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The Ambassadors: A Painting by Hans Holbein

This double portrait has many hidden messages

John Welford in The World’s Great Art

Vincent Van Gogh’s Race Against Time

Van Gogh only painted for the last few years of his life, but his…

John Welford in The World’s Great Art

Can Destroying a Work of Art Ever be Justifiable?

A case study based on a famous Russian painting

John Welford in The World’s Great Art

The Gleaners: A Painting by Jean-Francois Millet

A peasant scene by a peasant artist

John Welford in The World’s Great Art

Starry Night, Saint-Rémy, by Vincent Van Gogh

One of Van Gogh’s best-known works, full of movement and…

John Welford in The World’s Great Art

Cage: An Artwork by Gerhard Richter

An abstract work seen at Tate Modern, London

John Welford in The World’s Great Art

Dawn After The Wreck: A Painting by J M W Turner

A dog on an otherwise empty beach — is he the sole…

John Welford in The World’s Great Art

The Dream: A Painting by Frida Kahlo

One of the Mexican artist’s best-known self-portraits

John Welford in The World’s Great Art

Woman With a Fan: A Painting by Amedeo Modigliani

A characteristic portrait by an artist who died young

John Welford in The World’s Great Art

Nighthawks, by Edward Hopper

A haunting and iconic work of art

These were the top 10 stories published by The World’s Great Art; you can also dive into yearly archives: 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

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This publication is devoted to the visual arts — paintings, sculptures, designs, architecture and more — as well as their creators

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