I know only half of the painting from the list! :( We live and learn, don't we?
What about you guys? Do you know all the paintings that were mentioned?
100 Paintings Every Educated Person Is Supposed to Know
In order to be considered a well-educated and versatile person, you should have general knowledge in different areas. Over the course of history, people have created thousands of great works of art. Every person should know at least a few of them in order to not confuse a Monet with a Manet and to be able to distinguish between Lady with an Ermine and Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Bright Side wants to test your knowledge with a list of some of the most famous works of all time that had a huge influence on art. Remember them!
Ancient art
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Chauvet Horses, 31,000 BP
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Altamira Bison, 15,000 BP
13th-15th centuries
16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
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Gustave Courbet, Le Désespéré, 1843-1845
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Édouard Manet, Olympia, 1863
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Vasily Perov, Troika, 1866
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Arrangement in Grey and Black, 1871
20th century
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Cézanne, The Bathers, 1905
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Gustav Klimt, The Kiss, 1908
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Henri Matisse, Dance, 1910
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Pablo Picasso, Guernica, 1937
Of course, this list can and should be expanded. What paintings would you add to this list?
Comments
As an art student, I would say that the list is pretty full. All necessary works are mentioned, nice work!

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