Highlights of Washington, DC Art Museums

paul cezanne red waistcoat

Paul Cezanne. Boy in a Red Waistcoat, 1888-1890.  Oil on canvas, 35 1/4 x 28 1/2".  National Gallery of Art.

Famous Paintings in Washington, DC

Off to see famous paintings in Washington, DC art museums? Don't get overwhelmed - take along this starting itinerary of famous paintings in five major art museums.

With this ebook, Forty Famous Paintings in Washington, DC, you can:

  • know key facts about famous paintings in town

  • discover which art museums house which paintings
  • read concise art history articles about these works of art and famous painters. 
Download the free ebook on your right!

Why These Famous Paintings?

art history booksGood question. We researched which famous paintings are most discussed by art historians in some two dozen art history books (on right, with model, Orion). The top 250 were selected for Masterpiece Cards, a set of art history cards that reproduce and explain famous paintings.   

Then we topped it off with some other noteworthy paintings mentioned by the art history pros. 

Famous Paintings in Washington, DC ebook in Excel

Masterpiece Cards

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250 famous paintings explored and explained on art history cards.