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Minna Fernald's painting of fewflower milkweed.

Found: A Lost Painting Collection of Florida Wildflowers

An amateur artist captured now-rare flowers in great detail.

Sarah Laskow November 5, 2018

The battle mural of Cacaxtla.

Nativitas, Mexico

Murals of Cacaxtla

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

The Witches Sabbath.

'Witches' Sabbath (The Great He-Goat)'

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

"The Tree of Life' in Segovia Cathedral.

Allegory of 'The Tree of Life'

A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.

Gilbert Stuart House.

North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Gilbert Stuart Birthplace

The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

Naturalistic rock art example.

Mwela Rock Art Paintings

One of the largest concentrations of rock paintings in Southern Africa.

The paintings from a distance.

Torslanda, Sweden

Tumlehed Rock Paintings

Sweden's southernmost prehistoric rock art is hidden just outside Gothenburg.

The tree in the narthex.

Santa Maria dello Spasimo

This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.

Some believe the image is of Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon.

New York, New York

Portrait of an Unidentified Woman

The mysterious image is believed to show Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, in a beautiful blue dress.

Permanently Closed

The Amalgam Gallery of Art in Caledonia.

Caledonia, Missouri

Amalgam Gallery of Art

This "little gallery in the middle of nowhere" is housed in a 170-year-old horse barn in the Missouri Ozarks.

This fresco in the palace is said to have inspired the Taj Mahal.

Burhanpur, India

Shahi Qila

A fresco in this magnificent palace is said to have been the first depiction of the Taj Mahal's design.

The paintings are located in one of the offices at Borås zoo.

'Pierre Brassau' Paintings at Borås Zoo

The art critic claiming that "only an ape could have done this" was in fact right.

Monet's Pond.

Seki-shi, Japan

Monet's Pond

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

One of the corridors.

Zacatecas, Mexico

Rafael Coronel Museum

Mexico's largest collection of masks is found in the ruins of an abandoned convent.

Portraits of Mogarraz.

Mogarraz, Spain

Portraits of Mogarraz

Images of neighbors past and present guard the streets of this charming alpine village.

Actual lightning is more complex than what usually appears on canvas.

Why Is It So Hard to Paint Lightning?

Capturing lightning on a canvas is just as difficult as it sounds.

Jessica Leigh Hester June 8, 2018

Pictographs at Indian Painted Rocks site.

Spokane, Washington

Indian Painted Rocks

Protected from the elements, these Native American rock paintings have survived approximately 250 years.

Painted scribe vendor and real-life customer.

Trompe-l'œil Murals of Hanoi

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.