V1 collection

Paintings & Their Real Places

Every painting in the PaintingLocations collection, strongest and most recognizable first — each tied to the real place it depicts or the real-world story behind it, and the museum that holds it.

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Café Terrace at Night by Vincent van Gogh
Exact viewpoint

Café Terrace at Night

Vincent van Gogh •1888

Place du Forum, Arles (cafe terrace, NE corner) Exact viewpoint
Kröller-Müller Museum Current collection
View of Delft by Johannes Vermeer
Exact viewpoint

View of Delft

Johannes Vermeer •1661

Delft, seen from the south bank near the Kolk / Hooikade Exact viewpoint
Mauritshuis Current collection
The Church at Auvers by Vincent van Gogh
Exact viewpoint

The Church at Auvers

Vincent van Gogh •1890

Notre-Dame d'Auvers-sur-Oise, from the Rue Daubigny Exact viewpoint
Musée d'Orsay Current collection
Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte
Exact viewpoint

Paris Street; Rainy Day

Gustave Caillebotte •1877

rue de Moscou Exact viewpoint
Art Institute of Chicago On view
The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Famous work

The Starry Night

Vincent van Gogh •1889

Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Real-world connection
Museum of Modern Art Current collection
American Gothic by Grant Wood
Real place

American Gothic

Grant Wood •1930

American Gothic House The real place in the painting
Art Institute of Chicago On view
The Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault
Famous work

The Raft of the Medusa

Théodore Géricault •1819

les ténèbres Real-world connection
Department of Paintings of the Louvre Current collection
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet
Exact viewpoint

Impression, Sunrise

Claude Monet •1872

hotel room at 41-45 Grand-Quai, Le Havre, facing SE over the outer harbour Exact viewpoint
Musée Marmottan Monet Current collection
The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya
Famous work

The Third of May 1808

Francisco Goya •1814

Dos de Mayo Uprising Real-world connection
Museo del Prado Current collection
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère by Édouard Manet
Real place

A Bar at the Folies-Bergère

Édouard Manet •1882

Folies Bergère The real place in the painting
Courtauld Gallery Current collection
Starry Night Over the Rhone by Vincent van Gogh
Landscape

Starry Night Over the Rhone

Vincent van Gogh •1888

Rhône embankment at Arles (Quai de la Roquette) The landscape depicted
Musée d'Orsay Current collection
Bal du moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Landscape

Bal du moulin de la Galette

Pierre-Auguste Renoir •1876

Moulin de la Galette, Montmartre The landscape depicted
Musée d'Orsay Current collection
The Little Street by Johannes Vermeer
Real place

The Little Street

Johannes Vermeer •1658

Vlamingstraat The real place in the painting
Rijksmuseum Current collection
The Massacre at Chios by Eugène Delacroix
Not an exact location

The Massacre at Chios

Eugène Delacroix •1824

Department of Paintings of the Louvre On view
View of Toledo by El Greco
Landscape

View of Toledo

El Greco •1596

Tagus River The landscape depicted
Metropolitan Museum of Art On view
Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Real place

Luncheon of the Boating Party

Pierre-Auguste Renoir •1880

maison Fournaise The real place in the painting
The Phillips Collection Current collection
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