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The coffin of Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, who died last week at the age of 91, lies in wake at the funeral chapel set up at the Congress in Bogota. Known for his voluptuous depictions of people and animals using different media, Colombia's most famous artist died in Monaco, where he lived, after developing pneumonia. IMAGES
Images of the annual Burning Man festival site in Nevada's Black Rock desert after heavy rain turned it into a mud pit. IMAGES
A team of technicians remove the silver fabric covering the Arc de Triomphe as the two weeks of artist Christo's temporary, posthumous work draws to a close. IMAGES
A never-before-seen Vincent Van Gogh drawing of an exhausted old man is on display at an Amsterdam museum for the first time. "Study for 'Worn Out'", which Van Gogh drew early in his career in 1882, has been hidden away in a Dutch family's private collection for more than a century. IMAGES
French street artist JR has taken over the Trocadero esplanade in Paris, to present an alternative view of the Eiffel Tower by using paper collages to create an optical illusion of the famous landmark. IMAGES
Photographed portraits of healthcare workers deck the facade of Opéra Bastille in Paris. Made by the artist JR, known for his photography work, they serve as a tribute to their work during the Covid 19 epidemic. IMAGES