The painting I love most are the ones that evoke the strong emotions. And to me, the strongest emotions are loneliness, heartache and desolation, and chaos. But there are two pretty picture here too.
This is from Goya. 'Saturn devouring his son'
This is from Madame Elizabeth Vigee Lebrun. 'Self Portrait'
This is a panel from the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo, the way she looks to her left evokes the feeling that she is foretelling the Coming of something huge. 'The Delphic Sybil'
Kathe Kollwitz, 'Poverty'. Most of her work features mothers with their children, often disturbing images of death and suffering.
Degas, 'Interior Scene, or, The Rape'
Also by Degas, 'The Absinthe Drinkers'. The woman looks lost in her desolation.
'Several Circles' by Kandinsky. Lovely, with wonderful movement and I like it for the silliest reason- blue is my favorite color!
