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The Greatest Painting in the World: 10 Luminaries Cast Their Ballots
The greatest picture in the world…you smile,” wrote Aldous Huxley in 1925. Although the claim sounded ludicrous to him, he went on to make a passionate and cogent argument for his choice: Piero della Francesca’s Resurrection. ARTnews wondered which paintings would be chosen by artists, museum directors, curators, and art historians today as the “greatest.”
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Very cool list of paintings. Thanks for the share.
You're welcome!
I've always been partial to Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez. What's your vote for greatest painting in the world?
I would have to agree with you on that one. There is this weird want to just step into that painting for some reason, its lifelike yet not overly realistic.
Edit - I added an RL of a high resolution version of the painting as the tiny one in the article doesn't do it justice!