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1. "Aphrodite of Milos" (better known as the "Venus de Milo"), is one of this museum's treasures.
2. Edvard Munch painted two versions of "The Scream". In 2004 the second version (1910) and Munch's "Madonna" were stolen from the Munch Museum. Both paintings were recovered in 2006, albeit somewhat damaged. The original version (1893) was itself stolen in 1994 and recovered several months later. Where can it be found?
3. Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" is among the famous works housed in this museum.
4. Hieronymous Bosch's triptych, "The Garden of Earthly Delights" (or "The Millennium") has been housed in this museum since 1939.
5. Both Thomas Gainsborough's "The Blue Boy" and Thomas Lawrence's "Sarah Barrett Moulton" (better known as "Pinkie") are part of its permanent collection.
6. James McNeil Whistler's "Arrangement in Grey and Black: The Artist's Mother" (colloquially known as "Whistler's Mother"), is now owned by this museum.
7. Vincent van Gogh's "The Starry Night" has been in this museum's permanent collection since 1941.
8. Caravaggio's "The Taking of Christ" is housed in this gallery.
9. Michelangelo's "David" was moved here in 1873 to protect it from damage.
10. There are two versions of the "Virgin of the Rocks" which are largely by Leonardo da Vinci. The earlier work (also known as the "Madonna of the Rocks") is in the Louvre. Where can the second version be found?
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