Top 10 Painters of All Time

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[@Cro95]

There was also a painter from Austria, his art was really nice but he got rejected from art school for some reason and then he invaded Poland. He was a great painter.

[@dazinqwilly3385]

Noo I loved that artist 😭

[@Cro95]

@AdolfHitler-hy7ow Ja.

[@ivan5595]

​@AdolfHitler-hy7owlove your work bro big fan

[@a-pv7sv]

@AdolfHitler-hy7ow Maybe, but they didn't specify which rejected Austrian painter, who invaded Poland.

[@Cro95]

@@a-pv7sv well you got a point. There is not only 1 rejected painter. 100% that there were more rejected painters who joined the army.

[@jiricihak1160]

"Top 10 Painters of All Time" without Vermeer is like week without Sunday....

[@doctorlore3445]

True. The same can be said of Caravaggio. He also deserved a place on this list.

[@JPurdy-yj3yg]

😄👍. And Rubens?? Tiziano?? El Greco?? Rafael?? Velanquez?? Caravaggio? Brueghel?? Bosco??

[@You-mr3lo]

​@@JPurdy-yj3yg You can write something about many painters. But to scale Vermeer so high? I don't think he makes the top 3 in the Netherlands. With painters such as Vincent van Gogh, Pieter Breughel, Rembrand van Rijn, Jherominus Bosch, Gerard van Honthorst, M.C. Esher, Jan Sluijters (and others) is well represented in the Netherlands. Then if you make a top 10 of all painters, many of these names will not make the list. The Netherlands places Rembrandt van Rijn on a pedestal, which is perhaps right...but Rubens and Caravaggio are globally a step higher in my experience.

[@user-kq7sf8pu8f]

Sorolla ....@@JPurdy-yj3yg

[@zigzag3720]

A famous Austrian painter is missing here.

[@Alisonsgachaverse]

Oh gosh

[@palapkutis]

Klimt?

[@user-tk3tf8fy5f]

​@@palapkutis Hitler....

[@2f1ne4]

No hitler

[@jasonbond5213]

I think Michelangelo would have felt insulted seeing himself on a list of the best painters, considering he didn't really enjoy painting and felt that sculpting is the superior form of art...

[@107vikrantdeshmukh4]

He accidentally became painter . His first choice was always sculpturer ... 🕊️🕊️

[@jasonbond5213]

@@107vikrantdeshmukh4 Julius II was not a particularly nice individual. But the art world does have to thank him.

[@asamanyworlds3772]

Yup yup yup yup

[@mchazelover]

He still deserves to be on the list. He greatly undervalued his own painting ability. I mean he did beat da Vinci in the competition which gave Michelangelo the honour of painting the Sistine Chapel. So if Leonardo da Vinci deserves to be on this list then Michelangelo definitely deserves to be here.

[@The1stFishBone]

Caravaggio was an absolute genius. The lighting and musculature in his paintings are perfect.

[@3elia]

Yeah it would be in The top 3, he’s my favorite

[@edithhenson6917]

Yes, Caravaggio was a genius!

[@amlanbhattacharya8873]

I missed Raphael, Botticelli, Titian and others. Thanks.

[@renevos5822]

Michelangelo is the 2nd best painter ever -Van Gogh: Hold my ear

[@giors5329]

Hahahaha do you compare the Sistine chapel to a vase of flowers? Lol

[@Anu-wr2vn]

It is a bad comparison dude.

[@You-mr3lo]

Why dont they say Van Gogh is from Brabant ? They only talk about France... He was a South-Dutch painter...Not a Frenchman..and not a Hollander.

[@siddharthagowasmi6724]

Van Gogh unquestionably one of greatest and most powerful artist who ever lived.but Michelangelo far more Superior genius.

