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Famous paintings of women

42 of the most famous paintings with a woman as the main subject, Renaissance to modern, plus one by a woman artist, Artemisia Gentileschi.

The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van EyckThe Arnolfini PortraitJan van Eyck, 1434 LondonGinevra de' Benci by Leonardo da VinciGinevra de' BenciLeonardo da Vinci, c. 1474 to 1478 Washington, DCPrimaveraSandro Botticelli, c. 1480 to 1485 FlorenceThe Birth of VenusSandro Botticelli, c. 1485 FlorenceLady with an Ermine by Leonardo da VinciLady with an ErmineLeonardo da Vinci, c. 1490 KrakówMona Lisa by Leonardo da VinciMona LisaLeonardo da Vinci, c. 1503 to 1506 ParisJudith Slaying HolofernesArtemisia Gentileschi, c. 1612 to 1614 NaplesLas Meninas by Diego VelázquezLas MeninasDiego Velázquez, 1656 MadridThe Milkmaid by Johannes VermeerThe MilkmaidJohannes Vermeer, c. 1660 AmsterdamYoung Woman with a Water PitcherJohannes Vermeer, c. 1662 New YorkWoman Holding a Balance by Johannes VermeerWoman Holding a BalanceJohannes Vermeer, c. 1664 Washington, DCGirl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes VermeerGirl with a Pearl EarringJohannes Vermeer, c. 1665 The HagueThe Jewish Bride by RembrandtThe Jewish BrideRembrandt, c. 1665 to 1669 AmsterdamGirl with the Red Hat by Johannes VermeerGirl with the Red HatJohannes Vermeer, c. 1669 Washington, DCThe Swing by Jean-Honoré FragonardThe SwingJean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1767 LondonThe Nightmare by Henry FuseliThe NightmareHenry Fuseli, 1781 DetroitGrande Odalisque by Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresGrande OdalisqueJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1814 ParisLiberty Leading the People by Eugène DelacroixLiberty Leading the PeopleEugène Delacroix, 1830 ParisOphelia by John Everett MillaisOpheliaJohn Everett Millais, 1851 to 1852 LondonThe Gleaners by Jean-François MilletThe GleanersJean-François Millet, 1857 ParisThe Angelus by Jean-François MilletThe AngelusJean-François Millet, 1857 to 1859 ParisOlympia by Édouard ManetOlympiaÉdouard Manet, 1863 ParisLe Déjeuner sur l'herbe by Édouard ManetLe Déjeuner sur l'herbeÉdouard Manet, 1863 ParisWhistler's Mother by James McNeill WhistlerWhistler's MotherJames McNeill Whistler, 1871 ParisThe Dance Class by Edgar DegasThe Dance ClassEdgar Degas, 1874 New YorkWoman with a Parasol by Claude MonetWoman with a ParasolClaude Monet, 1875 Washington, DCBal du moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste RenoirBal du moulin de la GalettePierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876 ParisLuncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste RenoirLuncheon of the Boating PartyPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1880 to 1881 Washington, DCA Bar at the Folies-Bergère by Édouard ManetA Bar at the Folies-BergèreÉdouard Manet, 1882 LondonMadame X by John Singer SargentMadame XJohn Singer Sargent, 1883 to 1884 New YorkA Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges SeuratA Sunday on La Grande JatteGeorges Seurat, 1884 to 1886 ChicagoThe Potato Eaters by Vincent van GoghThe Potato EatersVincent van Gogh, 1885 AmsterdamThe Lady of Shalott by John William WaterhouseThe Lady of ShalottJohn William Waterhouse, 1888 LondonThe Child's Bath by Mary CassattThe Child's BathMary Cassatt, 1893 ChicagoFlaming June by Frederic LeightonFlaming JuneFrederic Leighton, 1895 PonceThe Sleeping Gypsy by Henri RousseauThe Sleeping GypsyHenri Rousseau, 1897 New YorkThe Kiss by Gustav KlimtThe KissGustav Klimt, 1907 to 1908 ViennaLes Demoiselles d'AvignonPablo Picasso, 1907 New YorkPortrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer IGustav Klimt, 1907 New YorkAmerican GothicGrant Wood, 1930 ChicagoThe Two FridasFrida Kahlo, 1939 Mexico CityChristina's WorldAndrew Wyeth, 1948 New York

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