10 World's Most Famous Painting (part 2)

5. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Vermeer January

This is a plain portrait of a girl, probably before her marriage. The lack of background and color displays tears drop pearl earrings.











4. Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre Auguste Renoir

The painting depicts a group of Renoir's friends relaxing on the balcony along the Seine River. In this painting Renoir has captured the joy of the middle class of late 19th-century France, this is a painting of life that brings happiness and joy to any room.






3. The Kiss by Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt, the Vienna master painted the painting Kiss in 1907. This painting illustrates some surrounded by a gold blanket and ornaments share a passion when sliding - the perfect kiss.













2. Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

One painting that is currently best known, Van Gogh's Starry Night is a classic painting that calls the emotions of peace in the church tower to the wild abandon of color used for the sky that night.









1. Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci

Mona Lisa, the world's most famous painting, owned by the French government and hangs in the Louvre in Paris. The painting shows a woman looking at viewer with what is often described as "enigmatic smile". Mona Lisa is probably the most famous in the history of art; several other works of art are as romantic, celebrated, or reproduced.