[@eldon6054]

No way

[@jesterclown3826]

You forgot that failed Austrian Painter

[@kvnnii]

Caravaggio should have been on this list. For his time he was a "game-changer". Back then, nobody has ever seen such physical emotion in art, presented in a very dramatic tone. Although the chiaroscuro style was not new, no one did it like him, to a point where he redefined the chiaroscuro style, which defined the look of 17th century art, and the whole Baroque genre. He started the trend in that style of painting which influenced allot of artists in Italy, and eventually making Mannerism/ late Renaissance art, fall out of fashion (which is ironic as he was trained by a Mannerist painter). Caravaggio's style would eventually have huge influence on allot of great artist's throughout Europe such as; Velázquez, Rubens, Vermeer, and even Rembrandt.

[@lifeoftrissi4940]

I love you

[@kordianronnberg9090]

I agree . Even ignoring personal preferences ( because i love Caravaggio): he had a tremendous influence on art of his time. Similarly, Vermeer had a very big influence on photorealism. Does the present art not count at all? By the way, no abstract painter has made this list. What about Kandinsky, Malevich, Mark Rothco? Or maybe at least some high-quality living realist? David Hockney is undoubtedly one of them. Surely this list should be called: top 10 most popular artists on postcards. ;)

[@popsurreal4266]

Amen

[@nicklutz795]

Da Vinci belongs on a list with Einstein, Newton, Galileo, ect. as the greatest geniuses of all time. He was a huge procrastinator of his actual artwork. Caravaggio and Raphael belong in the top 5. Michelangelo is probably the most well rounded and productive artist of all time with his sculpting, painting, architecture, and poetry. Still a good list though

[@thanksmr.obvious6427]

Einstein? more like Tesla

[@viniciusvalino6465]

@@thanksmr.obvious6427 Compare Einstein to Tesla is like comparing Messi to Harry Kane

[@thanksmr.obvious6427]

@@viniciusvalino6465 well Tesla did more for the humanity than Einstein i didn't get your point lol ...

[@SniperXD-qo3jl]

@@thanksmr.obvious6427 well I would argue that Einstein has done more, he literally came up with concepts that changed years of work and problems within physics and the way we precieve our reality, telsa did invent the alternating current yes but I feel Einstein's accomplishments have furthered sience for more than telsa furthered technology

[@viniciusvalino6465]

@@thanksmr.obvious6427 actually if tesla did not exist will make no difference

[@Danzel_Gaming]

Where Is The Austrian Painter?!?!?!?!

[@wetpepper6884]

my favorite painter, was an Austrian man who went on to fulfill his dreams as the leader of Germany

[@josesosa3337]

BOI.

[@Alisonsgachaverse]

NO

[@RaulMartinez-lk8zk]

You really forgot Vermeer!

[@Poontangible]

Absolutely. Him not being in that list is a travesty.

[@d4rthknight322]

Completely agree. He was absolutely brilliant. I can't understand why Picasso is ahead of him on any artistic list, but it is what it is.

[@bookswithbenjamin8902]

Indeed

[@jonathandeman9051]

Well they couldn’t put 3 dutch printers on there

[@facespaz]

@@d4rthknight322 I love Vermeer & could (& have) stared at his paintings for hours. But Picasso was more ground-breaking and influential, since it's not a list of just technical ability with the brush.

[@therealgod1108]

Austrian painter ☠️

[@unknownhacker2028]

Greatest artist is the person who change world with his art , hence Austria painter is greatest artist of all time.

[@easystreet303]

For me Rembrandt was the most special. When I look at his work more than any other artist, his subjects just come alive. A quite extraordinary genius. All of these men were unique but Rembrandt holds a special place in my heart.

[@amandaican.1267]

Oh thankyou,I wanted to watch a doco on a famous artist,He's the one.

[@rexgoodheart3471]

Rembrandt, in my layman's view, was definitely the most technically talented. His portraitures are breathtakingly human in their precision.

