Classical art is called so not without reason - the master artists behind the creations have made sure that their works will be and still are unforgettable. And though you might be accustomed to seeing them in museums or art galleries, no one ever said that you couldn't get your favorite classical paintings inked.
So, are you thinking about getting your first, or looking to add to your collection of unique tattoos? Then why not turn your skin into a canvas for your favorite piece of famous paintings? Check out this list of awesome art-inspired tattoo ideas to see what we mean. Compiled by Bored Panda, it's full of brilliant inking tattoo designs. How about adding a Matisse to your arm? Or a van Gogh to your shoulder perhaps? Maybe you'd prefer a Klimt on your back or a Picasso on your ankle? Whatever your preference for famous artists, you're sure to find some inspiration in the collection of tattoos below. Don't forget to vote for the best! (h/t: mymodernmet)
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The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, Hokusai
Frida Kahlo
Starry Night, Van Gogh
Leonardo Da Vinci
Water Serpents I And II, Gustav Klimt
Elephant, Salvador Dali
Water Serpents, Gustav Klimt
The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, Hokusai
The Creation Of Adam, Michelangelo
Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh
This is a mix of Starry Night and the last scene of Fight Club
Primrose, Alphonse Mucha
Omg! Now THIS is also one of the most beautiful pieces I've ever seen as well!
Love the tattoo, it´s just strange to see the name as Alphonse and not Alfons :-D
Le Chat, Pablo Picasso
Van Gogh Tattoo
I love this! He took too much digoxin (for his heart), which made him see his light sources as bold.and yellow... Remember his entire period of yellows and greens?! He was taking too much digoxin during that period. I love this tattoo!!! GENIUS!!!
Mona Lisa, Leonardo Da Vinci
The Kiss, Gustav Klimt
The Times Of The Day, Alfons Mucha
Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh
Monet
Beautiful painting and very well done tattoo, but it just doesn't look good on the skin.
Guernica, Picasso
Jackson Pollock
Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh
The Persistence Of Memory, Salvador Dali
Dove Of Peace, Pablo Picasso
The Creation Of Adam, Michelangelo
Van Gogh
Alphonse Mucha
Birth Of Venus, Sandro Botticelli
Don Quixote, Pablo Picasso
The Kiss, Gustav Klimt
Guitar, Pablo Picasso
Frida Kahlo Tattoo
The Kiss, Gustav Klimt
Inspired By Cubism
Vincent Van Gogh
The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, Hokusai
Roy Lichtenstein
Picasso And Matisse
Mother And Child, Gustav Klimt
The Temptation Of St. Anthony, Salvador Dali
Keith Harring
In Bed, The Kiss, Toulouse Lautrec
Mark Rothko
Inspired By Caesar Sculpture
Judith And The Head Of Holofernes, Gustav Klimt
Inspired By Gustav Klimt
Sunflowers, Vincent Van Gogh
Pablo Picasso Tattoo
Dance, Matisse
Starry Night, Van Gogh
Head Of A Woman, Pablo Picasso
The Creation Of Adam, Michelangelo
Danaë, Gustav Klimt
La Lecture, Pablo Picasso
Banana, Andy Warhol
Rene Magritte Adaptation
The Dog, Pablo Picasso
Kim Hong Do
Bicycle Wheel, Marcel Duchamp
The Creation Of Adam, Michelangelo
David, Michelangelo
Out of the triangleLove the shading on this and the way the nose sticks 🙂
The Wounded Deer, Frida Kahlo
Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh
Self-portrait, Vincent Van Gogh
Café Terrace At Night, Vincent Van Gogh
The Birth Of Venus, Adolphe William Bouguereau
Portrait Of Dora Maar, Pablo Picasso
Mona Lisa, Leonardo Da Vinci
The Storm On The Sea Of Galilee, Rembrandt Van Rijn
The Last Supper By Leonardo Da Vinci Inspired Tattoo
Mutter Und Tochter, Egon Schiele
Picasso
The Kiss, Gustav Klimt
The Birth Of Venus, Alexandre Cabanel
Picasso Tattoo
The Birth Of Venus, Sandro Botticelli
Nude With Calla Lilies, Diego Rivera
Guernica, Pablo Picasso
Salvador Dali Tattoo
The Persistence Of Memory, Salvador Dali
Vitruvian Man Leonardo Da Vinci
Slightly Modified Salvador Dali Sketch
Graces, Botticelli
The Kiss, Gustav Klimt
Vitruvian Man, Leonardo Da Vinci
Starry Night, Van Gogh
Dogs Playing Poker, Cassius Marcellus Coolidge
American Gothic, Grant Wood
Piet Mondrian Tattoo
The False Mirror, René Magritte
Scream, Edvard Munch
Pablo Picasso Tattoo
Egon Schiele
The Kiss, Gustav Klimt
Acrobat And Young Harlequin, Pablo Picasso
Birthday, Marc Chagall
Mona Lisa, Leodardo Da Vinci
Claude Monet
Scream, Edvard Munch
Lady With An Ermine, Leonardo Da Vinci
La Donna Velata, Raphael
The Temptation Of St. Anthony, Salvador Dali
Inspired By Hera Sculpture
Wheatfield With Crows, Van Gogh
Birth Of Venus, Sandro Botticelli
These are so beautiful. I just hope the people who have them can maintain them. I feel bad for people who let their tattoos get smudgy.
If a tattoo is smudgy it went in that way...there is no way to smudge ink once it's in your skin.....
Load More Replies...These are mesmerizing. As someone with roughly 50% tattoo coverage, these make me wish I'd planned out some of my work better. Beautiful
These images belong on the wall in poster or print form, not on the human body. Please don't mutilate your bodies because it's fashionable, I'm begging you!
These are so beautiful. I just hope the people who have them can maintain them. I feel bad for people who let their tattoos get smudgy.
If a tattoo is smudgy it went in that way...there is no way to smudge ink once it's in your skin.....
Load More Replies...These are mesmerizing. As someone with roughly 50% tattoo coverage, these make me wish I'd planned out some of my work better. Beautiful
These images belong on the wall in poster or print form, not on the human body. Please don't mutilate your bodies because it's fashionable, I'm begging you!