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If you could have one famous work of art in your home so you could see it every day which would it be? [View all]

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If you could have one famous work of art in your home so you could see it every day which would it be? [View all] CTyankee Feb 22 OP

The School of Athens Glorfindel Feb 22 #1

Because of the cast of characters in it? CTyankee Feb 22 #2

Yes, Ma'am. Glorfindel Feb 22 #4

One of Turner's, and/or one of Virgin of the Rocks/ Madonna of the Rocks elleng Feb 22 #3

I would take the Virgin of the Rocks with that beautiful angel. CTyankee Feb 22 #6

Maybe Gainsborough's Blue Boy appleannie1 Feb 22 #5

A Monet. MOMFUDSKI Feb 22 #7

His work at Giverny is just so gorgeous and inviting. CTyankee Feb 22 #9

Supposedly, El Greco had a vision issue yellowdogintexas Feb 23 #53

This is an easy one AltairIV Feb 22 #8

Are you fascinated by her? CTyankee Feb 22 #10

Light AltairIV Feb 22 #13

GOOD one! elleng Feb 22 #11

THANKS for this exercise, yank! elleng Feb 22 #12

Oh, geez, so many of them. grumpyduck Feb 22 #14

The Return of the Prodigal Son is the best painting of all time, IMO. It always moves me. CTyankee Feb 22 #15

Many years ago I had an opportunity grumpyduck Feb 23 #43

Swiss-German artist Paul Klee's "Twittering Machine" (1922) Tikki Feb 22 #16

Prescient!🤔n/t skamaria Feb 24 #105

This one by Escher GreenWave Feb 22 #17

LOLOLOL!!! elleng Feb 22 #23

I have a room with three wall and a window so I want three paintings Brother Buzz Feb 22 #18

The Nahl is a standout, but all are wonderful. CTyankee Feb 22 #19

I believe that Nahl painting is in the Smithsonian Brother Buzz Feb 22 #25

wonderful history. I had no idea. It's nice to learn these back stories. CTyankee Feb 23 #56

Grace Hudson has the greatest back story Brother Buzz Feb 23 #74

It's most likely not a famous work of art such as Monet or Van Gogh. Niagara Feb 22 #20

Hopper's works always has a hint that something is going to happen...no wonder it inspired the "Psycho" house. CTyankee Feb 22 #21

I admire Hopper's work. It certainly speaks to me. Niagara Feb 23 #87

The House by the railroad is stunning and the bear craft is fun. MLAA Feb 22 #30

The first time I ever encountered Bear Craft, Niagara Feb 23 #88

I have a few prints... 2naSalit Feb 22 #22

The Detroit Industry Murals by Diego Rivera JoseBalow Feb 22 #24

Saw these in December 2022 TexasBushwhacker Feb 22 #40

It's a wonderful museum JoseBalow Feb 23 #42

It was definitely worth the special trip n/t TexasBushwhacker Feb 23 #46

Yes, great works. The 3 famous Mexican muralists are said to have invented... brush Feb 23 #71

Mona Lisa OR Madame X. fierywoman Feb 22 #26

Love Madame X MLAA Feb 22 #28

Any Gustavo Klimt and any Magritte. MLAA Feb 22 #27

Sorry, but I couldn't resist. Abolishinist Feb 23 #57

I'm glad you couldn't resist. I saw that movie years and years ago but remember laughing a lot. MLAA Feb 23 #85

The Gates of Paradise by Ghiberti TexasDem69 Feb 22 #29

well...yes...one of the finest works of art of all time... CTyankee Feb 23 #68

I must say I'm surprised, nobody here chose anything... Enter stage left Feb 22 #31

Oooooo, great question! Gotta think on that! electric_blue68 Feb 22 #32

Not famous, but I really GP6971 Feb 22 #33

Carnation, Lily, Lily Rose bamagal62 Feb 22 #34

Ok, my first thought is one of Monet's very long Waterlilly paintings. Except it wouldn't fit! So gotta think of electric_blue68 Feb 22 #35

