The video introduces 19 of the most renowned paintings in the world. These include:
- "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci, a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo. It was acquired by King Francis 1st from da Vinci and is currently exhibited at the Louvre.
- "Liberty Leading the People" by Eugène Delacroix, famous for its political significance, particularly referring to the July Revolution of 1830. It is also exhibited at the Louvre.
- "The Scream" by Edvard Munch, an expressionist work symbolizing existential anguish, created between 1893 and 1917.
- "The Starry Night" by Vincent van Gogh, a post-impressionist masterpiece representing an extrapolated view of the stars that van Gogh could observe from his room in the Saint Paul de Moselle monastery in Saint Rémy de Provence.
- "The Persistence of Memory" by Salvador Dalí, a surrealist painting created in 1931. The canvas reveals a beach of Port-League accompanied by melted pocket watches, symbolizing the painter's anxieties about time.
- "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci, a mural made for the Dominican convent of Santa Maria del Et Gratier in Milan. It represents the last meal that Jesus Christ had with his 12 apostles before his arrest.
- "The Milkmaid" by Johannes Vermeer, painted in 1658 and exhibited in Amsterdam. It represents a woman pouring milk from a jug into a bowl, symbolizing the calm and gentleness of domestic work.
- "The Birth of Venus" by Sandro Botticelli, a major work that bears the name of the birth of modest Venus.
- "The Poppies" by Claude Monet, painted in 1873 and exhibited at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. It represents a field of poppies in which a woman walks with a parasol and a child.
- "The Marriage of Cana" by Paul Veronese, an oil on canvas commissioned by the Benedictine Paul of the San Giorgio Maggiore monastery in Venice.
- "The Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Johannes Vermeer, a bust portrait of an unknown young woman wearing a pearl earring and a turban.
- "Rising Sun Impression" by Claude Monet, a major work representing a sea with tones of blue and green with a single warm color, the orange sun reflecting in the water.
- "Guernica" by Pablo Picasso, a Cubist work denouncing the bombing of the town of Guernica during the Spanish War.
- "The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt, an original work made from oils and gold leaf on canvas, part of Clint's golden cycle.
- "The Raft of the Medusa" by Théodore Géricault, representing a tragic episode in the history of the French colonial navy.
- "The Card Players" by Paul Cézanne, a painting which has been the subject of several versions, the characters present in the painting being less and less numerous until only two were left in the end.
- "Self-Portrait with a Felt Hat" by Vincent Van Gogh, part of a series of many other self-portraits.
- "Luncheon on the Grass" by Édouard Manet, a painting that caused a real scandal during its first exhibition due to its nudity.
- "Sunflowers" by Vincent van Gogh, a composition of seven paintings from the same series created in 1888.
Each painting is discussed in detail, including its historical context, the artist's intentions, and its
1. The video is about discovering 19 of the most famous paintings in the world.
2. The Mona Lisa is a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
3. The painting was acquired by King Francis 1st from Leonardo da Vinci.
4. Today, the Mona Lisa is exhibited at the Louvre.
5. Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix is famous for its political significance.
6. The painting refers to the July Revolution and was created in 1830.
7. The painting is today at the Louvre Museum.
8. The Scream by Edvard Munch is a work with five different versions.
9. The painting was created between 1893 and 1917.
10. The painting symbolizes an existential anguish.
11. The painting's background represents the city of Oslo.
12. The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh is one of the greatest masterpieces of the post-impressionist art.
13. The painting represents an extrapolated view of the sea that van Gogh could observe from his room.
14. The painting is located in the asylum of the Saint Paul de Moselle monastery in Saint Rémy de Provence.
15. The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dalí is a surrealist painting created in 1931.
16. The painting reveals the beach of Port-League accompanied by melted pocket watches.
17. The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci is a mural made for the Dominican convent of Santa Maria del et Gratier in Milan.
18. The painting represents the last meal that Jesus Christ had in the company of his 12 apostles shortly before his arrest.
19. The Milkmaid is a painting painted by Joannes Vermeer in 1658.
20. The painting is exhibited in Amsterdam and represents a woman pouring milk from a jug into a bowl.
21. The painting symbolizes the calm and gentleness of domestic work in a house.
22. The painting is one of the most iconic of the painter and its popularity is due in particular to its use for commercial purposes in France.
23. The Birth of Venus is a major work by the artist Sandro Botticelli.
24. The painting represents a field of poppies in which a woman walks with a parasol and a child.
25. The painting is today exhibited at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
26. The Marriage of Cana by Paul Veronese is an oil on canvas commissioned by the Benedictine Paul of the San Giorgio Maggiore monastery in Venice.
27. The painting is approximately 67 square meters in size.
28. The Girl with a Pearl Earring is a painting created by the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer.
29. The painting represents a bust portrait of an unknown young woman wearing an earring and a turban.
30. The painting is nicknamed the Mona Lisa of the North for its composition.
31. The Rising Sun is one of the major works of Claude Monet.
32. The painting represents a sea with tones of blue and green with a single warm color.
33. The painting is today at the Marmottan Monet museum in Paris.
34. Guernica is Picasso's best known work in Cubist style.
35. The work is a denunciation of the bombing of the town of Guernica during the Spanish War.
36. The Kiss by Gustav Klimt is an original work made from oils and gold leaf on canvas.
37. The painting is part of Clint's golden cycle and is the most famous work of the Austrian painter.
38. The painting is today at the Belvedere Palace in Vienna.
39. The Raft of the Méduse by Géricault represents a tragic episode in the history of the French colonial navy.
40. The painting is today in the Louvre Museum.
41. The Card Players by Paul Cézanne is a painting which has been the subject of several versions.
42. The painting is exhibited at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
43. The Self-Portrait with a Felt Hat by Vincent Van Gogh is part of a series of many other self-portraits.
44. The painting is