The World's 10 Most Famous Paintings and Where to See Them

Key facts

• The list is from Time Out and covers the 10 most famous paintings and where to see them.
• Mona Lisa is at the Louvre in Paris, painted 1503-1517, and is priceless.
• Girl with a Pearl Earring is at the Mauritshuis in The Hague, painted 1665, and is priceless.
• The Starry Night is at MoMA in New York, painted 1889, and a version sold for $117 million at Christie's in 2022.
• The Kiss is at the Belvedere in Vienna, from Klimt's Golden Phase (1899-1910), and a version sold for £85.3 million at Sotheby's in 2023.
• The Birth of Venus is at the Uffizi in Florence, commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici, and escaped the Bonfire of the Vanities.
• Whistler's Mother is at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, painted 1871, and sold for $2.6 million in 2000.
• The Arnolfini Portrait is at the National Gallery in London, and is priceless.
• The Garden of Earthly Delights is at the Prado in Madrid.
• A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte is at the Art Institute of Chicago, valued at around $650 million.
• Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is at MoMA in New York, valued at $1.2 billion.
• The National Gallery in London offers free admission.