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Vote for: What is the best work of art to see in person (Part 10)

art | Oct 8th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
hunters snow bruegel elder
Hunters In The Snow (Bruegel the Elder)
garden earthly delights bosch
The Garden of Earthly Delights (Bosch)
starry night van gogh
The Starry Night (Van Gogh)
la classe de danse degas
La Classe De Danse (Degas)
third may 1808 goya
The Third of May 1808 (Goya)

Great art can teach us a lot about life. These great works represent the purest passion of their creators, the drive to recollect on the eternal problems of man, and illustrate their character for the generations to follow. If we can't follow where they lead, surely we are lost. Which of these great works of art would you most like to visit to help deflate your conceited sense of self?

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Vote for: What is the best work of art to see in person (Part 11)

art | Oct 13th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
wedding cana veronese
Wedding at Cana (Veronese)
seagram murals rothko
Seagram Murals (Rothko)
apollo belvedere
Apollo Belvedere
charioteer delphi
Charioteer at Delphi
las meninas velazquez
Las Meninas (Velazquez)

Visiting great artworks from around the world is an amazing way to see culture up close and personal. By examining the works of a regions greatest artists, you can really get a feel for what life on the ground there was like at that given point in their history. Which of these amazing art works from around the world would you most like to see for yourself?

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Vote for: What is the best work of art to see in person (Part 1)

art | Oct 8th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
guernica picasso
Guernica (Picasso)
last supper da vinci
The Last Supper (Da Vinci)
creation adam michelangelo
The Creation of Adam (Michelangelo)
mona lisa da vinci
Mona Lisa (Da Vinci)
bayeux tapestry unknown
Bayeux Tapestry (Unknown)

Great works of art are deserving of pilgrimage. If you are traveling the world, it behooves you to connect with the cultures that you visit by seeing the creative outpouring of their culture's native genius. Art gallery abound around the globe, and should be your first stop when trying to decipher a new location. Which of these great works of art would you most likely travel to see?

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Vote for: What is the best work of art to see in person (Part 12)

art | Oct 13th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
rain steam speed turner
Rain, Steam and Speed (Turner)
apollo daphne bernini
Apollo and Daphne (Bernini)
descent cross rubens
The Descent From the Cross (Rubens)
dana titian
Danaë (Titian)
baptism christ francesca
The Baptism of Christ (Francesca)

When touring the world, it's important that you take the time to see some of the great art that's scattered all about the globe. These amazing works by genius of the past offer a window through which you can observe a snapshot of the culture at the time of their creation. Which of these great pieces of internationally renowned art would you most like to get up close and personal with?

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Vote for: What is the best work of art to see in person (Part 2)

art | Oct 8th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
great stupa gateway
The Great Stupa Gateway
angkor wat bas reliefs
The Angkor-Wat Bas-Reliefs
adoration magi da vinci
The Adoration of the Magi (Da Vinci)
le dejeuner sur l herbe manet
Le Dejeuner sur L'herbe (Manet)
birth venus botticelli
The Birth of Venus (Botticelli)

It's fun to see great works of art in their natural habitat. It's one thing to view the Mona Lisa in an art book or on a website. It's a totally different thing entirely to see it at the Louvre. Around the world, there are many great works of art that cry out for you to go and experience them first hand. Which of these impressive art works would you most like to visit?

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Vote for: What is the best work of art to see in person (Part 13)

art | Oct 13th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
cenacolo san salvi del sarto
The Cenacolo of San Salvi (Del Sarto)
pala d oro
Pala D'Oro
las dos fridas kahlo
Las Dos Fridas (Kahlo)
annunciation two saints martini memmi
Annunciation and Two Saints (Martini/Memmi)
large bathers c zanne
Large Bathers (Cézanne)

Seeing great works of art is one of the few sublime pleasures offered to us as humans in corporeal form. When you're traveling around the world, it's important that you keep track of where the great places to see are are. If you want to see any of these great pieces of art, you can find them on display in great museums. Which of these amazing works are you most interested in going to see?

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Vote for: What is the best work of art to see in person (Part 3)

art | Oct 8th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
scrovegni chapel giotto
Scrovegni Chapel (Giotto)
venus de milo unknown
Venus de Milo (Unknown)
madonna chancellor rolin van eyck
Madonna of Chancellor Rolin (van Eyck)
bust nefertiti thutmose
Bust of Nefertiti (Thutmose)
great wave hokusai
The Great Wave (Hokusai)

Visiting great art is an important part of any tourist's duty to preserve the world for future generations.By visiting great art, you help to pay for its upkeep and preservation. When you're on the road, it's important to know which galleries are close at hand, and pop in now and again for a visit. Which of these great works of art would you most like to see for yourself?

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Vote for: What is the best work of art to see in person (Part 14)

art | Oct 13th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
descent ganges or arjuna s penance
Descent of the Ganges (or Arjuna's Penance)
sanchi torso
The Sanchi Torso
shah jahan s jade wine cup
Shah Jahan's Jade Wine Cup
tusha hiti royal bath
The Tusha Hiti (Royal Bath)
halebidu temple sculptures
The Halebidu Temple Sculptures

Finding great works of art to see gets easier and easier with every passing year, as more and more private collections and galleries become available to the public for the first time. When you travel, you have an important opportunity to examine these cultural treasures. Which of these pieces of our shared artistic heritage do you most want to go and see in person?

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Vote for: What is the best work of art to see in person (Part 4)

art | Oct 8th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
kiss rodin
The Kiss (Rodin)
girl pearl earring vermeer
The Girl with the Pearl Earring (Vermeer)
night watch rembrandt
The Night Watch (Rembrandt)
mask agamemnon
Mask of Agamemnon
les demoiselles d avignon picasso
Les Demoiselles D'Avignon (Picasso)

Visiting great art is one of the most exquisite pleasures life offers. While the locations may sometimes be crowded and expensive, viewing a masterful work that has captivated generations helps one to understand a sense of one's own significance in the great scheme of things. Which of these amazing works of art are you most likely to go out of your way to see?

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Vote for: What is the best work of art to see in person (Part 15)

art | Oct 13th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
last judgment ferra fenzoni
"Last Judgment" by Ferraù Fenzoni
blue poles pollock
Blue Poles (Pollock)
from gauguin
Where do we come from? (Gauguin)
expulsion garden eden
'Expulsion from the Garden of Eden'
monogram rauschenberg
Monogram (Rauschenberg)

Touring the great art galleries of the world is a great way to expose yourself to all sorts of amazing culture. These hallowed halls contain the genius outpouring of our shared culture's most creative artisans. Which of these amazing examples of the very best of artistic craftsmanship would you most likely secure additional passage just to include in your itinerary?

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