This is a personal selection of the 5 greatest works of all time. It reflects my own preferences, but if you wish to nominate another work of art, please leave a comment below.
1. Pieta – Michelangelo
Michelangelo’s Pieta – The magnificent depiction of Mother Mary holding her crucified son, Jesus Christ. Beauty, elegance – restrained yet intense emotion. It is a poignant, beautiful and awe inspiring. It is both symbolic of divinity’s sacrifice for humanity, and also the epitome of a mother’s love for her beloved son.
2. Mona Lisa – Leonardo Da Vinci
The enigmatic smile of Mona Lisa has captured the imagination of the world. The Mona Lisa gives a glimpse of immortality in an anonymous lady. Leonardo Da Vinci spent a lifetime on this painting; he carried it around for many years – always working and perfecting it. Why has the Mona Lisa captured the imagination of humanity? – Because there is something in the painting that transcends the ordinary human consciousness – there is beauty and simplicity, but also the unknowing smile of the Beyond.
3. Cafe Terrace at Night – Vincent Van Gogh
The genius of Vincent Van Gogh is captured in this atmospheric portrayal of French cafe life at night.
4. Ecstasy of St Therese – Bernini
The Ecstasy of St Therese of Avila – by Bernini in the Cornaro Chapel, Italy. St Therese of Avila was a Spanish mystic who was far ahead of her time and would often become absorbed in Divine contemplation.
5. Water Lilies – Claude Monet
Claude Monet is one of the great impressionist painters. Quite a few of his pictures could have been chosen. But, his water lily paintings are perhaps the zenith of his artistic impressionism. A sublime elucidation of light and nature. A glimpse of Heaven on earth. Art that inspired the world
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Regards: Yasir Gill