[@finnk8530]

​@@rexgoodheart3471 I totally agree with you, although it's interesting you say that; accounts have suggested that his drawing ability was not as facile as other masters, with some people even finding evidence to suggest in some self-portraits he projected himself onto the canvas using an optical projection created through the arrangement of a curved and a flat mirror. Having said this, I would agree that regarding his ability to handle paint, he is the most technically impressive. Walking into a gallery full of masterful paintings, it always amazes me how far his work exceeds that of anyone else (i loved the way you described his paintings btw:)

[@gino7lord]

I always defend modern abstract art but Jackson pollock is an honorable mention but Vermeer and Caravaggio dont?????

[@jakeofyo]

Kids be mad this isn't about gaming. Who here actually loves art? I know I do. I must be boring.

[@jakeofyo]

John Garvias Yep.

[@chickenman9297]

Ive never been a huge fan, sister took all the art genes I'm more of a classic plays and music person.

[@CrazyxPineapple]

I study art history and my grandfather was a painter, I've grown up with art, I love it

[@Ahhhhgames]

I'm 13 and art is pretty much my life

[@Ahhhhgames]

That comment of mine sounded pretty retarded what I was trying to say is that just because I'm young it doesn't mean I don't have culture

[@hanasdm]

Caravaggio and Vermeer should’ve been in the list!

[@rizzamaeong]

agreed.

[@leonidkarp1212]

Thank you Hana, you are right!

[@ahmedibnsakeena9527]

Yes your right

[@sayanwe9491]

@@leonidkarp1212 iliarapin

[@sayanwe9491]

illia Rapin

[@itsthatwhale]

I personally like that Austrian guy myself

[@cardboardcapeii4286]

Yeah I love the Austrian artist

[@anarkyreacts9614]

1. Bob Ross 2. Rob Boss 3. B0b R0ss 4. Boss Rob 5. Bob_Ross 6. BobRoss from Twitch 7. The man who paints happy little trees 8. The man who beat the devil 9. That one guy with an afro 10. The one who is obsessed with squirrels

[@cyancarpet4746]

YASSSSSS FINALLY SOMEONE AGREES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@abrueck2518]

Do not forget them chipmunks

[@vivianbutler5851]

Your kidding right Bob Ross ????

[@gustavhagerstrom7557]

there

[@marcusmariemoylan]

AnarkyReacts hahaha yup

[@iRushil]

I love how the watchmojo girl actually puts a lot of effort into right pronunciation of foreign words. Her french is excellent.

[@PinguKrueger]

She speaks frnech if im not mistaken? Montreal.

[@oliviadellava4380]

Her french was okay..

[@angelmanuelvilar]

Caravaggio, El Greco, Velazquez, Hyeronimus Bosch, etc, etc

[@CheaplyAnimatedLenin]

What about the Austrian guy?

[@mchazelover]

Klimt was better than the one you are thinking of

[@slendfreddy709]

@@mchazelover nah Funny mustache man>>Klimt

[@RareKumiko]

What? No Bob Ross and his happy little trees?

[@WatchMojo]

Bob Ross? I'm disappointed Jack Dawson didn't make an appearance ;) Signed Mr X

[@RareKumiko]

then maybe y'all should do top 10 Fictional Painters ;)

[@F3ARL388]

A bright ray of sunshine vanished the day that man passed away.

[@someguy504]

WatchMojo.com Who da hell is Mr X. Sounds like a James Bond Villain

[@Lord_Bruticus]

Cause he splatters MCs.

[@Safavidkhan]

Austrian painter also made beautiful paintings 🙋‍♂️

[@janitortimmy2595]

Theres a missing painter right? He painted europe and help 6 million people

[@alienbsg]

There is another one from Austria🗿

[@mchazelover]

Yeah Gustav Klimt lol

[@slendfreddy709]

@@mchazelover Nein

[@jambroqc]

Diego Velasquez and El Greco should have have been there!

