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I'm curious as to what some of your favorite paintings are; we've been analyzing different paintings in one of my classes and I'm sure some of you guys could share some interesting works of art. So, have at it, post pictures of paintings you like or find interesting and if you feel like it, tell why.

Suppose I'll start.

I have always adored this painting by Vincent Van Gogh, called Starry Night, absolutely stunning oil painting:

"Looking at the stars always makes me dream"

Yeah, that's a classic. Really is a good one too, not sure if it's a favorite of mine, but worthy of being liked for sure.

Salvador Dali's "Persistence of Time" is another classic that I'm fond of:

Wanderer Above the Mists is one of my favorites too. I love romantic paintings, mainly because I just love romanticism but also because a lot of them are just so awe-inspiring.

Iconic paintings are also appealing to me because I like looking into the historical/mythological contexts behind them. With iconography, there's so many replications and interpretations of one subject... gives you a lot to flip through.

Favorite painters: Franz von Stuck, Tadema, Fernand Khnopff, Ivan Aivazovsky, Gustav Klimt

Death of Marat:

Théodore Chasseriau

Caresses, Fernand Khnopff
(also Colin, it amuses me that the man in this painting oddly resembles Conner Burns)