July 26, 2007

Van Gogh - An Undiscovered Work?

Filed under: — brandon @ 11:12 am

It looks like a new Van Gogh may have been discovered by a South Korean man:
He discovered he owned what he thinks is a real Van Gogh after looking at an art book and seeing a version of a similar painting.
Sur Byung-soo said, “My father got it from a foreigner, and he […]

July 24, 2007

Mona Lisa - Interesting Facts

Filed under: — brandon @ 8:43 am

• The name the painting is most recognized by is Mona Lisa but that only came about because of a spelling error! The original name of the painting was Monna Lisa. Monna, in Italian, was a common Italian shortening of Madonna, meaning “my lady.”
• Most people know that Leonardo da Vinci is the artist, but […]

 
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