Revealed: The Most Searched-For Paintings Of All Time!

SAM | 11th May 2017

Manchester’s great. Especially its art. Whether you’re in the mood for street art from the likes of ‘Mancsy’, or more contemporary fare down at the Whitworth art gallery, there’s no shortage of beautiful artworks to look at. 

 

However, we’re not the be all and end all when it comes to fine art (a much as we’d like to be!).  Incredible artwork can be found the world over, although unless you’re a secret millionaire, it’s simply not going to be feasible to see even a fraction of it in person.

 

More and more of us are turning to the internet to help scratch their artistic itch, often with results of varying relevance. According to Google Trends, the online search term ‘Mona Lisa’, for example, yields well over 23 million diverse results alone?! 

 

Despite the advent of the internet making it easier than ever to view works of art from across the globe, the sheer volume of information that users are presented following a search makes it difficult to view favourite pieces online quickly.

 

The UK search engine’s data reveals the most popular UK searches for paintings online. Topping this list was early Renaissance favourite, the ‘Mona Lisa’ by Leonardo Da Vinci,

which is searched for on average 486,000 times a year*.

 

Following this is Edward Munch’s masterpiece, ‘The Scream’, which users search for by name over 145,000 times a year*.

 

Rounding out the top 3 is Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’, which users search for around 118,800 times annually*.

 

Fine art logistics specialist Cadogan Tate has created a new online art gallery that brings together more than 100 of history’s finest artworks in one place for the first time.

 

The free-to-view ‘Timeline of Art’ allows users to view a collection of paintings chosen from the early Renaissance era, right the way through to more recent works such as Andy

Warhol’s famed ‘Pop Art’ collection.

 

Art enthusiasts can also learn about famous works from as far back as the 15th century through supporting literature within the app.

 

The online gallery has been handpicked for art-lovers to expand their artistic horizons without the hassle of having to scour the globe or the web to find and appreciate masterpieces.

 

Every one of the 100+ paintings have been handpicked based on customers’ preferences, with the company using quantitative data taken from Google Trends to inform their decision

on what should be included within the timeline.

 

For more information on Cadogan Tate, visit: https://www.cadogantate.com