[@marinellabakken5863]

El Greco

[@karylevenice6630]

diego Velasquez's las meninas really is a great painting

[@damteolivermelgarejo324]

@@karylevenice6630 I was infected or traumatized by the meninas and the only painting that caught my attention

[@titonosfe]

By the way is Velazquez.

[@oak360]

I agree

[@9734521]

Hieronymus Bosch was a remarkable artist and his Garden of Earthly Delights triptych is in my opinion one of the most intriguing and fascinating paintings ever created. I think he deserves a place on this list.

[@emilkoch4098]

You know you've done something right as an artists if people are still talking about your artwork 500-600 years after you died. R.I.P. Salvador Dali was my favorite. By the way does anybody know the name of the song used in this video???? I love it!! It really gets me in the mood to paint and draw. I'm in the middle of looking up virtual art contests right now.

[@daleabordo5626]

indeed Salvador Dali is an underrated painter

[@angelamagruder5911]

Thank you for a good viewing with good honorable mentions too,short and very nice,appreciate the showing!!!!!!

[@joeaustinathimala768]

I know one Austrian painter who didn't make the list

[@UnitedStatesofAmerica2003]

You forget one more 😈

[@vinayakrane4889]

Austria's most famous painter

[@BasicallyWandererYT]

what about austrian painter

[@hethet4869]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@mchazelover]

Klimt 😉

[@Jeredriq]

My list is: 3-Rembrandt 2-Diego Velázquez 1-Jacques-Louis David

[@vaibhavverma2067]

0:35 Pierre August Renoir(1841-1919)- Part of impressionist movement. Famous paintings are The nude and luncheon of the boating party. 1:14 Francisco Goya(1746-1828)- Criticized the era he lived in. Famous paintings are King Ferdinand's Portrait. 1:53 Paul Cezanne(1839-1906)- Post-Impressionist. Famous painting is the cardplayers. 2:25 Salvador Dali(1904-1989)- Surrealist painter although kicked out of surrealist movement. Famous painting is Persistence of memory 2:55 Claude Monet(1840-1926)- Outdoor Impressionist. Famous paintings are series of water lilies. 3:26 Rembrandt van Rijn(1606-1669)- One of the best portrait painters of all times. Art History and Biblically inspired illustrations 4:00 Pablo Picasso(1881-1973)- Co-Founder of Cubism. 50k works in life. The Guernica, The old guitarist are famous paintings. Nude green leaves and bust paintings sold for 106.5 million dollars in 2010 4:37 Vincent Van Gogh(1853-1890)- Shot himself. Sold only one painting in his life. Starry Night one of the famous paintings 5:09 Michelangelo(1475-1564)- Painter, sculptor and architect. Sistine Chapel, the creation of adam work most famous 6:15 Leonardo da Vinci(1452-1519)- Painter, Scientist,Theorist and draftman. Spoo Motto master. Mona Lisa most famous work

[@boopdafoopdontmind]

Seriously... Jackson Pollock got an honourable mention... wow

[@yankee2666]

I wouldn't wipe my ass with a Pollock "masterpiece."

[@deputybluevein93]

Pollock should be lucky he got a honourable mention. Because he is shite

[@valentinekizito661]

I am shocked 🤣🤣🤣

[@garrettwaeschle2004]

Not really just a different type of art

[@garrettwaeschle2004]

And since this is about painters not artist he should be on the list

[@ACLPaintings]

Absolutely love this piece of art. Beautiful -Van Gogh

[@ivan5595]

My favorite is the one who's not in the video

[@tashkulkarni111]

Why no mention of caravaggio? his style was unique

[@acegabrielcruz3687]

Where is the famous Austrian guy with a cool mustache

[@sorayafonseca8396]

This was great for my art class this showd my students art thank you ♡

[@dazzlingmichael6855]

Van Gogh for me is the best painter of all time, his paintings portrays so much beauty esp mundane views but he always make it extraordinary... no other artist has his own museum, and whose his face or arts being printed in merchandise.. certainly the most beloved painter of all time... why i adore him as an artist is because he is so inspirational, even not many appreciates his painting in his time or bought his painting, he still continue painting because it is his passion... and that tells a lot...

