The Most Intellectually Captivating Artworks

Paintings packed with hidden meaning, complex symbolism, and intellectual depth. Art that rewards close attention.

Self-Portrait Beneath Woman's Mask by Edvard Munch
Himalayas by Nicholas Roerich
Illustration for Božena Němcová's Fairy Tales by Artuš Scheiner
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Edouard Riou
Untitled by Pablo Picasso
Still Life with Dead Pheasant and Hunting Bag by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Portrait of a Prelate by Francesco de' Rossi (Francesco Salviati), Cecchino
Untitled by Pablo Picasso
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Edouard Riou
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Edouard Riou
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Edouard Riou
Untitled by Pablo Picasso
Untitled by M.F. Husain
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Edouard Riou
Himalayas by Nicholas Roerich
Untitled by M.F. Husain
Illustration for Romance About The Faithful Friendship Of Amis And Amil by Artuš Scheiner
Himalayas by Nicholas Roerich
Volga by Aleksey Savrasov
Himalayas by Nicholas Roerich
Still Life with Pestle, Bowl, Copper Cauldron, Onions and a Knife by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Volga by Aleksey Savrasov
Volga by Aleksey Savrasov
Still Life with Cat and Rayfish by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Pantokrator by Nicholas Roerich
The Annunciation by Lorenzo Lotto
Volga near Gorodets by Aleksey Savrasov
Untitled (Red) by Mark Rothko
Illustration for Romance About The Faithful Friendship Of Amis And Amil by Artuš Scheiner
Himalayas by Nicholas Roerich
Orchids and Spray Orchids with Hummingbird by Martin Johnson Heade
People Strolling on the Beach by Vincent van Gogh
Illustration for the poem "The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish" by Alexander Pushkin by Ivan Bilibin
Still Life with Cat and Fish by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Harper Pennington by James McNeill Whistler
Illustration for Romance About The Faithful Friendship Of Amis And Amil by Artuš Scheiner
Landscape at Vence - Little White House by Christopher Wood
View of Pechersk Lavra in Kiev from the Dnieper by Aleksey Savrasov
Orchid with Two Hummingbirds by Martin Johnson Heade
Angel of the Annunciation by Guido Reni
Illustration for Romance About The Faithful Friendship Of Amis And Amil by Artuš Scheiner
Blue Morpho Butterfly by Martin Johnson Heade
Himalayas by Nicholas Roerich
People in the Studio by Vincent van Gogh
Untitled by Pablo Picasso
JOY by Sergio Mario Illuminato
Illustration for Božena Němcová's Fairy Tales by Artuš Scheiner
Passion Flowers with Hummingbirds by Martin Johnson Heade
The Coronation of the Virgin by Fra Angelico
The Coronation of the Virgin by Fra Angelico