Iconic artworks stand the test of time and often share similar characteristics. They might demonstrate stylistic innovations, represent important moments in history, and inspire human emotion. Leonardo da Vinci's The Mona Lisa symbolizes a significant time and place in history. Vincent van Gogh reaches viewers emotionally in The Starry Night. Jackson Pollock's Number 34, 1949, signaled a change in the way artists worked. Iconic paintings play an important role in our collective cultural history.