This powerful stag painting is one of Scotland’s most famous images.

Fun fact: The stag became an unofficial national symbol — you’ll spot it on whisky bottles and shortbread tins across the world! Landseer actually used a real deer from the Highlands as his model.

This dramatic scene shows Judas betraying Jesus with a kiss. The sharp light and dark shadows make it feel like a movie still.

Fun fact: Caravaggio was a rebellious artist — he got into sword fights and once had to flee Rome after a duel gone wrong!

This powerful stag painting is one of Scotland’s most famous images. This gentle Renaissance painting shows Mary watching over baby Jesus with pure love.

Fun fact: Botticelli used real people as models — many believe Mary’s face was inspired by a woman he secretly admired in Florence.

Often called The Skating Minister, this charming portrait shows a minister skating gracefully across frozen ice.

Fun fact: The minister was a real person — he helped found the world’s first ice skating club in 1742, right here in Edinburgh!

A bright, colourful forest scene painted by Monet before his famous waterlilies.

Fun fact: Monet loved painting outdoors but hated bugs — he once wrote that flies landing on his canvas made him want to “swear like a sailor!”

A dramatic mythological scene where the hunter Actaeon accidentally sees the goddess Diana bathing. Her angry expression says it all! The painting is full of action and emotion. 

Fun fact: it’s co-owned by the National Galleries of Scotland and the National Gallery in London.