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Over the last few years, museums have been active in bringing their artworks online, armed with key facts and historic insights. It’s a great viewing opportunity for those of us who can’t be there in person.

As we visit online collections, museums also have a chance to see which paintings fascinate us the most. What are they finding?

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The UK’s National Gallery – located in London’s Trafalgar Square – is home to more than 2300 artworks, including many truly top-tier masterpieces. What are their ten most viewed painting pages?

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London’s National Gallery Top 10 Most Viewed Paintings Online 

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1. The Arnolfini Portrait. 1434. Jan van Eyck

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2. The Ambassadors. 1533. Hans Holbein the Younger

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3. Sunflowers. 1888. Vincent van Gogh

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4. The Fighting Temeraire. 1839. Joseph Mallord William Turner

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5. The Virgin of the Rocks. ~ 1491/2-9 and 1506-8. Leonardo da Vinci

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6. Rain, Steam, and Speed. 1844. Joseph Mallord William Turner

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7. The Rokeby Venus. 1647-51. Diego Velázquez

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8. Surprised! 1891, Henri Rosseau

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9. Bacchus and Ariadne. 1520-3.  Titian

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10. The Hay Wain. 1821. John Constable

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Here’s more insight into the National Gallery’s most popular online painting: Van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait.

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www.justcurious.ca

Header Artwork: And at #11: Venus and Mars. ~ 1485. Sandro Botticelli