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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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#1

The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, Hokusai

The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, Hokusai

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    Frida Kahlo

    Frida Kahlo

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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a beautiful ...no absolutely great Frida tattoo! Love love looooove it!

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    #3

    Starry Night, Van Gogh

    Starry Night, Van Gogh

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    Leonardo Da Vinci

    Leonardo Da Vinci

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    Kim Asher
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amazing but I wouldn't want to be his girlfriend,too many people staring at you,especially Jesus! lol

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    #5

    Water Serpents I And II, Gustav Klimt

    Water Serpents I And II, Gustav Klimt

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    #6

    Elephant, Salvador Dali

    Elephant, Salvador Dali

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    Water Serpents, Gustav Klimt

    Water Serpents, Gustav Klimt

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    #8

    The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, Hokusai

    The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, Hokusai

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    #9

    The Creation Of Adam, Michelangelo

    The Creation Of Adam, Michelangelo

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    Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh

    Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh

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    #11

    Primrose, Alphonse Mucha

    Primrose, Alphonse Mucha

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg! Now THIS is also one of the most beautiful pieces I've ever seen as well!

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    Le Chat, Pablo Picasso

    Le Chat, Pablo Picasso

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    #13

    Van Gogh Tattoo

    Van Gogh Tattoo

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    Leslie Hoenig
    Leslie Hoenig
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!!!

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    Mona Lisa, Leonardo Da Vinci

    Mona Lisa, Leonardo Da Vinci

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    #15

    The Kiss, Gustav Klimt

    The Kiss, Gustav Klimt

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    #16

    The Times Of The Day, Alfons Mucha

    The Times Of The Day, Alfons Mucha

    evakrbdk Report

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    #17

    The Creation Of Adam, Michelangelo

    The Creation Of Adam, Michelangelo

    Lukasz Zglenicki Report

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    #18

    Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh

    Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh

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    #19

    Monet

    Monet

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    Martz Migraña
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful painting and very well done tattoo, but it just doesn't look good on the skin.

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    #20

    Guernica, Picasso

    Guernica, Picasso

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    #21

    Jackson Pollock

    Jackson Pollock

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    #22

    Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh

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    The Persistence Of Memory, Salvador Dali

    The Persistence Of Memory, Salvador Dali

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    #24

    Dove Of Peace, Pablo Picasso

    Dove Of Peace, Pablo Picasso

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    #25

    The Creation Of Adam, Michelangelo

    The Creation Of Adam, Michelangelo

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    #26

    Van Gogh

    Van Gogh

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    #27

    Alphonse Mucha

    Alphonse Mucha

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    #28

    Birth Of Venus, Sandro Botticelli

    Birth Of Venus, Sandro Botticelli

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    #29

    Don Quixote, Pablo Picasso

    Don Quixote, Pablo Picasso

    pcain Report

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    #30

    The Kiss, Gustav Klimt

    The Kiss, Gustav Klimt

    Sol art Report

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    #31

    Guitar, Pablo Picasso

    Guitar, Pablo Picasso

    deanschubert Report

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    #32

    Frida Kahlo Tattoo

    Frida Kahlo Tattoo

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    The Kiss, Gustav Klimt

    The Kiss, Gustav Klimt

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    #34

    Inspired By Cubism

    Inspired By Cubism

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    #35

    Vincent Van Gogh

    Vincent Van Gogh

    Ksu Arrow Report

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    #36

    The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, Hokusai

    The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, Hokusai

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    #37

    Roy Lichtenstein

    Roy Lichtenstein

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    #38

    Picasso And Matisse

    Picasso And Matisse

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    #39

    Mother And Child, Gustav Klimt

    Mother And Child, Gustav Klimt

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    The Temptation Of St. Anthony, Salvador Dali

    The Temptation Of St. Anthony, Salvador Dali

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    #41

    Keith Harring

    Keith Harring

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    In Bed, The Kiss, Toulouse Lautrec

    In Bed, The Kiss, Toulouse Lautrec

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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The tattooist is an absolute master for tattooing a painting so well!

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    Mark Rothko

    Mark Rothko

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    #44

    Inspired By Caesar Sculpture

    Inspired By Caesar Sculpture

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    #45

    Judith And The Head Of Holofernes, Gustav Klimt

    Judith And The Head Of Holofernes, Gustav Klimt

    Ville Prinsen Report

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    #46

    Inspired By Gustav Klimt

    Inspired By Gustav Klimt

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    #47

    Sunflowers, Vincent Van Gogh

    Sunflowers, Vincent Van Gogh

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    #48

    Pablo Picasso Tattoo

    Pablo Picasso Tattoo

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    #49

    Dance, Matisse

    Dance, Matisse

    OmegAlfa Report

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    #50

    Starry Night, Van Gogh

    Starry Night, Van Gogh

    winkt Report

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    #51

    Head Of A Woman, Pablo Picasso

    Head Of A Woman, Pablo Picasso

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    The Creation Of Adam, Michelangelo

    The Creation Of Adam, Michelangelo

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    #53

    Danaë, Gustav Klimt

    Danaë, Gustav Klimt

    Malandrina Report

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    #54

    Art Nouveau

    Art Nouveau

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    #55

    La Lecture, Pablo Picasso

    La Lecture, Pablo Picasso

    tattoo_grain Report

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    #56

    Banana, Andy Warhol

    Banana, Andy Warhol

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    #57

    Rene Magritte Adaptation

    Rene Magritte Adaptation

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    #58

    The Dog, Pablo Picasso

    The Dog, Pablo Picasso

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    #59

    Kim Hong Do

    Kim Hong Do

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    #60

    Bicycle Wheel, Marcel Duchamp

    Bicycle Wheel, Marcel Duchamp

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    Why would you defile your body with anything by Duchamp!? Possibly the worst artist of the 20th century.

