American Gothic (Grant Wood, 1930): The two figures in the portrait most likely are father and daughter., The Birth of Venus (Sandro Botticelli, 1486): The painting is well preserved due to the layer of egg yolk., The Persistence of Memory (Salvador Dali, 1931):  the image of melting clocks was inspired by Camembert cheeses melting in the sun. , The Ancient of Days (William Blake,1794): The Doors derived their name from a quote by Blake., Vereshchagin painted 'The Apotheosis of War' based on a description of what Tamerlan did in XIV century in India., The Kiss (Gustav Klimt, 1907-1908): Byzantine mosaics inspired Klimt's use of gold leaf and elaborate patterns in the Kiss., The Tower of Babel (Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1563): The tyrant ruler, imposing his order and language on the country was Philip II of Spain., Campbell's Soup Cans (Andy Warhol, November 1961-June 1962): The Cambell Soup Company was offended, considered litigation but soon embraced the imagery., The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Katsushika Hokusai, 1831): The Great Wave is only on view for three to four months every five years because it is severely affected by exposure to light., The Four Seasons: Autumn (Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1573): Giuseppe Arcimboldo was the inventor of the prototype of the first color organ. , The Two Fridas (Frida Kahlo, 1939): Frida Kahlo was actually born on July 6, 1907, but she claimed her birthday was July 7, 1910 because it was the year when the Mexican revolution began., L’Origine du Monde- "The Origin of the World" - ( Gustave Courbet 1866): Musée d'Orsay recieved the painting from the government who'd accepted it as payment for inheritance tax  , Saturn Devouring His Son (Francisco Goya, 1820-1823): The painting we can see in Prado museum (Madrid) was transferred from the plaster of the wall onto canvas , Tibet, Himalayas. (Nicholas Roerich, 1933): Roerich Pact (1935) was the first international treaty to safeguard cultural heritage during war and peace, The Scream (Edvard Munch, 1893): The Scream was first exhibited in Berlin in 1893 under the title Despair, The Goldfinch (Carel Fabritius, 1654): The painting is a wonderful example of 'trompe-l'oeil' which means a highly realistic optical illusion , The Revelers (Jan Steen, 1660): Which other famous Dutch artist was born in Leyden? - Rembrandt van Rijn , Drawing Hands (Maurits Cornelis Escher, 1948): The visit to Alhambra (Spain) sparked his lifelong fascination with geometric patterns used a lot due to figurative restrictions imposed by Muslim religion.,

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