The works deserving the title "The most beautiful picture in the world"

To argue about what the most beautiful picture in the world or who is the most outstanding artist in the universe, it is possible indefinitely. In such matters, objective evaluation is difficult to achieve. After all, every person understands painting and perceives its beauty in its own way. Masterpieces of famous artists remain deeply in memory and fascinate mankind for centuries. Some of them go under the hammer in private hands, and some are in world-famous museums. Beautiful autumn landscapes, stunning portraits and still lifes, as well as works in the style of historical and genre painting fall into the souls of thousands of fans of art.

Masterpieces of the XV century

As the most beautiful painting in the world, not only among the works of painting, but also among the glorified Russian icons, can be called "Trinity", written by Andrei Rublev in 1425-1427. Today, its location is the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. The icon of the Holy Trinity, created by the master, looks like a board of a vertical format. Under the tsars Ivan the Terrible, Boris Godunov and Mikhail Fyodorovich, the picture was garnished with precious stones, gold and silver.

In the painting in perfect artistic form, without violating theological concepts, three angels are depicted, symbolizing agreement and unity. Their splendor, compositional placement and the charm of their garments create the general beauty of the icon.

A masterpiece of the Renaissance can rightly be considered the painting "The Birth of Venus", written by Sandro Botticelli in 1486. It in all its glory presents the myth of the birth of Aphrodite, floating in an open shell, driven by a light breeze. Western wind Zephyr, along with his wife Chlorida, blows on the sink, forming streams of air filled with flowers. On the shore, a naked goddess of love awaits one of the graces.

Famous paintings of the 16th century

Michelangelo's fresco "The Creation of Adam", created in 1511, can also correspond to the notion "the most beautiful picture in the world".

Creation is devoted to the subjects from Genesis and became a symbol of Western European art. The painting depicts Adam's excellent physique, which is motionless at the moment of approaching God, soaring in the heavens and surrounded by angels. The Almighty approaches his creation in order to breathe life into it. Today this work is kept in the Vatican in the Sistine Chapel.

In Dresden in the Gallery of Old Masters there is a painting "Sistine Madonna", written in 1512 by Raphael Santi. Initially it seems that there are clouds on its background, but, having looked closely, one can see the heads of angels. The viewer gets the impression that the Madonna descends to him from heaven, looking straight into his eyes. Two little angels, located at the bottom of the picture, are now often depicted on various posters and postcards.

The works of Leonardo da Vinci

Unusual beauty, as well as some of the most expensive paintings can be considered the famous artists Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, Paul Cezanne, Peter Paul Rubens and Leonardo da Vinci. The works of the latter make it necessary to find delights in everything not only connoisseurs of art, but also simple contemplatives.

One of the extraordinary paintings of Da Vinci is "The Last Supper", which he created for about three years. In this fresco, the figures of Christ and Judas are of particular importance. An interesting fact is that the same person was the model for these images. First, the master wrote Christ from the young chorister, and a few years later the man who had grown old from drunkenness served as a model for depicting Judas.

Millions of people every day admire the masterpiece of the Mona Lisa, it is stored in Paris in the Louvre. Mister Gioconda's enigmatic smile, with which a portrait was painted in 1503, still fascinates the audience today.

Cloth Caravaggio

You can not ignore the work of the Italian artist Michelangelo Merizi and Caravaggio. The paintings of the master show the pleasures of life and the enjoyment of the fruits given to man by nature. This is the "Young man with a basket of fruit," and "Young man with a lizard," and "Lute player", and "Mary Magdalene."

Also, the artist painted scenes of violence and cruelty. In 1595-1956 he created paintings, which depicts the present barbarism. These are such works as "The Sacrifice of Abraham", "Judith and Holofernes".

The title "The most beautiful painting in the world" deserves a painting by Michelangelo Caravaggio , entitled "The Transfiguration of St. Paul", written in a hurry. The artist did not use drafts and all his inspiration immediately transferred to the canvas. Creator of world masterpieces managed to create special, unnatural illumination in paintings, which helped to impart drama to painting.

Beautiful autumn landscapes

Natural phenomena, reflected by artists in their works, give the viewer a special feeling of admiration. Flowering meadows, snow-white winter fields, majestic mountains, colorful rainbow, sea sunsets allow you to enjoy natural beauty. The canvases of the Japanese artist, known under the name of Pan Mossy, are fascinated by the autumn riot of colors.

Landscapes of fall foliage and yellow trees were painted by the Australian self-taught artist Graham Gerken. "Russia - the state of landscapes" - so many Russian artists considered. Types of autumn nature depicted on the canvases of such painters as Ivan Shishkin and Ivan Aivazovsky, Isaak Levitan and Alexei Savrasov. Many of their works could claim the title "The most beautiful picture in the world."