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‘Death On A Pale Horse’ By Hamilton Mortimer, c. 1775

'Death On A Pale Horse' By Ham... is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Hamilton Mortimer/Yale Center For British Art/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

The Bat-Woman’ By Albert Joseph Pénot, c. 1890

'The Bat-Woman' By Albert Jose... is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Albert Joseph Pénot/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘Skull With A Burning Cigarette’ By Vincent Van Gogh, 1885-1886 

'Skull With A Burning Cigarett... is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Van Gogh Museum/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘Witches Going To Their Sabbath’ By Luis Ricardo Falero, 1878

'Witches Going To Their Sabbat... is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Luis Ricardo Falero/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘The Sleep Of Reason Produces Monsters’ By Francisco Goya, 1799

The Sleep of Reason Produces M is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Francisco Goya/elson-Atkins Museum of Art/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘The Picture Of Dorian Gray’ By Ivan Albright, 1943

'The Picture Of Dorian Gray' B is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Ivan Albright/The Art Institute of Chicago/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘Hell’ By Hieronymus Bosch, c. 1490

Hell is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Hieronymus Bosch/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘Three Skulls’ By Paul Cézanne, 1901

'Three Skulls' By Paul Cézanne is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Paul Cézanne/Detroit Institute of Arts/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

“Portrait Of A Man – Memento Mori” By Andrea Previtali Called Cordeliaghi, c. 1502

"Portrait Of A Man - Memento M is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Museo Poldi Pezzoli/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘The Nightmare’ By Johann Heinrich Füssli, 1781 

The Nightmare is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Johann Heinrich Füssli/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘Frontespiece To Frankenstein’ By Theodore Von Holst, 1831

'Frontespiece To Frankenstein' is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Tate Britain/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘The Burial Of St. Lucy’ By Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, 1608

Burial of St. Lucy is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Michelangelo Merisi de Carvaggio/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘The Library’ By Félicien Rops, 1878-1881

'The Library' By Félicien Rops is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Félicien Rops/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘The Night Of Enitharmon’s Joy’ By William Blake, 1795

The Night of Enitharmon's Joy is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: William Blake/Tate Britain/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘Painting Of A Dead Child With Funeral Wreath (Detail)’ By Jan de Stomme, 1654

'Painting Of A Dead Child With is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Jan de Stomme/Groninger Museum/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘Moonlit Dreams’ By Gabriel Ferrier, 1874

'Moonlit Dreams' By Gabriel Fe is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Gabriel Ferrier/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘Lamentation’ By Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650

'Lamentation' By Rembrandt van is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Netherlands Institute for Art History/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘The Fire Dance’ By Paul Gauguin, 1891

'The Fire Dance' By Paul Gaugu is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Paul Gauguin/Israel Museum/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘The Death And Conflagration, Central Part Of The ‘Triptych Disaster” By Albert Chmielowski, After 1870

'The Death And Conflagration, is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: National Museum In Warsaw/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘Sacred Love Versus Profane Love’ By Giovanni Baglione, 1602

'Sacred Love Versus Profane Lo is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Giovanni Baglione/Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘The Scream’ By Edvard Munch, 1893 

The Scream is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Edvard Munch/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘Death And The Maiden’ By Egon Schiele, 1915 

Death and the Maiden is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Egon Schiele/Österreichische Galerie Belvedere/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘Death And Life’ By Gustav Klimt, 1908-1911

'Death And Life' By Gustav Kli is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Gustav Klimt/Leopold Museum/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

“The Mystery Of Life” By Carl Marr, 1879

"The Mystery Of Life" By Carl is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Carl Marr/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘Ophelia’ By John Everett Millais, 1851

Ophelia is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: John Everett Millais/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘Camille Monet On Her Deathbed’ By Claude Monet, 1879

'Camille Monet On Her Deathbed is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Claude Monet/Musée d’Orsay/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘Judde Memorial’ By British School, c. 1560

'Judde Memorial' By British Sc is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Dulwich Picture Gallery/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

‘St. George And The Dragon’ By Vittorio Carpaccio, c. 1465-1467

'St. George And The Dragon' By is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list The Darkest Paintings From Art History Any Goth Will Appreciate
Photo: Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

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