Mona Lisa vs The Starry Night
Which painting? Pick one and see how the world splits.
- Mona Lisa Leonardo da Vinci · 1503 66% · #1 in the world
- The Starry Night Vincent van Gogh · 1889 34% · #2 in the world
What the votes say
A clear win: the world picks Mona Lisa over The Starry Night, 66% to 34%. Mona Lisa is #1 of the 130 paintings in the world ranking. The Starry Night is #2, and #1 of the 15 by Vincent van Gogh.
The case for each
Mona Lisa: Leonardo da Vinci's portrait of Lisa Gherardini, begun around 1503 and in the Louvre since the French Revolution, stolen in 1911 and found two years later; the most visited painting in the world.
The Starry Night: Vincent van Gogh's view from his window at the asylum in Saint-Rémy, painted in June 1889, a year before his death, and now at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Side by side
| Mona Lisa | The Starry Night | |
|---|---|---|
| World rank | #1 | #2 |
| Artist | Leonardo da Vinci | Vincent van Gogh |
| Year | 1503 | 1889 |