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Name that painting: Famous paintings

Ten of the most famous paintings in the world. 10 paintings with an answer key.

Name that painting: Famous paintingsName: ____________________ Date: ________

1The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

2The Scream by Edvard Munch

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

3Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

4The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

5The Kiss by Gustav Klimt

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

6The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

7Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

8Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

9Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

10Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze

Title: ______________________

Artist: _____________________

Answer key

  1. The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, 1889. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/the-starry-night
  2. The Scream, Edvard Munch, 1893. National Museum of Norway, Oslo. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/the-scream
  3. Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503 to 1506. Musée du Louvre, Paris. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/mona-lisa
  4. The Arnolfini Portrait, Jan van Eyck, 1434. The National Gallery, London. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/the-arnolfini-portrait
  5. The Kiss, Gustav Klimt, 1907 to 1908. Belvedere Museum, Vienna. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/the-kiss-klimt
  6. The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830 to 1832. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/the-great-wave-off-kanagawa
  7. Girl with a Pearl Earring, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1665. Mauritshuis, The Hague. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/girl-with-a-pearl-earring
  8. Liberty Leading the People, Eugène Delacroix, 1830. Musée du Louvre, Paris. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/liberty-leading-the-people
  9. Las Meninas, Diego Velázquez, 1656. Museo del Prado, Madrid. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/las-meninas
  10. Washington Crossing the Delaware, Emanuel Leutze, 1851. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. https://www.artcentral.net/paintings/washington-crossing-the-delaware

Images: public domain, from museum open-access programs and Wikimedia Commons; credits on each painting's page.

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