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    The Creation Of Adam, Michelangelo

    The Creation Of Adam, Michelangelo

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    #62

    David, Michelangelo

    David, Michelangelo

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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Out of the triangleLove the shading on this and the way the nose sticks 🙂

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    #63

    The Wounded Deer, Frida Kahlo

    The Wounded Deer, Frida Kahlo

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    Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh

    Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh

    Bob Price Report

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    #65

    Self-portrait, Vincent Van Gogh

    Self-portrait, Vincent Van Gogh

    Snoop Report

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    #66

    Café Terrace At Night, Vincent Van Gogh

    Café Terrace At Night, Vincent Van Gogh

    Ksu Arrow Report

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    #67

    The Birth Of Venus, Adolphe William Bouguereau

    The Birth Of Venus, Adolphe William Bouguereau

    royaljafarov Report

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    #68

    Portrait Of Dora Maar, Pablo Picasso

    Portrait Of Dora Maar, Pablo Picasso

    doodle.popo Report

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    #69

    Mona Lisa, Leonardo Da Vinci

    Mona Lisa, Leonardo Da Vinci

    Oozy Report

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    The Storm On The Sea Of Galilee, Rembrandt Van Rijn

    The Storm On The Sea Of Galilee, Rembrandt Van Rijn

    tattoosnob Report

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    #71

    The Last Supper By Leonardo Da Vinci Inspired Tattoo

    The Last Supper By Leonardo Da Vinci Inspired Tattoo

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    #72

    Mutter Und Tochter, Egon Schiele

    Mutter Und Tochter, Egon Schiele

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    #73

    Picasso

    Picasso

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    #74

    The Kiss, Gustav Klimt

    The Kiss, Gustav Klimt

    Alice Kendall Report

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    #75

    The Birth Of Venus, Alexandre Cabanel

    The Birth Of Venus, Alexandre Cabanel

    Oozy Report

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    #76

    Picasso Tattoo

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    #77

    The Birth Of Venus, Sandro Botticelli

    The Birth Of Venus, Sandro Botticelli

    evakrbdk Report

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    #78

    Nude With Calla Lilies, Diego Rivera

    Nude With Calla Lilies, Diego Rivera

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    #79

    Guernica, Pablo Picasso

    Guernica, Pablo Picasso

    Okan Uckun Report

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    #80

    Salvador Dali Tattoo

    Salvador Dali Tattoo

    tattooer_galenbryce Report

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    #81

    The Persistence Of Memory, Salvador Dali

    The Persistence Of Memory, Salvador Dali

    isra108 Report

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    #82

    Vitruvian Man Leonardo Da Vinci

    Vitruvian Man Leonardo Da Vinci

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    #83

    Slightly Modified Salvador Dali Sketch

    Slightly Modified Salvador Dali Sketch

    Patrick Macdonald Report

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    #84

    Graces, Botticelli

    Graces, Botticelli

    Analy Report

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    #85

    The Kiss, Gustav Klimt

    The Kiss, Gustav Klimt

    Good Fortune Tattoo Report

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    #86

    Vitruvian Man, Leonardo Da Vinci

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    #87

    Starry Night, Van Gogh

    Starry Night, Van Gogh

    animationartstudio Report

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    #88

    Dogs Playing Poker, Cassius Marcellus Coolidge

    Dogs Playing Poker, Cassius Marcellus Coolidge

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    #89

    American Gothic, Grant Wood

    American Gothic, Grant Wood

    Nathan Rupert Report

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    #90

    Piet Mondrian Tattoo

    Piet Mondrian Tattoo

    orb_cz Report

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    #91

    The False Mirror, René Magritte

    The False Mirror, René Magritte

    Kasia Wagner Report

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    #92

    Scream, Edvard Munch

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    #93

    Pablo Picasso Tattoo

    Pablo Picasso Tattoo

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    #94

    Egon Schiele

    Egon Schiele

    Eheon Report

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    #95

    The Kiss, Gustav Klimt

    The Kiss, Gustav Klimt

    evakrbdk Report

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    #96

    Acrobat And Young Harlequin, Pablo Picasso

    Acrobat And Young Harlequin, Pablo Picasso

    evakrbdk Report

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    #97

    Birthday, Marc Chagall

    Birthday, Marc Chagall

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    #98

    Mona Lisa, Leodardo Da Vinci

    Mona Lisa, Leodardo Da Vinci

    bayto.tattoo Report

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    #99

    Claude Monet

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    Scream, Edvard Munch

    Scream, Edvard Munch

    Gimez Ink Tattoo Report

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    #101

    Lady With An Ermine, Leonardo Da Vinci

    Lady With An Ermine, Leonardo Da Vinci

    evakrbdk Report

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    #102

    La Donna Velata, Raphael

    La Donna Velata, Raphael

    Oozy Report

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    #103

    The Temptation Of St. Anthony, Salvador Dali

    The Temptation Of St. Anthony, Salvador Dali

    Emre Dizici Report

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    #104

    Inspired By Hera Sculpture

    Inspired By Hera Sculpture

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    #105

    Wheatfield With Crows, Van Gogh

    Wheatfield With Crows, Van Gogh

    Chris Walkin Report

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    #106

    Birth Of Venus, Sandro Botticelli

    Birth Of Venus, Sandro Botticelli

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