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Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?

Paul Gauguin · 1897

#120 of the greatest paintings of all time, ranked by everyone.

#51 of the 57 paintings from the 19th century.

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117. Washington Crossing the Delaware Emanuel Leutze · 1851
118. Judith Beheading Holofernes Caravaggio · 1599
119. The Tempest Giorgione · 1506
120. Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Paul Gauguin · 1897
121. The Yellow House Vincent van Gogh · 1888
122. Medusa Caravaggio · 1590
123. Ecce Homo Elías García Martínez · 1930

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