
Are you a tattoo lover who also admires historical artworks? If yes, then you’re surely going to admire these museum-worthy tattoos that are paying tribute to some of the iconic works of art history. Probably Picasso, Da Vinci, or Van Gogh comes to your mind when you think some of the world-renowned artists. Keeping the famous artwork alive, people are recreating historic art pieces in form of tattoos.
From ‘The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, Hokusai’ to Van Gogh’s Starry Night, here are some of the modern tattoo designs featuring historical artworks, which make these tattoos totally worthy of being displayed in a museum.
You can see that each tattoo has been done with a great amount of detail, making each one visually-appealing. These tattoos are certainly going to grab the attention of many art lovers, tattoo artists, and tattoo lovers.
If you’re looking for a design inspiration for your next tattoo, then you may get unique ink ideas by looking at these coloured as well as black-and-grey tattoos that are made by different tattoo artists from all over the world.
Feast your eyes on these 20 scorching hot tattoos inspired by famous artworks. Which one is your favorite that you’d like to get inked on your body? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

The Kiss by Gustav Klimt
Tattoo: Rita “Rit Kit” Zolotukhina

The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai
Tattoo: Oozy

Guernica by Picasso
Tattoo: Okan Uckun

Mutter und Tochter by Egon Schiele
Tattoo: Tattooist Eheon

Based on The Creation of Adam by Michaelangeo
Tattoo: Phellipe Rodrigues

Water Serpents I by Gustav Klimt
Tattoo: Alexey Buzunov

Inspired by Cubism
Tattoo: Peter Aurisch

Water Serpents I and II by Gustav Klimt
Tattoo: Amanda Wachob

Starry Night by Van Gogh
Tattoo: Bob Price

The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai
Tattoo: Fredão Oliveira

Jackson Pollock
Tattoo: Anton Senkov

Mona Lisa by Da Vinci
Tattoo: Mr. K

Inspired by classical sculpture
Tattoo: Tanya De Souza-Meally

Alphonse Mucha
Tattoo: Natan Alexander

Wheatfield with Crows by Van Gogh
Tattoo: Chris Walkin

Da Vinci
Tattoo: Oozy

Birthday by Marc Chagall
Photo credit: @alinavstrkv

Inspired by classical sculpture
Tattoo: Mr. K

Roy Lichtenstein
Tattoo: Deanna Wardin

Kim Hong Do
Tattoo: Oozy