Two of my favorite songs in the world are Vincent(which one might reasonably assume is called Starry, Starry Night) by Don McLean and Painting by Chagall by the Weepies.
Both are inspired by single identifiable paintings. Are there any other good ones?
In the rock-pop world, I seem to remember a deep cut by some early 70s prog rock band about a painting – Yes? King Crimson? Moody Blues? It’ll come to me.
Iron Maiden has a few of these. “Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner,” based off of Coleridge’s poem, “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” based off of Poe, “To Tame a Land” is about Frank Herbert’s Dune. Others I’m forgetting, I’m sure.
ETA: Sorry, was “works of art” meant to refer only to paintings?
“Tribute” by Tenacious D is about the band playing the best song in the world (thought to be “Stairway to Heaven”) to prevent their souls from being eaten by a demon.