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Artworks to see before you die: Volume five

Rodin's Burgher's of Calais
Intrepid moral rectitude ... Auguste Rodin: The Burghers of Calais (1888) Photograph: Sarah Lee
Rousseau's Snake Charmer
Haunting scene ... Henri Rousseau: The Snake Charmer (1907) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library/Bridgeman Art Library
Descent from the Cross by Rubens
Great moral dignity ... Peter Paul Rubens: The Descent from the Cross (1611-14) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library
Seurat's Sunday Afternoon on the Island
Encompassing and ironic view of human life ... Georges Seurat: Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884-1886) Photograph: The Gallery Collection/Corbis
Tintoretto's Susanna and the Elders
A unique poetry of light and space ... Tintoretto: Susanna and the Elders (1555-1556) Photograph: The Gallery Collection/Corbis
Titian's Rape of Europa
Gifted and profound ... Titian: The Rape of Europa (1559-1562) Photograph: Corbis
Toulouse-Lautrec: Dancing at the Moulin Rouge
Rough and ready ... Toulouse-Lautrec: Panels for La Goulue's Booth at the Foire du Trone, Paris (1895) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library/Bridgeman Art Library
Turner's Slave Ship
Anxious, determined, energetic ... JMW Turner: Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On (1840) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library/Agencies
The Family of Philip IV by Velasquez
Dazzling allegory of the nature of art ... Diego Velazquez: Las Meninas (1656) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library
Jan Vermeer's Girl With a Pearl Earring
Utterly compelling sideways glance ... Jan Vermeer: Girl With a Pearl Earring (c1665) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library/Agencies
Rachel Whiteread's Ghost
Quite sad in a way ... Rachel Whiteread: Ghost (1990) Photograph: Sarah Lee
Whistler's Nocturne in Black and Gold
Suspiciously decorative and utterly seductive ... James Abbott McNeill Whistler: Nocturne in Black and Gold: the Falling Rocket (1875) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library/Bridgeman Art Library
Joseph Wright painting
Exhilarating and horrific ... Joseph Wright of Derby: An Experiment on a Bird in the Air-Pump (1768) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library/Bridgeman Art Library
Saint Francis by Francisco de Zurbaran
A disturbing masterpiece of light and dark ... Zurbaran: Saint Francis in Meditation (1635-1639) Photograph: Corbis
Prehistoric hand stencil
Rock Art: Aboriginal Australian stencil of hand, Kakadu, Northern Territory Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library/Bridgeman Art Library
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