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The following 4 famous paintings — from Jan van Eyck’s work to Pablo Picasso’s masterpiece — have stood the test of time.

The Arnolfini Portrait

Jan van Eyck’s The Arnolfini Portrait, an oil painting on oak produced in 1434, in which a man and a woman hold hands with a window behind him and a bed behind her, is undoubtedly a masterpiece in the National Gallery, London. This painting is one of the most famous and intriguing (非常有趣的) paintings in the world. It is also an informative document about the fifteenth century society.

The Starry Night

Vincent van Gogh painted The Starry Night, an oil on canvas, a moderately abstract landscape painting of an expressive night sky over a small village, during his stay at the mental hospital near Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France in 1889. When the Museum of Modern Art in New York City purchased the painting from a private collector in 1941, it was not well known, but it has become one of Vincent van Gogh’s most famous works now.

The Harvesters

The Harvesters is an oil painting on wood completed by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1565. It depicts the harvest time which most commonly occurs in the late summer. The painting has been at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City since 1919.

Guernica

Guernica, a large oil painting, was painted by the Cubist Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso, in 1937. The title refers to the city that was bombed by Nazi during the Spanish Civil War. The painting depicts the horrors of war and as a result, has come to be an anti-war symbol and a reminder of the tragedy of war. Today, the painting is housed at the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid.

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