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What is the greatest work of art of all time?

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  • #62
    --Kaiser--
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    The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up


  • #63
    Zulu
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    Newgrange/Nowth/Dowth.

    Amazing creations considering the technology (or lack thereof) of the time, and the scale of the project. Consider that the people who started it... ...well their great grand children probably wouldn't have seen it completed.


  • #64
    9959
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    What about the beautiful portrait of Nell McCafferty by the excellent Daniel Mark Duffy.


  • #65
    TheFisherKing
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    Gonna submit a work of my own, if that's allowed.

    Only took me eight hours to create, but I am proud of it and it's as good as anything you'd see at any art exhibition:

    http://tinyurl.com/brptvfj


  • #66
    9959
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    TheFisherKing wrote: »
    Gonna submit a work of my own, if that's allowed.

    Only took me eight hours to create, but I am proud of it and it's as good as anything you'd see at any art exhibition:

    http://tinyurl.com/brptvfj

    Slightly less character than Tracey Emin's effort, therefore much better.
    Well done you!


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  • #67
    Da Shins Kelly
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    If I had to pick one single piece, I'd say Hamlet by Shakespeare.


  • #68
    pontia
    Site Banned Posts: 385 ✭✭pontia


    king tuts gold mask,abu simbel ruins


  • #69
    old hippy
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    Not sure, haven't seen it. I was moved by a stained glass window in Krakow, by Stanislaw Wyspianski. Can't remember which church but it depicts and majestic, bearded old man. God or Gandalf, I reckons...


  • #70
    Kidchameleon
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    Super Metroid


  • #71
    Dodge
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    I've only ever really looked at one painting for more than a couple of minutes. The Opening of the Sixth Seal by Francis Danby just left me astounded. its in the national gallery

    But in my opinion, film (movies) is the true art as it marries music, literature, cinematography and many, many other art forms to provide an all encompassing art package.

    If they make it entertaining, I give it extra points and therefore Goodfellas is the perfect piece of art


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  • #72
    9959
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    old hippy wrote: »
    Not sure, haven't seen it. I was moved by a stained glass window in Krakow, by Stanislaw Wyspianski. Can't remember which church but it depicts and majestic, bearded old man. God or Gandalf, I reckons...

    I'm pretty sure it's Gandalf.


  • #73
    kowloon
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    Zulu wrote: »
    Newgrange/Nowth/Dowth.

    Amazing creations considering the technology (or lack thereof) of the time, and the scale of the project. Consider that the people who started it... ...well their great grand children probably wouldn't have seen it completed.

    If you haven't already you should take a trip to Fourknocks.


  • #74
    ghogie91
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    Nuovo Cinema Paradiso- Giuseppe Tornatore.....

    or like my face


  • #75
    9959
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    ghogie91 wrote: »
    Nuovo Cinema Paradiso- Giuseppe Tornatore.....

    or like my face

    I don't think it's 'like my face', I believe it's titled 'Shaddap You Face', and the artist is Joe Dolce.


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