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Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.

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Prisoners of Buchenwald concentration camp, near Weimar, Germany, April 16, 1945, liberated by American troops of the 80th Division. Elie Wiesel (7th from the left on the middle bunk next to the vertical post) World War II Holocaust

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guild houses

guild houses

Guild houses along the Lys River in Ghent, Belgium.

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Ghent, Belgium

Ghent, Belgium

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Ghent-Terneuzen Canal

Ghent-Terneuzen Canal

Ghent-Terneuzen Canal.

Friedrich Tellberg

Ghent Altarpiece

Ghent Altarpiece

The Ghent Altarpiece (open view), also called The Adoration of the Mystic...

© Paul M.R. Maeyaert—Scala/Art Resource, New York

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