Art is what makes the human species unique in the animal kingdom. No matter what science is capable off, art is still a necessity which we can’t live without. One of the most important forms of art is represented by paintings. Everybody is familiar with such works as the Mona Lisa, but there are a whole lot of other paintings that maybe don’t get the recognition they deserve. So, just what are, or should be the most famous paintings of all time. In the paragraphs below, I will try to make a short introduction to what I think are some of the best works of art I’ve seen:

1.      Rembrandt’s The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis. This was the largest painting Rembrandt has ever painted. It was commissioned by the Amsterdam city hall, to decorate one of the walls of the new building. Rembrandt had not been seen with such favorable eyes and he had few customers at the end of his carrier when this painting was made, so the order for the New City Hall came as a surprise to everyone. Rembrandt had changed his style, from the extremely light touch and incredible accuracy of his paintings in his earlier carrier, to rough jagged lines towards the end. He made no concessions for this painting, and it seemed almost as an affront for the new opulent building, to decorate it with a painting that seemed so rough and unfinished. Rembrandt’s point was, that the offic9ials of the city should remember what the Dutch spirit really was, not just opulence, and richness, but a undying will to protect their fortune and independence. These core characteristics were embodied in this great painting, one of most famous paintings of all time, where this Batavian chieftain Claudius Civilis organized a rebellion of the lower classes and formed a nation thru force. The painting was considered inappropriate and after a short while it was returned to Rembrandt. In his last years, Rembrandt had become quite pour, but he didn’t give up the style of painting that had made him an outcast. The story goes that he cut the painting of Claudius to about a quarter of its original size and tried to sell it like that. This is the form in which the painting can be admired in the National Museum in Stockholm.

2.      The death of Marat, by Jacques-Louis David. This is one of the most controversial but also one of the most famous paintings of all time. Marat was a leader of the French Revolution of 1789. He also led the extreme reprisals against those who opposed the Revolution. By this judgment he was nothing more than a criminal, because he ordered the guillotine of innocent people on a whim. Marat was killed by Charlotte Corday, in 1793, claiming that she killed a man to save 10,000. She killed Marat by stabbing him with a knife while he was taking a bath. David, who became The Revolution’s painter, even being in charge of a ministry during this period, chose to portrait Marat as a martyr, somebody who died for the good of the country. For this porpoise he didn’t paint Marat’s scaly skin, which he had because of an illness, but he made it seem that it was cool clear, white stone, like a sculpture made out of the best marble. His whole expression gave him an angelic appearance. It seemed like not the death of a common man, but more like the martyrdom of a saint, which was exactly what the regime led by Robespierre wanted. In Marat’s hand, David placed a letter addressed to a mother who had lost her boy in the Revolution, where he expressed his deep regrets, as to add to the impression he wanted to obtain.

3.      Wheatfield with Crows. This is one of Van Gogh’s most famous paintings of all time. Also it is believed to be, by most art historians as his last paintings. It is one of the greatest impressionist works of art in history. It also shows the troubled state of mind that Van Gogh was in. He was now being cared for at a mental hospital in the South of France, and we can see the lack of clarity in his judgment within one of the most important pieces of the painting: the three paths that seem to go nowhere.

These were just a few of what I consider to be the most famous paintings of all time. For me a painting needs to be seen in the context of its creation. Knowing the painter and the story behind the painting can add a lot to the experience of enjoying art. This is why I think that these paintings, which I have talked about, have something special, a sense of supreme accomplishment by their authors.

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