A recent Vanity Fair article on the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911 indicates that it may have been part of a larger scam to sell forgeries to unsuspecting buyers.
Tag: art
Art vs Money
Making money, the art of James Boggs and the value of art versus money.
The science of visual art
From Mirror Neurons to the Mona Lisa, notes from a symposium on visual art and the brain, exploring the neurobiological aspects of how we perceive and understand visual art. Slides and audio are available, but they’re half-hidden underneath each speaker’s photo.
Everything Picasso
The Online Picasso Project catalogues all of the artist’s work, as well as biographical notes, commentaries and references.
Art History for the masses
Smarthistory is being developed as an enhancement to the traditional Western art history textbook. Excuse me, I have some learning to do.
YWFT Zine
You Work For Them zine. The first issue, images created using samples from their stock collection.
Age of the Right Brain
The Tyranny of a Blank Page
16bn pixel Last Supper
16bn pixel version of the Last Supper, allows you to zoom in real close.