[@davidtornabene516]

Sorry bit Michelangelo ,Leonardo, Raffaello and Caravaggio were the Absolute best painters of all time.

[@scagmower3314]

Andre Herring art is the best

[@twally87]

I live in St Petersburg FL and we have a Salvador Dali museum lol

[@twally87]

and there's also one in Spain

[@Alisonsgachaverse]

I sense you've never heard of the Munch Museum?

[@gmmg8734]

Michelangelo wouldn't really consider himself a painter although he painted. He prized himself a sculptor more than anything else and took the Sistine ceiling reluctantly. Strictly speaking in terms of painting, Van Gogh spent his life in nothing but that medium. It seems kind of unfair to say "best painter of all time" then throw in everything else these artists did as accolades. Just my opinion

[@josesosa3337]

I feel like the idea of this list is dumb. For different reasons traditional art shouldn't be categorized in top tens. Traditional artists are just to different to compare. I think the idea of this list is dumb.

[@bunny3292]

There are no real "best" painters

[@FakeAccount-st6zy]

James Unger best comment I seen 👌🏻

[@ThePrimalEarth]

uh... ever heard of god ross? bob ross the lord and saviour?

[@gaagleboss6449]

pretentious

[@happypuppies8888]

gaagle boss doesn’t make it any less true

[@adriangt154]

The top is about painters that change the world of art or paiting in history..

[@jeffreyallen9626]

Beautiful heartwarming masterpieces that never grow old and inspire so much imagination!

[@user-rw4xc3wx1m]

Hallo, deutscher Bruder. Grüße aus Italien

[@larrylazo8336]

3 top painters of all time (in no particular order): Da Vinci, Michelangelp & Raphael.

[@dst8002]

10. Renoir 09. Goya 08. Cezanne 07. Salvador Dali 06. Monet 05. Rembrandt 04. Picasso 03. Van Gogh 02. Michaelangelo 01. Da Vinci

[@Suhzi]

Ushinar Mukhopadhyay Da Vinci was a genius but there were better artists.

[@j.b.2263]

How can anyone one leave out Velazquez.

[@alejandro3046]

@@j.b.2263 i was thinking the same

[@coalChamberr]

Bob ross #1

[@DuckandMikeyfan49]

My favorite painters are Raffaello Sanzio de Urbino, Michelangelo de Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, Leonardo di see Piero day Vinci and Donato di Niccolo di Bette Bardi. Can you guess why?

[@patrickjb28]

so happy that someone knows these artist by their full names, and yes i know you mean the ninja turtles.

[@DuckandMikeyfan49]

Joe Patrick Thanks, dude! Cowabunga!

[@Netaroxis]

So I guess you loved the Epic Rap Battle of History of Artists vs TMNT....

[@DuckandMikeyfan49]

Netaroxis Never seen it, but I should!

[@allencarbon7197]

Donatello wasn't a painter.

[@peytay]

It's so sad that Van Gogh never lived to see his art become so appreciated. One of my art teachers said that he cut his ear off to give to a prostitute. Another of my art teachers told me that it was accidentally cut off during a fight with his friend, Paul Gauguin. But who knows? I've always liked his paintings...

[@ndint500]

Why would a prostitute want an ear? That seems disturbing on her part. And with the fight with his friend well I guess he didn't want to hear it any more. HAHA! Bad pun

[@peytay]

N Dint Lol. I don't think that she accepted the ear. Vincent was a little mentally disturbed, you know. Maybe he thought she would have gladly taken it? Haha

[@ndint500]

Maybe he thought it would give him the opportunity to hear from her. HAHA! Sorry another bad pun. But yeah he was a little crazy

[@peytay]

N Dint xD

[@ndint500]

Peyton Wilkins ^_^

[@mikeluke7417]

Dali has always enthralled me with his incredible images😮😮❤

[@d.c.2775]

I like this one, please do more like this. Top 10 classic musicians. Top 10 classic architectures,

[@elderscrollsbp]

Where in the FUCK is master Caravaggio??? edit : also Schiele, no mention?..

