Works of art in the collective consciousness  

From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia

Mona Lisa, or La Gioconda. (La Joconde), is a 16th century oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci, and is one of the most famous paintings in the world. It has acquired an iconic status in popular culture. Today the Mona Lisa is frequently reproduced, finding its way on to everything from carpets to mouse pads.

Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci, see man is the measure of all things

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There are certain paintings and sculpture from art history, like Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa and the Vitruvian Man, Auguste Rodin's The Thinker, Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali and a few others that seem to have a life of their own outside the world of art museums. Deeply rooted in the collective conscious, these paintings and sculptures inspire parody, emulation, satire, and admiration.

List

• Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
• Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci
• The Scream (1893) by Edvard Munch
• The Thinker (1902) by Auguste Rodin
• The Persistence of Memory (1931) by Salvador Dali
• Nighthawks (1942) by Edward Hopper

See also

• Iconic photographs
• Work of art
• Collective conscious
• Fame
• Greatness
• Cultural icon
• List of most expensive paintings