Nestled amidst lakes, Mantua is a charming Renaissance city with a wealth of artistic and architectural treasures.
Its well-preserved medieval and Renaissance buildings, such as the Palazzo Ducale and the Palazzo Te, showcase the town’s cultural significance. The city’s historical center, surrounded by three artificial lakes, creates an enchanting setting that exudes elegance and history.
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.