Classical art tattoos are a cool way to express your love for art. They’re inspired by famous masterpieces of renowned artists and they can be almost identical to the original art or with some slight alternations.
Contrary to popular belief, they aren’t only limited to art from the Classicism period alone, but they’re focused on a broad range of styles and periods in art history.
Therefore, if you’d also like to carry a piece of permanent art on your skin, here are 20 classical art tattoos that are worthy of your attention.
1. The Birth Of Venus Tattoo
The magnificent painting has been turned into a stunning small tattoo! Here is only a piece of the famous painting that looks really good! I would say that the tattoo artist successfully recreated the beauty of Venus.
2. Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene Tattoo
This is another piece of famous painting that looks amazing! The style is pretty simple with subtle shading and clear lines.
3. The Fallen Angel Tattoo
This tattoo only shows the portrait of the character in the painting. I must say that they did an incredible job and depicted everything just the way it is.
4. The Creation Of Adam Tattoo
This design became quite popular and it’s really cute. The tattoo is pretty simple and small, so perfect for those who prefer dainty designs.
5. Mother And Child Tattoo
This Klimt’s painting might be one of my favorite ones! It’s just so heartwarming and beautiful. The tattoo artist recreated it perfectly!
6. The Kiss Tattoo
Here is another Klimt’s absolutely gorgeous painting! It’s a perfect piece for all romantic souls out there.
7. Starry Night Tattoo
I’m sure you all know about the iconic art piece Starry Night by Van Gogh. It’s such an interesting painting and it looks really cool as a tattoo!
8. Sunflowers Tattoo
Sunflowers is another Van Gogh’s beautiful piece. The tattoo shows only one part of it and seems really interesting.
9. Sandro Botticelli Painting Tattoo
The skills this tattoo artist has are crazy! Just look at this! He recreated the painting really well and I love how it turned out!
10. Ecstasy of St. Theresa Tattoo
If you like linework, you can ask your tattoo artist to recreate a painting in that style. Although it won’t look the same, it’s still very beautiful and the neat lines make it perfect!
11. Goddess Artemis Tattoo
You don’t have to choose a painting you want recreated on your skin, you can choose a famous statue as well! This tattoo of Artemis, the goddess of hunting is really beautiful.
12. La Belle Ferronière Tattoo
It’s crazy how people can copy the art in a really similar manner and make it look gorgeous. This portrait is amazing and very similar to the original.
13. Allegory Of Patience Tattoo
This famous painting is not only beautiful but meaningful as well. Patience is a trait of every successful person and only if you know how to be patient, you’ll achieve all your goals.
14. Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss Tattoo
Oh, you hopeless romantics will love this one for sure! It’s nuts when you realize someone actually sculpted this masterpiece! It’s a beautiful representation of divine love.
15. Van Gogh Paintings Tattoo
If you’re very indecisive and just can’t choose one of Van Gogh’s paintings (which is very understandable), why not choose them all? I really like this concept where a peak of each painting is shown!
16. Statue Of David Tattoo
We can’t forget about the iconic David statue made by Michelangelo! If you ever find a tattoo artist who can recreate it, it will be like you won the lottery!
17. Famous Veiled Statue Tattoo
Veiled virgin is one of the most impressive sculptures to ever exist. It’s just so hard to grasp how someone managed to make a stone look see-through! The tattoo artist also did amazing!
18. Mona Lisa Tattoo
It’s said that no one can recreate the famous Mona Lisa painting and make it look like the original, but I would say that this tattoo artist did a pretty good damn job! This tattoo looks like it came straight from the Louvre in Paris!
19. Three Graces of the “Primavera” Tattoo
This linework tattoo is really good as all lines are very neat and crisp. This is proof that even without shading you can still make a tattoo look like art.
20. Girl With A Pearl Earring Tattoo
Everyone went crazy about this painting and it’s a really cool piece for a tattoo. It turned out amazing and I just know if I had this tattooed on my forearm, I would never wear long sleeves again!