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Criteria: Influence, contemporary & historical acclaim, initial & lasting popularity

Disclaimer: This list is strongly influenced by the Western canon of art. This means that in the broader scope of a global art history certain regions may be underrepresented, among them Russia, India, China, Africa and Latin America.

1. Michelangelo
2. Pablo Picasso
3. Leonardo da Vinci
4. Rembrandt van Rijn
5. Giotto
6. Jan van Eyck
7. Claude Monet
8. Raphael
9. Paul Cézanne
10. Caravaggio
11. Vincent van Gogh
12. Auguste Rodin
13. Gian Lorenzo Bernini
14. Diego Velázquez
15. Wassily Kandinsky
16. Albrecht Dürer
17. Édouard Manet
18. J. M. W. Turner
19. Johannes Vermeer
20. Francisco Goya
21. Salvador Dalí
22. Henri Matisse
23. Jackson Pollock
24. Peter Paul Rubens
25. Donatello
26. Titian
27. Giorgione
28. Hieronymus Bosch
29. El Greco
30. Hokusai
31. Andy Warhol
32. Paul Gauguin
33. Gustav Klimt
34. Sandro Botticelli
35. Edvard Munch
36. Caspar David Friedrich
37. John Constable
38. Jacques-Louis David
39. Pierre-Auguste Renoir
40. Edgar Degas
41. William Blake
42. Jean-Michel Basquiat
43. Mark Rothko
44. Georges Seurat
45. Eugène Delacroix
46. Théodore Géricault
47. René Magritte
48. Edward Hopper
49. Georgia O'Keeffe
50. Frida Kahlo
51. Massaccio
52. Duccio
53. Giovanni Bellini
54. Kazimir Malevich
55. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Ansel Adams
Alexandros of Antioch
Fra Angelico
Francis Bacon
Banksy
Constantin Brancusi
Georges Braque
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Alexandre Cabanel
Alexander Calder
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Mary Cassatt
Marc Chagall
Thomas Cole
Gustave Courbet
Marcel Duchamp
Helen Frakenthaler
Piero della Francesca
Artemisia Gentileschi
Alberto Giacometti
Matthias Grunewald
Frans Hals
Keith Haring
Utagawa Hiroshige
Hans Holbein the Younger
Winslow Homer
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Jasper Johns
Paul Klee
Hilma af Klint
Willem de Kooning
Yayoi Kusama
Roy Liechtenstein
Andrea Mantegna
Joan Miró
Amadeo Modigliani
Piet Mondrian
Henry Moore
Nicholas Poussini
Gerhard Richter
Diego Rivera
Norman Rockwell
Jenny Saville
Egon Schiele
John Singer Sargent
Tintoretto
Paolo Uccello
Jean-Antoine Watteau
Rogier van der Weyden
James Whistler
Grant Wood

I don't know much about the topic, but here in Spain I see Velazquez and Goya much more acclaimed than Picasso.

Obviously you'd know their reputation in Spain better than me but it hardly can be extrapolated on the rest of the world.

Rothko should probably be somewhere in the top 50.

Added.

Tim, are you planning on extending this list to 100?

Would be nice but I kinda forgot of it as of late. Wanna help me out?

Some people who could fill out the last 100
Marcel Duchamp
Constantin Brancusi
John Singer Sargent
Marc Chagall
Diego Rivera
Caspar David Friedrich
Alexander Calder
Mary Cassatt
PIeter Bruegel the Elder
Grant Wood
Roy Liechtenstein
Banksy
Keith Haring
Gustave Courbet
Piet Mondrian
Tintoretto
Andrea Mantegna
Alberto Giacometti
Nicholas Poussini
James Whistler
Rogier van der Weyden
Hans Holbein the Younger
Frans Hals
Jean-Antoine Watteau
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Fra Angelico
Paolo Uccello
Utagawa Hiroshige
Winslow Homer
Paul Klee
Egon Schiele
Joan Miro
Henry Moore
Willem de Kooning
Francis Bacon
Georges Braque
Jasper Johns
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Ansel Adams
Helen Frakenthaler
Artemisia Gentileschi
Amadeo Modigliani
Yayoi Kusama
Alexandre Cabanel
Alexandros of Antioch
Thomas Cole
Norman Rockwell
Matthias Grunewald

I could see Botticelli a bit higher.

Suggestion for a placement?

