Nevertheless, one of the most famous paintings and an iconic Renaissance art piece is not for sale. Under French heritage law, an artwork declared priceless is prohibited from being bought or sold.

Gil Elvgren was an American artist born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1914. He became one of the most famous pin-up and glamour artists ... during the 1940s and 1950s and he created over 500 pin-up ...

A survey of the illustrations in art history textbooks reveals that the most important modern American painters, including Pollock, Johns, and Warhol, failed to produce individual paintings as famous ...

And the value of these paintings isn't just cultural! They are all worth huge amounts of money, sometimes selling for hundreds of millions. Have a look through the magnificent works of art.