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From the 15th century to our current day, the Renaissance maxim holds true: “Every painter paints himself.” Beyond straightforward self-portraits, artists through the ages have left special ...

MIT CSAIL researchers have created a machine learning system, Timecraft, that can deduce how a painting was produced and recreate the likely brushstrokes, even for famous artists.

Museums across the world are home to some of the most well-known paintings of all time. . In honor of International Artist's Day, here are the 10 most famous paintings and where to find them. 1.