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The only remnant of Densham’s repaint.
Warleggan, England

Reverend Densham’s Paint Patch

The tale of this reverend and his parish is colorful in many a way.
The mural of l'église Saint-Orien de Meslay-le-Grenet.
Meslay-le-Grenet, France

The Danse Macabre of L'église Saint-Orien de Meslay-le-Grenet

A haunting medieval mural of the Danse Macabre graces the walls of this church.
Cassiglio, Italy

Ca’ Milesi

This house is adorned with a serenade macabre from the Counter-Reformation period.
Inside the church still stands the pulpit once occupied by Vincent's father. Now, it stands underneath a stained glass window displaying Vincent as a young boy and man.
Etten-Leur, Netherlands

The Van Gogh Church

Stained-glass windows inspired by Vincent van Gogh's paintings decorate this church in the town where the artist's career began.
Strängnäs Ö, Sweden

'Hönstavlan' ('Picturesque Chickens')

This strange portrait of six ladies with chicken bodies commemorates a count's dirty habits.
The Big Easel in Emerald
Emerald, Australia

The Big Easel

An oversized Van Gogh reproduction is one of three massive sunflower paintings across the globe.
Frog Rock and Lady Bug Rock on Bainbridge Island WA
Bainbridge Island, Washington

Bainbridge Island Frog Rock

The boulder is a landmark, public art, and an icon.
The Last Supper by Marcos Zapata
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6 Unusual Tributes to 'The Last Supper'

From guinea pigs to ghostly sculptures, there's an array of sites honoring Christ's final meal with his disciples.
Atlas Obscura March 30, 2021
Black Cat Alley
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Black Cat Alley

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.
Dozza - Dipinti Murali - Borgo Storico
Dozza, Italy

Murals of Dozza

Since the 1960s, this small village has invited painters to decorate its walls.
This painting mingles cow dung and gold leaf.
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The Artist Who Celebrates Bavaria's Rural Heritage With Elegant Cow-Dung Paintings

Werner Härtl says the unusual medium has "a life of its own."
Jackie Guigui-Stolberg February 24, 2021
The work is often slow-going.
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Mapmaking Taught Skiing’s ‘Rembrandt of Snow’ the Art of Patience

James Niehues has spent decades painting finicky trails.
Max Ufberg January 21, 2021
The Sign Above the Tunnel
Knoxville, Maryland

The Sign Above the Tunnel

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
"Portrait of a Mathematician" by Mary Beale (left); a 1702 portrait of Isaac Newton by Godfrey Kneller (right).
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The Mystery of the Missing Portrait of Robert Hooke

He was a famed 17th-century scientist. Isaac Newton was one of his rivals.
Atlas Obscura September 4, 2020
Glasgow, Scotland

Clydeside Expressway Mural Wall

Vibrant paintings stretch across 600 feet of derelict railway.
Willey stands next to a massive mural on the barn roof of an organic farm in Lyons, Nebraska. He designed it to be visible to the crop duster pilots who flew by.
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Meet the Man on a Mission to Hand-Paint 50,000 Bees

How the muralist Matthew Willey learned to love bees.
Skye Sherman June 16, 2020
The Congress's wall and ceiling murals.
Chetumal, Mexico

Murales del Congreso (Congress Murals)

A bright, colorful telling of the history of Mexico's youngest state.
The crucifixion scene.
Cuernavaca, Mexico

Cuernavaca Cathedral Murals

Monumental paintings, discovered in a Mexican cathedral in 1957, depict the deaths of some friars in Japan.