I remember seeing a presentation of them at the L'Orangerie in Paris and at the time we were told to speak in whispers CTyankee Feb 23 #65

Wow! I visited my aunt & uncle in '16 in Switzerland. She was an artist who invited me to make art w her... electric_blue68 Feb 23 #75

CTyankee.......... Upthevibe Feb 22 #36

Van Gogh - Cafe Terrace at Night Permanut Feb 22 #37

Self deleted duplicate Dear_Prudence Feb 23 #63

Thanks! Dear_Prudence Feb 23 #64

Starry Night for me. Diamond_Dog Feb 22 #38

Me, too! Mad_Dem_X Feb 23 #82

I would cry if I saw it in person, too. Diamond_Dog Feb 23 #83

Yes, just looking at the brushstrokes Mad_Dem_X Feb 24 #113

Chesley Bonestell's "Saturn As Seen From Titan" ThoughtCriminal Feb 22 #39

Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece. Ocelot II Feb 22 #41

I treasure this Whistler. He was a fine artist. CTyankee Feb 23 #58

The Forest MyMission Feb 23 #44

Two choices: Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, or Rest on the Flight into Egypt NBachers Feb 23 #45

Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus (c. 1484-1486) IcyPeas Feb 23 #47

Marcel Duchamp - "The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even" aka "The Large Glass" GReedDiamond Feb 23 #48

The Night Watch --- Rembrandt lpbk2713 Feb 23 #49

You would need an awfully big wall!!! chowder66 Feb 23 #52

I saw it twiice. My mother took me to Amsterdam when I was 16 and I was totally blown away by this painting. CTyankee Feb 23 #67

I can imagine. lpbk2713 Feb 23 #69

Wow, same here, sort of. Abolishinist Feb 23 #73

I think we did stop there. It was a lovely trip (a Road Scholar trip IIRC). CTyankee Feb 23 #95

Did you see Nightwatching? Cool movie that used the painting as a jumping-off point. Scrivener7 Feb 27 #130

Sorry to say I missed it. lpbk2713 Feb 28 #132

Undergrowth with Two Figures LudwigPastorius Feb 23 #50

Feeding the sheep painting Dear_Prudence Feb 23 #51

Something by Andrew Wyeth. Maybe 'Open sinkingfeeling Feb 23 #54

Thank you. Wyeth is wonderful and it's nice to encounter him here. CTyankee Feb 23 #59

Anything by Odd Nerdrum. chowder66 Feb 23 #55

Frans Hals' "Laughing Cavalier", or a Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden or a Charles White. brush Feb 23 #60

Too many to chose from, but Abolishinist Feb 23 #61

I love Monet, so anything of his would be excellent yellowdogintexas Feb 23 #62

Anything by Edvard Munch or Degas n/t ailsagirl Feb 23 #66

Anything by Toulouse-Lautrec or Andrew Wyeth! Amazing artists. nt CaliforniaPeggy Feb 23 #70

Ten Verses on Oxherding (Metropolitan Museum of Art) WheelWalker Feb 23 #72

The He-Gassen scroll. Kablooie Feb 23 #76

Given the poses, I hesitate to ask what this painting is all about....but please give me some background here as I know CTyankee Feb 24 #110

This is a long scroll depicting a humorous fart competition from the 15th century Kablooie Feb 24 #112

It's wonderful! I absolutely love it... CTyankee Feb 24 #114

Just about anything from the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, Bayard Feb 23 #77

Thanks for sharing this, Bayard. Niagara Feb 23 #89

Joy of Life Tom Kitten Feb 23 #78

Well, it is a piece from his "fauvist" period. I really like fauvism... CTyankee Feb 24 #100

