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Artworks to see before you die: Volume one

A Naked Man in Flames, plate 26 from William Blake's Jerusalem
A Southwark Michelangelo ... William Blake: Jerusalem (1804-1820) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library
Arnold Bocklin
One of the most haunting landscapes ever ... Arnold Bocklin: Isle of the Dead (1880) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library
Sandro Botticelli Primavera (c1481-1482)
A harshness of line ... Sandro Botticelli: Primavera (c1481-1482) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library
Dirck Bouts
Emaciated nudity and macabre pallor ... Dirck Bouts: Hell (1470) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library
British (c3000BC-c1600BC), Stonehenge
A monstrous face looming in the mist ... British (c3000BC-c1600BC): Stonehenge Photograph: British Art Library
Agnolo Bronzino, Venus and Cupid (c1545)
As precious as a ruby on a white throat ... Agnolo Bronzino: Venus and Cupid (c1545) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library
Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Landscape with the Fall of Icarus (1555)
One of those human miracles unique to the Renaissance ... Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Landscape with the Fall of Icarus (1555) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library
Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Hunters in the Snow (1565)
A truly universal epic vision ... Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Hunters in the Snow (1565) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library
Antonio Canova, The Three Graces (1814-1817)
Three pretty simpletons ... Antonio Canova: The Three Graces (1814-1817) Photograph: Mimmo Jodice/Corbis
Caravaggio, Seven Acts of Mercy (1606-1607)
Penetrating the deepest shadows of human nature ... Caravaggio: Seven Acts of Mercy (1606-1607) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library
Caravaggio, The Sacrifice of Isaac (c1603)
Isaac looks at us and howls … Caravaggio: The Sacrifice of Isaac (c1603) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library
Vittore Carpaccio, Miracle of the Relic of the True Cross at the Rialto Bridge (1494)
The tubular chimneys of Venice with their strange terracotta spouts ... Vittore Carpaccio: Miracle of the Relic of the True Cross at the Rialto Bridge (1494) Photograph: David Lees/Corbis
Maurizio Cattelan, The Ninth Hour (1999)
A super-realist effigy of Pope John Paul II ... Maurizio Cattelan: The Ninth Hour (1999) Photograph: Sarah Lee
Paul Cézanne, Le Lac d’Annecy (1896)
Seeing things on the very edge of visibility and graspability ... Paul Cézanne: Le Lac d'Annecy (1896) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library
Paul Cézanne, Mont Sainte-Victoire from Les Lauves (1904-1906)
Worth thousands of routine experiences of so-so works of art ... Paul Cézanne: Mont Sainte-Victoire from Les Lauves (1904-1906) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library
Jake and Dinos Chapman, Fucking Hell (2008)
Britart's brainiest artists ... Jake and Dinos Chapman: Fucking Hell (2008) Photograph: Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters
Colossal stone head, La Venta archaeological site,
Ancient Americas: Colossal stone head, La Venta archaeological site, Mexico (1st millennium BC) Photograph: Danny Lehman/Corbis
Great Serpent Mound, Adams County, Ohio, US (c1070)
Ancient Americas: Great Serpent Mound, Adams County, Ohio, US (c1070) Photograph: Richard A Cooke/Corbis
Aztec: Codex Mendoza, illuminated manuscript now in
Aztec: Codex Mendoza, illuminated manuscript now in Bodleian Library (c1550) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library
Colossal Buddha carved into cliffs at Yungang, Shanxi province, China (c490)
Buddhist art: Colossal Buddha carved into cliffs at Yungang, Shanxi province, China (c490) Photograph: Bridgeman Art Library
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