The Unknown Stories Behind The Most Famous Artworks

The Mona Lisa,The Starry Night, The Last Supper, American Gothic, and The Birth of Venus. We all know their names and their artists. But what could be even more interesting, is their stories, which far less of you will know. Today, I’m going to show you the 20 most important works of art from all of art history. Check out my previous video “10 Most IMPORTANT Artists From History“ - Check out my previous lecture: “3 Women Artists You (Probably) Don’t Know“ - Click here to subscribe to see more videos about all the fun and craziness of art history - Click here to follow me on TikTok - @that_art_history_girl 00:00 - Introduction 00:28 - The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci 01:16 - The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli 01:40 - The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo 02:08 - The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci 02:23 - Sacred and Profane Love by Tiziano Vecelli 03:05 - The Ancient of Days by William Blake 03:31 - Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer 4:00 - The Night Watch by Rembrandt 4:32 - The Sistine Madonna by Rafaello Santi 4:51 - Liberty Leading the People by Eugene Delacroix 5:16 - The Madonna Litta by Leonardo da Vinci 5:38 - Landscape with the The Fall of Icarus by Pieter Bruegel the Elder 06:00 - The School of Athens by Rafaello Santi 06:28 - Las Meninas by Deigo Velazquez 06:56 - The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist by Caravaggio 07:09 - The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt 07:25 - Christ Carrying the Cross by El Greco 07:37 - Perseus and Andromeda by Peter Paul Rubens 07:57 - Deposition from the Cross by Giorgio Vasari 08:07 - The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali 08:28 - Conclusion #art #arthistory #artwork