Maybe 34.

Done.

ManPerson wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 8:40 am Tim, are you planning on extending this list to 100?

1. Michelangelo
2. Pablo Picasso
3. Leonardo da Vinci
4. Rembrandt van Rijn
5. Giotto
6. Jan van Eyck
7. Claude Monet
8. Raphael
9. Paul Cézanne
10. Caravaggio
11. Vincent van Gogh
12. Auguste Rodin
13. Gian Lorenzo Bernini
14. Diego Velázquez
15. Wassily Kandinsky
16. Albrecht Dürer
17. Édouard Manet
18. J. M. W. Turner
19. Johannes Vermeer
20. Francisco Goya
21. Salvador Dalí
22. Henri Matisse
23. Jackson Pollock
24. Peter Paul Rubens
25. Donatello
26. Titian
27. Giorgione
28. Hieronymus Bosch
29. El Greco
30. Hokusai
31. Andy Warhol
32. Paul Gauguin
33. Gustav Klimt
34. Sandro Botticelli
35. Pieter Bruegel the Elder
36. Rogier van der Weyden
37. Edvard Munch
38. Caspar David Friedrich
39. James McNeill Whistler
40. John Constable
41. Jacques-Louis David
42. Pierre-Auguste Renoir
43. Edgar Degas
44. William Blake
45. Jean-Michel Basquiat
46. Mark Rothko
47. Georges Seurat
48. Eugène Delacroix
49. Théodore Géricault
50. René Magritte
51. Edward Hopper
52. Georgia O'Keeffe
53. Frida Kahlo
54. Massaccio
55. Duccio
56. Giovanni Bellini
57. Piet Mondrian
58. Kazimir Malevich
59. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
60. Marc Chagall
61. Gustave Courbet
62. Marcel Duchamp
63. Amadeo Modigliani
64. Diego Rivera
65. Jean-Antoine Watteau
66. Nicholas Poussin
67. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
68. Hilma af Klint
69. Joan Miró
70. Paul Klee
71. Hans Holbein the Younger
72. Matthias Grunewald
73. Ansel Adams
74. Henri Cartier-Bresson
75. Constantin Brancusi
76. Francis Bacon
77. Willem de Kooning
78. Yayoi Kusama
79. Paolo Uccello
80. Andrea Mantegna
81. Fra Angelico
82. Utagawa Hiroshige
83. Piero della Francesca
84. Gerhard Richter
85. Alexander Calder
86. Henry Moore
87. Georges Braque
88. Alberto Giacometti
89. Artemisia Gentileschi
90. Tintoretto
91. Mary Cassatt
92. Egon Schiele
93. Helen Frakenthaler
94. Jenny Saville
95. Keith Haring
96. Roy Liechtenstein
97. Winslow Homer
98. Norman Rockwell
99. John Singer Sargent
100. Alexandre Cabanel
101. Thomas Cole
102. Frans Hals
103. Jasper Johns
104. Banksy
105. Alexandros of Antioch
106. Grant Wood

Looks good at first glance.

The top 40 revised:

1. Michelangelo
2. Pablo Picasso
3. Leonardo da Vinci
4. Rembrandt van Rijn
5. Raphael
6. Giotto
7. Jan van Eyck
8. Claude Monet
9. Paul Cézanne
10. Caravaggio
11. Vincent van Gogh
12. Auguste Rodin
13. Gian Lorenzo Bernini
14. Diego Velázquez
15. Wassily Kandinsky
16. Albrecht Dürer
17. Francisco Goya
18. Titian
19. Édouard Manet
20. J. M. W. Turner
21. Peter Paul Rubens
22. Salvador Dalí
23. Henri Matisse
24. Jackson Pollock
25. Johannes Vermeer
26. Donatello
27. Hokusai
28. Hieronymus Bosch
29. El Greco
30. Andy Warhol
31. Giorgione
32. Paul Gauguin
33. Gustav Klimt
34. Sandro Botticelli
35. Pieter Bruegel the Elder
36. Rogier van der Weyden
37. Edvard Munch
38. Caspar David Friedrich
39. James McNeill Whistler
40. Nicholas Poussin

Looks solid.

Curious how Van Gogh and Cezanne break down.

Cezanne I'd say is clearly more influential and arguably more acclaimed, Van Gogh clearly takes popularity due to his huge lasting popularity.