TheOldMastersPrints

Famous paintings explained, and on your wall

Guides to 40 masterpieces of painting, from the Mona Lisa to The Starry Night: what they show, where they hang, how big they are and the stories behind them, with facts checked against Wikidata and the museums.

All of them are in the public domain, and we offer them as prints made in Europe and ready-to-hang canvases, with free shipping to the EU, through our Etsy shop. Not sure about size? See the size guide.

Renaissance & Early Netherlandish

Mona LisaMona LisaLeonardo da Vinci · c. 1503–1519The Garden of Earthly DelightsThe Garden of Earthly DelightsHieronymus Bosch · c. 1490–1510Arnolfini PortraitArnolfini PortraitJan van Eyck · 1434The Virgin and Child with Saint AnneThe Virgin and Child with Saint AnneLeonardo da Vinci · c. 1503–1519The Hunters in the SnowThe Hunters in the SnowPieter Brueghel the Elder · 1565Benois MadonnaBenois MadonnaLeonardo da Vinci · c. 1478–1480Netherlandish ProverbsNetherlandish ProverbsPieter Brueghel the Elder · 1559The AmbassadorsThe AmbassadorsHans Holbein the Younger · 1533The Wedding at CanaThe Wedding at CanaPaolo Veronese · 1563Theotokos of VladimirTheotokos of VladimirAnonymous · early 12th century

Baroque & Dutch Golden Age

Girl with a Pearl EarringGirl with a Pearl EarringJohannes Vermeer · c. 1665The Night WatchThe Night WatchRembrandt · 1642Las MeninasLas MeninasDiego Velázquez · 1656The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes TulpThe Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes TulpRembrandt · 1632The MilkmaidThe MilkmaidJohannes Vermeer · c. 1658–1660View of DelftView of DelftJohannes Vermeer · c. 1660–1661The Surrender of BredaThe Surrender of BredaDiego Velázquez · 1634–1635The Jewish BrideThe Jewish BrideRembrandt · c. 1665–1669

Neoclassicism & Romanticism

Liberty Leading the PeopleLiberty Leading the PeopleEugène Delacroix · 1830The Death of SocratesThe Death of SocratesJacques-Louis David · 1787The Raft of the MedusaThe Raft of the MedusaThéodore Géricault · 1818–1819The Third of May 1808The Third of May 1808Francisco Goya · 1814The Oath of the HoratiiThe Oath of the HoratiiJacques-Louis David · 1784The Coronation of NapoleonThe Coronation of NapoleonJacques-Louis David · 1805–1807Saturn Devouring His SonSaturn Devouring His SonFrancisco Goya · c. 1819–1823Grande OdalisqueGrande OdalisqueJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1814OpheliaOpheliaJohn Everett Millais · 1851–1852The Birth of VenusThe Birth of VenusWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau · 1879

Realism & Impressionism

The Potato EatersThe Potato EatersVincent van Gogh · 1885Luncheon on the GrassLuncheon on the GrassÉdouard Manet · 1863American GothicAmerican GothicGrant Wood · 1930Bal du moulin de la GaletteBal du moulin de la GalettePierre-Auguste Renoir · 1876OlympiaOlympiaÉdouard Manet · 1863A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande JatteA Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande JatteGeorges Seurat · 1884–1886A Burial at OrnansA Burial at OrnansGustave Courbet · 1849–1850Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan on November 16, 1581Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan on November 16, 1581Ilya Repin · 1883–1885

Van Gogh & Modern Art

The Starry NightThe Starry NightVincent van Gogh · 1889The KissThe KissGustav Klimt · 1907–1908Wheatfield with CrowsWheatfield with CrowsVincent van Gogh · 1890Black SquareBlack SquareKazimir Malevich · 1915