[@dreadedthread2163]

agreed

[@peterperfect1525]

and no Raphael......

[@mcprt13]

I'm no expert here, I just love to look at beautiful things that Da Vinci and Van Gogh did. Van Gogh has this distinct brush stokes you know it got to be his. And of course Da Vinci who an artist who defied boundaries unknown at his time to create masterpiece after another. 💜

[@LeidolfLady]

He made only a few paintings though

[@bobbykelly7128]

Any art can pull you in and keep there that's what is so amazing

[@Matt-tq7sv]

This list should be called "Top 10 artists with the most expensive paintings" There are plenty of painters better than some of the ones shown on this list. Most of these painters are regarded in bias sheerly due to the fact that their works are worth money today, which is determined solely by the art market. There are times in history where we have found paintings without a signature and discarded them because we didn't believe they were worth much, then later on find out a certain famous someone made the artwork, and all of a sudden its worth hundreds of thousands. What does that tells you about how we judge art?

[@ste707]

no Caravaggio??? wtf

[@TheHerrrob11]

Agreed!! Not to mention Vermeer!

[@heathaen]

Its hard to pick top 10. Even top 100 would be nearly impossible.

[@Lexandmax81]

Who ??

[@heathaen]

@@Lexandmax81 wtf dude

[@Lexandmax81]

@@heathaen anyway.... van Gogh.

[@Morgulvale_]

I think William Turner should have been on this list, he was an amazing artist who worked so brilliantly in watercolour mainly focusing on landscapes. I do well and truly dislike modern art, I prefer renascence works in the style of mannerism and baroque. They will always look better than what Picasso of Dali ever created.

[@ionniculina4532]

It's a trio! If you have Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangel9 you can not exclude Raffaello... The School of Athens is a very very well known painting! Don't forget that Raffaello was mourned even by the Pope who agreed that he was among the most brilliant painters...

[@Jeff.jeff36]

Forget Donatello teenage mutant ninja turtles

[@georgianpatriot777]

N1 painter in Adolf

[@Levill91]

Édouard Manet? Diego Velázquez? CARAVAGGIO?

[@Alisonsgachaverse]

I like Edouard Manet but I always misspell his first name as "Eduard"

[@maryannnardelli1756]

I like Van Gogh because of what he went through and he managed to make amazing paintings when he was alive. I don't care about the "aesthetic" part.

[@sabrinanascimento5248]

I love Art. My favorite Goya. Dali. I love to try to copy their styles. I love Cubism. Van Gogh. Frida I love them all.

[@artsyn7158]

wow, this is great, thank you for sharing

[@amogus5386]

i think you forgot one 👴👴👴👴

[@francescocervetz6815]

Not to mention Caravaggio, probably better than raffaello too

[@queenbee202rose6]

I definitely agree with this list and the fact that the best artists are on this list .

[@dermivalcostajunior9825]

Caravaggio, Vermeer, Velasquez , Van Eyck, Jacques Louis-David, etc.....

[@jacklee5823]

Diego Velazquez from the golden age, should have been included. It is incredible that he was not, "Its complex and enigmatic composition raises questions about reality and illusion, and creates an uncertain relationship between the viewer and the figures depicted." Velazquez was undoubtedly one of the greatest artist ever.

[@auxerae]

I am pretty sure they didn't include las meninas on their iconic painting list either eventhough it's one of the best pieces all time. I feel like watchmojo has something against Velazquez lol...

