Artworks That Overwhelm the Viewer
Paintings that create a powerful sense of awe, grandeur, or overwhelming emotion. Art that makes you feel small.
These works score highest for dominance. They project power, authority, and an imposing presence that fills the room.
- A Little Boy Lost by Dorothy Lathrop — Interest 100, Wonder 100, Joy 100
- A Little Boy Lost by Dorothy Lathrop — Interest 100, Wonder 95, Joy 95
- Portrait of a Man by Francesco de' Rossi (Francesco Salviati), Cecchino — Interest 100, Wonder 95, Joy 81
- A Little Boy Lost by Dorothy Lathrop — Interest 95, Wonder 90, Joy 90
- Figures in Movement by Francis Bacon — Wonder 100, Nostalgia 84, Joy 80
- Journey to the Center of the Earth by Edouard Riou — Interest 100, Wonder 100, Nostalgia 90
- Figures in Movement by Francis Bacon — Wonder 100, Nostalgia 91, Joy 84
- A Little Boy Lost by Dorothy Lathrop — Interest 90, Wonder 85, Joy 86
- A Cornish Bay by David James — Interest 91, Wonder 85, Joy 86
- Happy Union by Paolo Veronese — Wonder 90, Joy 90, Interest 85
- Untitled by Manuel Felguérez — Anger 65, Tension 85, Interest 85
- Mrs Littleton by Thomas Lawrence — Tension 80, Interest 65, Wonder 55
- A Little Boy Lost by Dorothy Lathrop — Interest 85, Wonder 81, Joy 80
- Prince Hoare by Thomas Lawrence — Sadness 45, Tension 56, Nostalgia 50
- Jane de Glehn in a Gondola by John Singer Sargent — Joy 86, Interest 80, Wonder 70
- Blown on the Wind by David James — Interest 85, Wonder 80, Joy 80
- Officier Des Dragons De La Garde Impériale En Grande Tenue by Carle Vernet — Interest 85, Wonder 80, Joy 80
- David with the Head of Goliath by Guido Reni — Wonder 85, Interest 80, Tension 75
- A Little Boy Lost by Dorothy Lathrop — Interest 80, Wonder 76, Joy 75
- The King could not contain himself for joy by Arthur Rackham — Joy 85, Wonder 65, Interest 70
- Mrs John Trower by Thomas Lawrence — Tension 85, Interest 70, Wonder 60
- Panel 5. In the Presence of the Gods Jupiter Bestows Immortality on Psyche and Celebrates Her Marriage to Eros by Maurice Denis — Anger 65, Tension 80, Wonder 70
- The ride of the Valkyries by Arthur Rackham — Joy 85, Wonder 65, Interest 70
- Untitled by Manuel Felguérez — Anger 60, Tension 80, Interest 80
- Mrs Cecilia Lock by Thomas Lawrence — Tension 75, Interest 60, Wonder 51
- Apollo, Hyacinthus and Cyparis singing and playing by Alexander Ivanov — Joy 85, Interest 70, Wonder 60
- Philadelphia Hannah, 1st Viscountess Cremorne by Thomas Lawrence — Tension 55, Sadness 40, Nostalgia 50
- Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci — Joy 85, Interest 80, Wonder 75
- Portrait of Lenin by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin — Joy 80, Interest 80, Wonder 75
- John Smith (1703–1787) by George Romney — Interest 65, Joy 50, Sadness 30
- Hercules as Heroic Virtue Overcoming Discord by Peter Paul Rubens — Anger 65, Tension 75, Sadness 60
- Lyon by Oskar Kokoschka — Nostalgia 74, Interest 75, Joy 70
- Equestrian monument by Leonardo da Vinci — Interest 60, Wonder 50, Anger 20
- The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo — Joy 75, Wonder 65, Interest 70
- Untitled by Manuel Felguérez — Anger 55, Tension 76, Nostalgia 70
- Audrey and Chickapick by Clara Southern — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Joy 75
- Panel 4. The Vengeance of Venus by Maurice Denis — Anger 71, Tension 80, Sadness 60
- A Little Boy Lost by Dorothy Lathrop — Wonder 70, Interest 75, Joy 70
- Cosimo I by Francesco de' Rossi (Francesco Salviati), Cecchino — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Joy 65
- Mrs Alice Wood by Thomas Lawrence — Tension 70, Sadness 40, Interest 55
- Princess Lieven by Thomas Lawrence — Tension 60, Sadness 40, Anger 25
- An Equestrian Portrait of Napoleon with a Battle Beyond by Carle Vernet — Joy 80, Wonder 70, Interest 75
- Bradda Head by David James — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Joy 75
- Mona Lisa by Fernando Botero — Joy 80, Wonder 55, Interest 60
- Philip Sansom by Thomas Lawrence — Tension 61, Sadness 34, Joy 45
- Father! Father! by Arthur Rackham — Joy 81, Wonder 60, Interest 65
- Untitled Blue Monochrome by Yves Klein — Joy 80, Nostalgia 71, Interest 75
- Magnolias by John Singer Sargent — Joy 80, Interest 75, Wonder 65
- Portrait of Tieleman Roosterman by Frans Hals — Joy 75, Wonder 40, Interest 50
- Portrait of a Bishop by Thomas Lawrence — Tension 58, Sadness 38, Nostalgia 47