The Most Joyful Paintings in History

Artworks that radiate happiness, serenity, and pure joy. The most uplifting paintings from across the centuries.

Madonna della Sedia by Raphael
Self-Portrait in a Mask by Vajda Lajos
Enchanted Melody by Erte
Happy New Year by Raphael Kirchner
Happy New Year by Raphael Kirchner
Happy New Year by Raphael Kirchner
Happy New Year by Raphael Kirchner
Happy New Year by Raphael Kirchner
Happy New Year by Raphael Kirchner
Men Aflame by Taro Okamoto
The Annunciation by Pinturicchio
Wisteria by Anne Appleby
Invention of a Dream by Richard Oelze
Poppies and Butterflies by Vincent van Gogh
Sunshine by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Flowering Trees by Alfred Wallis
Heart by Maxim Keyfman
Glow by Nicholas Roerich
Willow and Aspen by Anne Appleby
Soul Carried to Heaven by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Imaginary Portrait by Richard Oelze
Vedute di Roma by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Pledge of Love by Sergey Solomko
Untitled by Friedel Dzubas
A Girl Wearing Breton Costume by Elisabeth Sonrel
Happy Boatride by Robert Goodnough
Sunny Day by Isaac Levitan
The Dance by Henri Matisse
Annabel Lee by James McNeill Whistler
Love by Maxim Keyfman
The Rainbow by Grandma Moses
Happy warrior by George Frederick Watts
A Fish King Has Caught a Hoopoe and Is Full of Joy by Maria Primachenko
Aquatic Garden by Hans Hofmann
Pledge of Love by Sergey Solomko
Psyche by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Happiness, red by Kazuaki Tanahashi
Clear day by Martiros Sarian
Untitled by Friedel Dzubas
Piastrella con Pavone by Galileo Chini
For Vincent Van Gogh by Ronnie Landfield
Tout á la joie by Natalia Dumitresco
Swan messenger by Raja Ravi Varma
Blue head by Gerard Sekoto
Water Lilies by Claude Monet
Bouquet of flowers by Kateryna Bilokur
An Extensive River Landscape on the Thames by John Varley
Veronica by Marjorie Strider
Joy by Edith Vonnegut
Green and Black Steamer, Lighthouse and Seagulls by Alfred Wallis