The Deception Pass Bridge in Washington State, USA, connects Whidbey Island to Fidalgo Island and offers stunning views of the surrounding waters and forests.
However, the bridge’s narrow lanes, combined with frequent high winds and fog, make it a dangerous crossing.
The drop into the swirling waters below is daunting, and the bridge’s openness to the elements only adds to the peril. Despite these risks, the bridge remains a popular tourist attraction.
Painting is an ancient medium and even with the introduction of photography, film and digital technology, it still has remained a persistent mode of expression. So many paintings have been limned over dozens of millennia that only a relatively small percentage of them could be construed as "timeless classics" that have become familiar to the public—and not coincidentally produced by some of the most famous artists of all time. We, of course, have our opinion of what makes the grade and we present them here in our list of the best paintings of all time.