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Top 10 Most Iconic Paintings in History
The world's most recognised paintings are not simply beautiful objects — they are cultural anchors that have defined movements, sparked controversies, survived wars, and been replicated billions of times. From Leonardo da Vinci's sfumato portrait behind bulletproof glass in the Louvre to Edvard Munch's four versions of existential dread, these are the ten works that have escaped their frames to become part of the global visual language.
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