3- The Scream – Edvard Munch, 1893
4- Starry Night – Vincent van Gogh, 1889
5- Guernica – Pablo Picasso, 1937
6- The Last Supper – Léonard de Vinci, 1498
7- The Creation of Adam – Michel Ange, 1512
8- The Night Watch – Rembrandt, 1642
9- The Birth of Venus – Sandro Botticelli, 1485
10- The Kiss – Gustav Klimt, 1908-1909
11- The Persistence of Memory – Salvador Dali, 1931
12- American Gothic – Grant Wood, 1930
13- Impression, Sunrise – Claude Monet, 1872
14- Café Terrasse at Night – Vincent van Gogh, 1888
15– Bal du Moulin de La Galette – Renoir, 1876
16– Water Lilies – Claude Monet, 1914-1926
17– Las Meninas – Diégo Vélasquez, 1656-1657
18– Arnolfini Portrait– Jan Van Eyck, 1434
19– The School of Athens – Raphael, 1508-1512
20- A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte - Paul Seurat, 1886-1887
21– The Young Ladies of Avignon – Pablo Picasso, 1907
22– The Storm on the See of Galilee - Rembrandt, 1633
23– Salvator Mundi – Léonard de Vinci, 1500
24– The Card Players (2) – Paul Cézanne, 1895
25– Liberty Leading the People - Eugène Delacroix, 1830