Great Works
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Great Works: Christ Pantocrator (circa 1150), Anon
Cefalu Cathedral, Sicily
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Great Works: The Living Mirror, René Magritte (1928)
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Great Works: Leda And The Swan (circa 1515) after Leonardo
Wilton House, Salisbury
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