The Starry Night
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Real-world connection
Museum of Modern Art Current collection
V1 collection
Famous works — real-world connection explained
Icons of art history, plus history / religious / mythological / portrait scenes that do not have a single exact real-world viewpoint. These are never shown as exact-location map points; the page explains the actual connection.
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Guernica
Bombing of Guernica Real-world connection
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Current collection
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The Raft of the Medusa
les ténèbres Real-world connection
Department of Paintings of the Louvre Current collection
Arnolfini Portrait
National Gallery Current collection
The Coronation of Napoleon
Department of Paintings of the Louvre On view
The Massacre at Chios
Department of Paintings of the Louvre On view
The Baptism of Christ
Uffizi Gallery Current collection
Madonna of Chancellor Rolin
Department of Paintings of the Louvre On view
The Astronomer
Department of Paintings of the Louvre Current collection
Washington Crossing the Delaware
Metropolitan Museum of Art On view
The Intervention of the Sabine Women
Department of Paintings of the Louvre Current collection
The Battle of Anghiari
Battle of Anghiari Real-world connection
The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries
National Gallery of Art Current collection
The Embarkation for Cythera
Department of Paintings of the Louvre On view
The Painter's Studio
Musée d'Orsay Current collection
The Elevation of the Cross
crucifixion of Jesus Real-world connection
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal Current collection
Allegory of the Catholic Faith
crucifixion of Jesus Real-world connection
Metropolitan Museum of Art Current collection