[@DavidSanchez-hf1qf]

I completely agree

[@richdisilvio4591]

Move Goya, Cézanne ,and Renoir to honorable mentions and replace them with Caravaggio, Botticelli and Vermeer. Additional honorable mentions are Hieronymus Bosch, Jan van Eyck, Hans Holbein, Rubens, Albert Bierstadt and Casper Friedrich, among others :)

[@gingerben9310]

Now this is a good watchmojo video. Top 3 was perfect. Di Vinci was unreal he finished a painting of what his master started he changed the type of paint he used so then when a certain light shun on it the angel in the picture vanishes. His photos could be flipped or whatever and its mirror imagines of like alien beings.

[@l.salisbury1253]

4:39- MY favorite Van Gogh works: "For Amy", "Invisible Monster in Church", "Expolding Blue Box" and the recently unearthed "Tardis At Mount Majour"...

[@juliachro]

6:02 I had to draw that in my art class This was a pointless comment but still

[@atticusmcfly]

Da Vinci's origin story is based in art but I feel like as time went on, it became more of a side hustle for him....yet he's considered the best of the best. Shows how truly versatile the man was.

[@mchazelover]

Michelangelo was considered superior to Da Vinci in Italy during the renaissance. Da Vinci at the top of these lists is usually people who haven’t done much research. Michelangelo is considered the greatest artist of all time

[@marcobelli6856]

@@mchazeloverMichelangelo is the best ever but as a sculptor at painting others were better than him. He didn’t consider himself a painter at all

[@jokerfull4865]

Supermarket pop ranking, probably due to a main fascination for impressionism and the avant-garde of the early twentieth century. Van Eyck, Bosch, Raphael, Caravaggio, Velàzquez, Rubens, Vermeer ...for many critics and art historians already most of these artists would be in the top 5.

[@jeanpanel9689]

David, Chardin, Vermeer, Constable, Millet...just impossible to do this because in the history of art there's so many great painters

[@edgardobravo7351]

It's difficult to tell. For me Leonardo is undoubtedly numer one, not just for being a painter but probably one of the most brilliant geniouses who has ever lived.There have been many great painters. Personally, I like Henry Rousseau, Vermeer, Bosch, Turner, Constable, just to name some.

[@mchazelover]

I think Turner was a better painter than Leonardo. Leonardo was a brilliant artist/ genius but as a painter I think there are some who are better.

[@MrPoppaGeorgio]

Jean michel basquiat has been my favorite painter since I found out who he was

[@felixalberto421]

Exactly...why has no one mentioned him?

[@deveryshepardson3640]

Not enough people know of his genius. Some of my favorites are works of his.

[@mindjob]

This list is spot on

[@nelsonx5326]

Good list. I'll be on it some day.

[@TheAssasin2525]

As a visual artist myself, I can understand to a degree the choices submitted here. Still, it's difficult to exclude other equally ingenious masters like Velazquez, Rubens, Caravaggio, Sargent and so forth. Any of these artists could have easily made this list. Then again, it's simply impossible to select a so called all time list of anything... reducing it to just 10 when there are an endless supply of extraordinary people, places, talent, etc. This sort of rating usually works most when the rating comes from its existing generation.

[@sayeddamaa3724]

I believe that Leonardo da Vinci is the best artist of all time.

[@avastars3393]

@Debbie Smith I know

[@Basedplug3]

Yeah 😭

[@badcornflakes6374]

@@human7491 He's definitely the most famous though. Everyone should know his name

[@flavio7180]

Michelangelo is a better artist.

[@VietnameseCalligraphy]

Very beautifully. I like it’s. I subscribed

[@angeladallimore8079]

Beautiful. My favourite of all time Monet

[@georgeanthony7282]

While I marvel at the works of these masters... it's really pointless to nitpick on who's the best 10, 15, 20... and so on. Certainly Vermeer, Rubens, Velazquez, Sargent, Caravaggio.. and who knows how many more belong on this list-along with "honorable mention"!!!!!!! :)

[@Slutuppnu]

Van Gogh should be #1. He's so utterly likable and personal. A mad genius if there ever was one.

