Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, also known as Das Kapital, is a foundational text in Marxist theory by Karl Marx. His magnum opus, the work is a critical analysis of political economy, meant
Title page of the first German edition of Volume I (1867)
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
A masterpiece, magnum opus, or chef-d'œuvre is a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or a work of outstanding cr
Das Kapital
…German: Das Kapital. Kritik der politischen Ökonomie), also known as Das Kapital (German: ), is a foundational text in Marxist theory by Karl Marx. His magnum opus, the work is a critical analysis of political economy, meant to reveal the economic patterns underpinning the capitalist mode of production. Capital…
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa (c. 1503–06) is considered an archetypal masterpiece, although it was not produced for admission to a guild or academy.
Things Fall Apart by Igbo author Chinua Achebe is often considered a literary masterpiece, and one of the greatest works of Nigerian literature.
Federico Zuccari, Two Painter's Apprentices, 1609. They would have to produce a masterpiece to become masters at the end of their apprenticeships.