I do too Tom Kitten Feb 24 #108

Henri Rousseau's "The Sleeping Gypsy" nuxvomica Feb 23 #79

The Hallucinogenic Toreador unweird Feb 23 #80

Edward Hoppers "Nighthawks" maxrandb Feb 23 #81

One of my favorites. Paladin Feb 23 #84

To be honest maxrandb Feb 23 #86

It's perfectly fine not to know everything right off the top of your head. Niagara Feb 23 #90

I already have a reproduction of Van Gogh's "Starry Night' up in my front hallway. Aristus Feb 23 #91

You just proved John Updike right... CTyankee Feb 23 #92

Renoir, "Luncheon of the Boating Party." malthaussen Feb 23 #93

A nice Rothko, two or three Modigliani portraits, one of Gauguin's Tahiti paintings, Van Gogh's night cafe or.. BluesRunTheGame Feb 23 #94

We are fortunate to have Van Gogh's "Night Cafe" here at the Yale University Art Gallery. CTyankee Feb 23 #96

Michelangelo ....... David turbinetree Feb 24 #97

It is the classic pose known as "contraposto" CTyankee Feb 24 #98

Yes......I love my art teacher from California.......... turbinetree Feb 24 #99

Kanagawa oki nami ura if..fish..had..wings Feb 24 #101

Botticelli's The Birth of Venus. greatauntoftriplets Feb 24 #102

The Fox Hunt - Winslow Homer yorkster Feb 24 #103

A panel from Monet's Water Lilies... 3catwoman3 Feb 24 #104

At one point my dad had a small cataloge of mostly Japanese wood prints... electric_blue68 Feb 27 #124

Monet's "The Water Lillies" Jrose Feb 24 #106

Thomas Cole: 'The Oxbow' and many of the Hudson River School painters Jrose Feb 24 #107

Cezanne's Lac d'Annecy AnnaLee Feb 24 #109

Any Roger Dean work yankee87 Feb 24 #111

Oh, I was luck enough waaaay back to see a show of his works... electric_blue68 Feb 27 #125

For those who love Nightwatch (a favourite of mine, too) GenThePerservering Feb 24 #115

That was very well done. lpbk2713 Feb 25 #117

One of them: The Flood, A Deluge Scene Drum Feb 24 #116

👀I've narrowed it down to Tiepelo, Turner, Monet, Hockney, Cole, Church, and maybe two others. electric_blue68 Feb 27 #118

that's good! You have an expansive view of art which enriches your life ! CTyankee Feb 27 #119

Ty. I was lucky my parents esp my mom enjoyed art so... electric_blue68 Feb 27 #121

Can you display some of your art here on DU? CTyankee Feb 27 #122

Ty. Maybe at some point. Although I might be able to show some digital stuff easier than having pull out, and... electric_blue68 Feb 27 #123

Hieronymus Bosch - Garden of Earthly Delights Doc_Technical Feb 27 #120

That would be a nice one. If it was on my wall, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 29 #137

Nothing fancy for me... QED Feb 27 #126

A Rothco painting would thrill me. n/t Imalittleteapot Feb 27 #127

I'd like each month from the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry -- especially February, betsuni Feb 27 #128

Matisse's The Dance. The one with the more saturated colors. Scrivener7 Feb 27 #129

Starry night... From The Ashes Feb 27 #131

Sun and Life - Frida Kahlo, 1947 OldBaldy1701E Feb 28 #133

She's baaaack. Re Thomas Coles: The Architect's Dream electric_blue68 Feb 28 #134

i can fake most styles. maybe an o'keffe. pansypoo53219 Feb 28 #135

Here's the image (I hope 😄 ) electric_blue68 Feb 29 #136

PPR - The Apotheosis of Henry IV and the Proclamation of the Regency of Marie de' Mdici Chakaconcarne Feb 29 #138

Marc's Blue Horses PlutosHeart Feb 29 #139

I'm going right for the very top - the Mona Lisa. Earth-shine Feb 29 #140