
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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Ile de la Grande Jatte, Neuilly-sur-Seine (Seine bank, looking to Courbevoie) Exact viewpoint
Art Institute of Chicago On view

Café Terrace at Night
Place du Forum, Arles (cafe terrace, NE corner) Exact viewpoint
Kröller-Müller Museum Current collection

View of Delft
Delft, seen from the south bank near the Kolk / Hooikade Exact viewpoint
Mauritshuis Current collection

The Church at Auvers
Notre-Dame d'Auvers-sur-Oise, from the Rue Daubigny Exact viewpoint
Musée d'Orsay Current collection


The Starry Night
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Real-world connection
Museum of Modern Art Current collection
Image not yet rights-cleared for display
Guernica
Bombing of Guernica Real-world connection
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Current collection

American Gothic
American Gothic House The real place in the painting
Art Institute of Chicago On view
Image not yet rights-cleared for display

The Raft of the Medusa
les ténèbres Real-world connection
Department of Paintings of the Louvre Current collection

Impression, Sunrise
hotel room at 41-45 Grand-Quai, Le Havre, facing SE over the outer harbour Exact viewpoint
Musée Marmottan Monet Current collection
Arnolfini Portrait
National Gallery Current collection

The Coronation of Napoleon
Department of Paintings of the Louvre On view
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
Folies Bergère The real place in the painting
Courtauld Gallery Current collection

Starry Night Over the Rhone
Rhône embankment at Arles (Quai de la Roquette) The landscape depicted
Musée d'Orsay Current collection

Bal du moulin de la Galette
Moulin de la Galette, Montmartre The landscape depicted
Musée d'Orsay Current collection

Summer Evening at Skagen Beach – The Artist and his Wife
Skagen Exact viewpoint
Hirschsprung Collection Current collection

Woman with a Parasol – Madame Monet and Her Son
Argenteuil The landscape depicted
National Gallery of Art Current collection

The Massacre at Chios
Department of Paintings of the Louvre On view
The Baptism of Christ
Uffizi Gallery Current collection


Luncheon of the Boating Party
maison Fournaise The real place in the painting
The Phillips Collection Current collection