The Greatest Famous Classicist Paintings

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List of famous Classicism paintings, listed alphabetically with pictures of the art when available. The Classicism period was a cultural awakening in the art world, so it's no surprise it produced some of the most historic paintings in the history of the world. The works of art listed below are some of the most popular Classicism paintings, so most of the artist's names who created these works will be very recognizable. Renowned paintings from the Classicism period are showcased in museums all around the world, so save yourself an expensive vacation by simply scrolling through this list.

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  • The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba
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    The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba (1648) is a painting by French artist Claude Lorrain.
    16 votes
  • Achilles Discovered among the Daughters of Lycomedes
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    "Achilles Discovered among the Daughters of Lycomedes" (c. 1685) is a painting by Dutch artist Gerard de Lairesse.
    7 votes
  • Apollo and Aurora
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    "Apollo and Aurora" (1671) is a painting by Dutch artist Gerard de Lairesse.
    7 votes
  • Summer (Ruth and Boaz)
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    "Summer (Ruth and Boaz)" (c. 1660-1664) is a painting by French artist Nicolas Poussin. This is one of four paintings in Poussin's "The Seasons" series.
    6 votes
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    Ascanius Shooting the Stag of Sylvia

    Ascanius Shooting the Stag of Sylvia
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    Landscape with Ascanius Shooting the Stag of Sylvia is an 1682 oil on canvas painting by Claude Lorrain, a painter of the style of Classicism. It depicts a scene from book 7, verses 483–499, of Virgil's epic poem the Aeneid, where Aeneas's son Ascanius shoots Silvia's pet stag, provoking a war against Latium. Painted for Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna, it was Lorrain's's last painting. It was a pendant to Lorrain's earlier painting Aeneas's Farewell to Dido in Carthago The painting is in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.
    7 votes
  • Self-Portrait
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    "Self Portrait" (1650) is a painting by French artist Nicolas Poussin.
    6 votes
  • Autumn (The Spies with the Grapes of the Promised Land)
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    "Autumn (The Spies with the Grapes of the Promised Land)" (c. 1660-1664) is a painting by French artist Nicolas Poussin. This is one of four paintings in Poussin's "The Seasons" series.
    4 votes
  • Prometheus Brings Fire To Mankind
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    Prometheus Brings Fire To Mankind (1817) is a painting by German artist Heinrich Füger .
    3 votes
  • Queen Zenobia Found on the Banks of the Arax
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    "Queen Zenobia Found on the Banks of the Arax" (1634) is a painting by French artist Nicolas Poussin.
    4 votes
  • The Trojan Women Setting Fire to their Fleet
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    The Trojan Women Setting Fire to their Fleet (c. 1643) is a painting by French artist Claude Lorrain.
    1 votes
  • Spring (The Earthly Paradise)
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    "Spring (The Earthly Paradise)" (c. 1660-1664) is a painting by French artist Nicolas Poussin. This is one of four paintings in Poussin's "The Seasons" series.
    3 votes