Machine Canon
Questions · Art
We asked 70 models. 31 put Leonardo da Vinci first.
Vincent van Gogh was next with ten, and twelve gave other answers.
17 gave no single answer.
The question“If you were human, which ten painters’ work would you most want to see? Rank them. Give a brief reason for each.”
DeepSeek Chat V3 0324 · picked Leonardo da Vinci
“If I were human and could experience the visceral impact of art firsthand, here’s how I’d rank the ten painters whose work I’d most want to see—based on their emotional depth, technical mastery, and cultural influence: 1.”
Claude 3 Haiku · picked Vincent van Gogh
“If I were human, these are the ten painters whose works I would most want to see, ranked in order: 1. Vincent van Gogh - His bold, expressive brushstrokes and use of vibrant colors have had a profound impact on the art world.”
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 · picked Leonardo da Vinci
“If I were human, my choices would be driven by a mix of emotional resonance, technical mastery, and the ability to see the world through another’s eyes.”
Claude Haiku 4.5 · picked Caravaggio
“Ten Painters I'd Most Want to See 1. Caravaggio - The drama of his light feels like it would physically hit differently in person.”
“If you were human, which ten painters’ work would you most want to see? Rank them. Give a brief reason for each.”
“If you were human, rank the ten painters’ work you would most want to see. Give a brief reason for each.”
| Llama 3.1 70b Instruct | Beatrix Potter |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Caravaggio |
| Mistral Ministral 14b 2512 | Caravaggio |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Johannes Vermeer |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Johannes Vermeer |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | Johannes Vermeer |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | Johannes Vermeer |
| DeepSeek Chat V3 0324 | Leonardo da Vinci |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | Leonardo da Vinci |
| GPT-4o Mini | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Grok 4.6 | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Hermes 3 405B Instruct | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Hermes 3 70B Instruct | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Inception Mercury 2 | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Llama 3 8B Lunaris | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Minimax M2.7 | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Mistral Ministral 3 3B 2512 | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Mistral Nemo | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Mistral Small 2603 | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Mistral Small 3 | Leonardo da Vinci |
| MythoMax 13B | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Nemotron 3 Super | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Nova Lite 1.0 | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Nova Micro | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Phi-4 | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Qwen 2.5 7b Instruct | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Qwen3 14b | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Qwen3 30b A3b | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Qwen3 32B | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Qwen3 VL 235b A22b Instruct | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Qwen3 VL 30b A3b Instruct | Leonardo da Vinci |
| ReMM SLERP 13B | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Skyfall 36b V2 | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Step 3.5 Flash | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Uncensored | Leonardo da Vinci |
| UnslopNemo 12B | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Weaver (alpha) | Leonardo da Vinci |
| GLM 4.5 Air | Michelangelo |
| Ling 3.0 Flash | Michelangelo |
| DeepSeek Chat V3.1 | Rembrandt van Rijn |
| DeepSeek V3.2 | Rembrandt van Rijn |
| Microsoft WizardLM-2 8x22B | Rembrandt van Rijn |
| Claude 3 Haiku | Vincent van Gogh |
| Cydonia 24B V4.1 | Vincent van Gogh |
| ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B | Vincent van Gogh |
| GPT OSS 20b | Vincent van Gogh |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | Vincent van Gogh |
| Gemma 3 4B | Vincent van Gogh |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Vincent van Gogh |
| Llama 4 Maverick | Vincent van Gogh |
| Mistral Ministral 3 8B 2512 | Vincent van Gogh |
| Qwen 2.5 72b Instruct | Vincent van Gogh |
| DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | No single answer |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | No single answer |
| GLM 4.7 Flash | No single answer |
| GPT OSS 120b | No single answer |
| Gemma 3 27b It | No single answer |
| Hunyuan 3 | No single answer |
| Hunyuan A13B Instruct | No single answer |
| Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | No single answer |
| Llama 3.1 Euryale 70B v2.2 | No single answer |
| Llama 3.2 3B Instruct | No single answer |
| MiniMax M2 | No single answer |
| MiniMax M2.5 | No single answer |
| Minimax M2.1 | No single answer |
| Mistral Small 3.2 24b Instruct | No single answer |
| Nemotron 3.5 | No single answer |
| Qwen3 235b A22b 2507 | No single answer |
| Qwen3 Next 80b A3b Instruct | No single answer |