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John Collier Lady Godiva, 1897
13
449
4,909
81,706
Gustav Klimt The Family, 1910
16
752
4,883
122,017
Edward Hopper Nighthawks
25
652
4,529
198,070
Pierre Auguste Cot Springtime, 1873
13
551
3,776
73,201
Caravaggio The Calling of Saint Matthew, 1600
10
596
3,851
80,960
Gustave Doré Satan talks to Sin and Death, 1866
8
487
3,412
69,502
Gustave Doré A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1870
8
471
3,029
54,187
Francisco de Goya The Incantation, 1798
9
427
2,755
49,242
Vincent van Gogh Prisoners' Round (after Gustave Doré), 1890
11
330
2,753
51,438
Vincent van Gogh Café Terrace at Night
21
435
2,699
51,506
Francisco de Goya Witches of Sabbath (Adoration of the Great Goat), 1823
7
386
2,637
59,634
Claude Monet Woman with a Parasol, 1875
14
352
2,619
44,498
Claude Monet Woman with a Parasol, 1875
6
335
2,526
42,726
Claude Monet Japanese Bridge, 1899
8
382
2,450
86,667
Claude Monet Walter Lilies
3
452
2,425
46,699
Claude Monet Gare Saint Lazare
9
415
2,447
44,609
John William Waterhouse Danaides, 1903
6
315
2,377
43,639
Claude Monet Impression, Sunrise
7
352
2,422
59,996
Leonardo da Vinci Lady with an Ermine, 1491
20
451
2,381
47,562
Sandro Botticelli The Three Graces
8
372
2,327
61,893
Claude Monet Cliff at Dieppe, 1882
13
370
2,329
43,498
Sandro Botticelli Portrait of a Young Woman, 1485
9
346
2,265
46,807
Claude Monet Impression, Sunrise
13
299
2,163
49,751
Francisco de Goya Fire at Night, 1793
7
320
2,106
44,914
Vincent van Gogh Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette
17
374
2,135
71,386
Vincent van Gogh The Church at Auvers, 1890
15
313
2,113
38,702
Vincent van Gogh The Olive Trees, 1889
4
338
2,067
45,544
Pierre Auguste Cot Springtime, 1873
7
300
1,975
40,832
Caspar David Friedrich Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, 1818
10
331
1,992
54,803
Johannes Vermeer Girl with a Pearl Earring, 1665
15
343
1,983
49,425
Edward Hopper Hotel Lobby, 1943
6
319
1,967
49,237
Venus de Milo Louvre
6
271
1,972
39,786
Frederic William Burton Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs, 1864
11
330
1,863
56,809
Michelangelo The Last Judgment
7
287
1,886
29,321
Antonio Frilli Sweet dreams, 1892
9
278
1,775
79,352
Edgar Degas Dancers in Pink, 1876
11
306
1,909
38,055
Vincent van Gogh The Langlois Bridge at Arles, 1888
5
296
1,828
43,176
Leonardo da Vinci Saint John the Baptist
13
257
1,805
43,148
Edward Hopper Hotel Lobby, 1943
4
256
1,808
39,252
Francisco de Goya Witches of Sabbath (Adoration of the Great Goat), 1823
10
355
1,914
44,675
Peter Paul Rubens The Abduction of Ganymede, 1612
14
322
1,780
34,749
Eugène Delacroix Liberty Leading the People
4
272
1,736
44,443
Vincent van Gogh Road with Cypress and Star, 1890
16
318
1,782
33,867
Johannes Vermeer The Milkmaid
7
269
1,771
88,229
Vincent van Gogh The potato eaters, 1885
10
236
1,744
42,333
Gustave Klimt The Kiss
10
303
1,730
60,294
Vincent van Gogh View of Arles with Irises, 1889
7
306
1,720
46,228
Caravaggio Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, 1598
3
239
1,725
32,486
Vincent van Gogh Wheatfield with Cypress Tree
3
276
1,706
34,793
Vincent van Gogh The Night Cafe
2
215
1,681
45,541
Edgar Degas Dancers in Pink, 1876
6
280
1,685
32,723
Raphael The School of Athens
5
255
1,602
38,489
Vincent van Gogh Field with Poppies, 1889
1
268
1,613
33,819
Claude Monet Twilight, Venice
7
260
1,623
30,962
Edmund Blair Leighton The Accolade, 1901
9
241
1,575
30,819
Jan van Eyck The Arnolfini Portrait, 1434
14
259
1,627
42,701
Claude Monet Twilight, Venice, 1908
4
264
1,611
27,484
Leonardo da Vinci Virgin of the Rocks, 1486
8
284
1,578
73,949
John William Waterhouse Cleopatra, 1888
5
174
1,531
28,644
Edgar Degas The Ballet Class
4
248
1,591
29,591
Edmund Blair Leighton The Accolade, 1901
3
242
1,492
41,703
Edward Hopper Room in New York, 1932
10
253
1,557
32,222
Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers, 1888
10
243
1,557
30,725
Vincent van Gogh Cypresses and Two Women, 1890
7
211
1,559
33,846
Gustave Doré Episode of the siege of Paris in 1870, 1871
2
204
1,508
39,913
Vincent van Gogh Café Terrace at Night
7
271
1,518
25,304
Johannes Vermeer Girl Reading a Letter
3
236
1,503
31,746
Vincent van Gogh The Bedroom, 1889
11
240
1,473
24,302
Sandro Botticelli Portrait of a Young Woman
9
254
1,440
24,918
Leonardo da Vinci Self-portrait, 1512
8
201
1,439
24,078
John William Waterhouse Apollo and Daphne, 1908
5
218
1,410
26,240
Edgar Degas The Ballet Class, 1876
11
245
1,461
28,435