[@mcgeehan07]

+Slutuppnu I love Van Cogh, but he doesn't come close to Rembrandt, Michelangelo or da Vinci.

[@FakeAccount-st6zy]

mcgeehan07 you are trying to compare two artist of two different styles and the reason I think Van Gogh was better is because he did what no one did and he is the only one to master that technique in that time period so if you were to say Van Gogh isn't better then Leonardo is correct but in Leonardo style but if it was the other way around Leonardo wouldn't be better then Van Gogh in his style

[@steeg2082]

Na bob ross

[@jennawinchester5729]

Art is up to opinion van gogh is my all time favorite too michelangelo doesn’t even come close to my top 10

[@lublocker]

“9$

[@Basedplug3]

I love learning about these painters 😭

[@ashfaqbangash7729]

good info, thanks for sharing

[@SilvanaDil]

Not a bad list, but no Titian or Caravaggio?

[@mirandagoldstine8548]

Or Giovanni Bellini?

[@ynorb9573]

Renaissance artist were left off

[@fatcatco]

Don't let americans pronounce european names.

[@starryeyed27]

If you're referring to the United States, then just know that the narrator is Canadian.

[@randomgamerdude98]

She's Canadian!!!! Learn your shit

[@GiorgioMassignani]

randomgamerdude98 since when Canada is not part of America, genius?

[@GiorgioMassignani]

klsau I agree with your point, there. I just can't stand people who are disrespectful and moreover technically wrong

[@extremus7673]

Oh, so you mean just the Americans can't pronouce the names right? Every Dutch, Swede a Russian or a japenese etc. can pronouce the names right?

[@Achi_jamras]

There was this painter name Hokusai that created the 36 views of Mount Fuji/fuji San His most famous painting was the great wave painting/the great wave off kanawaga

[@aylinvonpreuen6551]

Many thanks

[@LisztianGR]

You honourably mention Frida Kahlo and Pollock and leave out Caravaggio, Boticelli and El Greco. You've got to be kidding.

[@loneschachwolff8506]

I really appreciate this but... Where's Caravaggio??? You realize without HIM Rembrandt wouldn't have painted how he did... or anyone in the baroque period. or Jaques Luis David? Mark Rothko?.... anyone?...

[@shayanibrahim4127]

we all have our own top 10's I actually find some of the painters mentioned in the video as similar but convey different messages. (no big difference) there are others who are distinct in their art and deserve more recognition. Such as Jean Jansem / Monet / munch etc.. something different.

[@knk4736]

I love Claude Monet's arts, i don't like colorful things except for this it looks very beautiful and peaceful

[@knk4736]

And van gogh too

[@WatchMojo]

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[@Jackmon-]

Top 10 life hacks :')

[@SteampunkHeretic]

Van Gogh is my Number 1, unrivaled, and undoubted.

[@74261700002770825]

Steampunk Heretic Picasso!!! Number one!!!! He is the best!!! Always getting bitches!!!

[@Jcecil17]

no Caravaggio?

[@saithiis]

how bout Canaletto?

[@Nicotine46]

René Magritte deserves at least an honorable mention !

[@january2627]

3 years late but very much yes

[@alexasalloum4090]

yes!!!

[@abnett41]

No way he belongs in top 10 of all time.

[@edithhenson6917]

I pretty much agree with this list, especially the top 2 . Rembrandt deserves to be up here too. Don’t know about Kahlo. And Klimt. Klimt had an interesting story of what happened to his work being stolen during the war, but doesn’t mean it should be on this list! Munch is only up there for The Scream because it’s so weird. Van Gogh was so tormented, poor fellow. His work spoke of genius though!

[@g.d.trautmann5543]

The pastel at 4:53 of Van Gogh is not by Van Gogh - it is his portrait done by Toulouse-Lautrec during the time Van Gogh was in Paris