Some of the world's most renowned paintings include 'Mona Lisa,' 'Starry Night,' and others.

The most renowned artworks often highlight the virtues and values of the cultures they originate from, motivating numerous other painters, authors, and satirists to emulate their style and message.

Modern media has replicated the work of artists like Vincent van Gogh, Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci through parodies and historical references.

Artworks created by the public can still be viewed in museums worldwide.

Here are just a few of them.

1. "Mona Lisa"
2. "Starry Night"
3. "The Scream"
4. "Girl With a Pearl Earring"
5. "Creation of Adam"
6. "The Persistence of Memory"
7. "Washington Crossing the Delaware"

1. 'Mona Lisa'

For over a decade, Leonardo da Vinci created one of the world's most famous paintings, the "Mona Lisa," which represents the Italian Renaissance. It is his greatest work.

Lisa del Giocondo, an Italian noblewoman, is depicted in an oil painting with her face turned directly towards the viewer.

The piece has been referenced and parodied in modern media for centuries.

Throughout his career, Da Vinci made changes to the painting he started working on in 1503 until 1517.

"Mona Lisa" was believed to have been inherited by one of Da Vinci's pupils, Salai, after his death in 1519. However, the painting eventually made its way to France and is currently on display at the Louvre in Paris.

2. ‘Starry Night’

Despite being a renowned artist, Van Gogh lived a destitute life and took his own life at the age of 37.

After his death, Van Gogh's work gained popularity as people realized he was a misunderstood genius.

The asylum in southern France is depicted in his most renowned painting, "Starry Night," which he commenced in 1889.

The painting "Starry Night" has been a popular attraction for centuries due to its unique oil texture and the use of blue and yellow paint. It is currently on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

3. ‘The Scream’

One of the most iconic portrayals of human fear and anxiety in Western art is "The Scream."

The most popular painting in a collection of works by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch in 1893 is one that portrays an anguished face with a mouth wide open, screaming at the audience, while two indistinct figures are visible in the background.

The impressionist art movement was significantly shaped by Munch's contributions in the series, and his influence endured throughout modern art history.

The value of 'The Scream' in Western media is currently over $100 million, with numerous parodies of the artwork.

The National Museum and Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway, house various works from "The Scream" collection.

4. ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’

Another renowned female portrait, apart from the "Mona Lisa," is "Girl With a Pearl Earring," painted by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer in 1665.

A young girl with a blue and gold turban and a large pearl earring on her left earlobe is the subject of an oil canvas painting.

The painting is known as a "tronie," a term used in the golden age of Dutch art to describe works that depict exaggerated facial expressions or features of the subjects.

The painting is currently displayed at the Mauritshuis in The Hague, Netherlands.

5. ‘Creation of Adam’

Between 1508 and 1512, Michelangelo, an Italian painter renowned as a Renaissance icon, created "The Creation of Adam" on the ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel.

The painting's significance in Western art history is due to its religious symbolism and meaning.

Nearly touching fingers, God and Adam, the first man in Christianity, are depicted in the artwork with their arms outstretched.

The painting is done in a realistic style, with the subjects' physical features emphasized to the viewer.

6. ‘The Persistence of Memory’

In 1931, Salvador Dalí created one of the most renowned artworks of the 20th century's Surrealist movement and modern art with "The Persistence of Memory," a peculiar depiction of four clocks melting on the coast of Catalonia.

It is believed that Dalí, a well-known eccentric artist, created the painting as a reaction to Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. Some sources suggest that Dalí's "paranoiac-critical method" involved intentionally inducing psychotic hallucinations while creating art.

Since 1934, the Museum of Modern Art has possessed the piece.

7. ‘Washington Crossing the Delaware’

"Washington Crossing the Delaware," painted by Emanuel Leutze in 1851, has remained a renowned symbol of American patriotism and an enduring image of the Revolutionary War.

Leutze aimed to honor liberal reformists in his homeland through the use of powerful imagery inspired by the American example, which had been set only a few decades prior.

In 1850, an oil-on-canvas duplicate of the original work was completed, but it was destroyed in an Allied bombing of Germany during World War II.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is currently displaying it.

Phillip Nieto contributed reporting.

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