The white whale of the art world — My unhealthy obsession with the Mona Lisa started immediately after I got immersed in the world of art. By September of 2018, I had been to Paris a few times and although I was a child, I vaguely remembered seeing a blurry Mona Lisa in the corner of my eye…

The utilization of a historical Polish icon to disguise a man's true emotions and beliefs. — One of the most powerful paintings I've come across, Stanczyk by Jan Matejko is a very emotionally taxing portrait. The predominantly dark colour palette sets a melancholy mood almost immediately. …

The epitome of high renaissance art — Once considered to be the most famous painting in the world, La Donna Velata (The Woman with the Veil) falls nothing short of angelic. This painting is of the highest calibre when it comes to renaissance art. …

The painting that moved me to near tears — I ask you to please read and finish this whole article without skipping any parts. You will see the importance of this favour at the very end. Thank you in advance. I am an atheist, let's get that out of the way. As it stands right now, I do not…

Female portrait edition — While there were special allied units (Monuments Men) tasked with finding looted Nazi art, some paintings weren't so lucky. I say this because the paintings I am going to show you today have been presumed destroyed or lost for nearly 80 years. If you ask any art museum curator for…

An enormous fresco that was unfinished, damaged, and abandoned. Arguably his best work. Some art scholars even doubt it was ever painted. Will it ever be found? — For centuries, the whereabouts of this painting have been unknown. Nevertheless, for anyone who has studied the mysterious and enigmatic Leonardo, this does not come as a surprise. Da Vinci’s life was and still is filled with uncertainty. Over five hundred years have passed since his death and we are…

Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” sold for a record-breaking $450 Million in 2017 — Like any investment, risk is always involved. Art is no different. Shocking as it may be, according to a 2014 report by the Fine Art Expert Institute in Switzerland, over 50% of all art being distributed in the market is fake. …

Thirteen Priceless works of art were stolen. Thirty-two years later, the case remains unsolved and is still an active and ongoing investigation. — The world’s biggest art heist took place at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum during the early morning hours of March 18th, 1990. While a small sum of art was stolen in comparison to the fifteen thousand artworks the museum houses, collectively the thirteen pieces of art are worth in excess…

A privileged yet tortured Roman girl turned murderer, iconic artist’s muse and the ghost who haunts the bridge — Beatrice's short-lived life starts on the 6th of February 1577, born to mother Ersilia Santacroce and father Count Francesco Cenci. Having the good fortune (or misfortune as you reach the end of this article) of being born with a silver spoon in her mouth, Beatrice had the birthright of being…