Top 25 Works of Western Art*
*A highly idiosyncratic and selective list for the purposes of an Art History course dealing with themes of Western Art. There are many other works worthy of this list if slightly different criteria were used. Make your own list!
Venus of Willendorf by Anonymous [See also Kettlewell; maps; smart]
Nefertiti by Anonymous [See also facelift; former museum; beauty]
Nike of Samothrace by Anonymous [See also monument; buzzle]
Marcus Aurelius by Anonymous [See also two; images]
Life and death of Christ by Giotto di Bondone [See also all pics; chapel; booklet]
Birth of Venus by Botticelli [See also Kettlewell; Jones; treasure]
David by Donatello [See also Kettlewell; oneonta; restored]
Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci [See also bones; L.H.O.O.Q]
School of Athens by Raphael [See also encyclopedia; totally]
David by Michelangelo [See also Culture Shock; perspective; meaning; ankles]
Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo [See also 500; 50]
Last Judgement by Michelangelo [See also ma]
Garden of Earthly Delights by Bosch [See also analysis; slideshow commentary; project; modern; house]
The (Dresden) Sleeping Venus by Giorgione [See also et al; comparison; reclining]
Conversion of St. Paul by Caravaggio [See also transfiguring moment; culture enthusiast; shameless]
Ecstasy of St. Theresa by Bernini [See also Shama]
The Nightwatch by Rembrandt [See also 15 things; painting; democracy; explained; kids on phones; live action]
Las Meninas by Velåzquez [See also Glopnik; interactive]
Oath of the Horatii by David [See also Louvre; analysis; blog; neo]
The Third of May, 1808 by Goya [See also annotation; comparison to Guernica]
The Raft of Medusa by Géricault [See also moving; perception; ]
Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe by Manet [See also Morrison; paints himself; reinterpreted]
Thinker by Rodin [See also vandalized; Paris; 12 things]
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon by Picasso [See also Grillo; Jones; Culture Shock]
Guernica by Picasso [See also annotation]
