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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The Abbey in the Oakwood by Caspar David Friedrich
Real place

The Abbey in the Oakwood

Caspar David Friedrich •1809

Eldena Abbey The real place in the painting
Alte Nationalgalerie Current collection
The Elevation of the Cross by Peter Paul Rubens
Famous work

The Elevation of the Cross

Peter Paul Rubens •1610

crucifixion of Jesus Real-world connection
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal Current collection
Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
Famous work

Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci •1503

Florence Real-world connection
Department of Paintings of the Louvre Current collection
The Railway by Édouard Manet
Real place

The Railway

Édouard Manet •1873

Gare Saint-Lazare The real place in the painting
National Gallery of Art Current collection
Dance at Bougival by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Landscape

Dance at Bougival

Pierre-Auguste Renoir •1883

Bougival The landscape depicted
Museum of Fine Arts Boston Current collection
Allegory of the Catholic Faith by Johannes Vermeer
Famous work

Allegory of the Catholic Faith

Johannes Vermeer •1670

crucifixion of Jesus Real-world connection
Metropolitan Museum of Art Current collection
The Angelus by Jean-François Millet
Landscape

The Angelus

Jean-François Millet •1858

Chailly-en-Bière The landscape depicted
Musée d'Orsay Current collection
The Wounded Angel by Hugo Simberg
Real place

The Wounded Angel

Hugo Simberg •1903

Eläintarha The real place in the painting
Finnish National Gallery Current collection
Bathers at Asnières by Georges Seurat
Landscape

Bathers at Asnières

Georges Seurat •1884

Asnières-sur-Seine The landscape depicted
National Gallery Current collection
The Descent from the Cross by Rogier van der Weyden
Famous work

The Descent from the Cross

Rogier van der Weyden •c. 1435

crucifixion of Jesus Real-world connection
Museo del Prado Current collection
La Grenouillère by Claude Monet
Famous work

La Grenouillère

Claude Monet •1869

Seine Real-world connection
Metropolitan Museum of Art Current collection
The Magpie by Claude Monet
Landscape

The Magpie

Claude Monet •1868

Étretat The landscape depicted
Musée d'Orsay Current collection
Women in the Garden by Claude Monet
Landscape

Women in the Garden

Claude Monet •1866

Ville-d'Avray The landscape depicted
Musée d'Orsay Current collection
Music in the Tuileries by Édouard Manet
Real place

Music in the Tuileries

Édouard Manet •1862

Tuileries Garden The real place in the painting
Hugh Lane Gallery Current collection
The Deposition by Raphael
Not an exact location

The Deposition

Raphael •1507

Galleria Borghese Current collection
The Open Window by Henri Matisse
Landscape

The Open Window

Henri Matisse •1905

Collioure The landscape depicted
National Gallery of Art Current collection
Last Supper by Jacopo Tintoretto
Famous work

Last Supper

Jacopo Tintoretto •1594

Last Supper Real-world connection
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore Current collection
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