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Is it a code or just an art? Mysteries behind famous paintings

If you have watched the Da Vinci Code and other Dan Brown novel-based movies, you must wonder how much of those conspiracy theories are actually true. The whole idea of people leaving a message behind in a code or even in simple writing hundreds of years ago makes for an exciting discovery. So when this […]
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The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci

Year: 1495 – 1498 Dimension: 15 feet x 29 feet Painted directly on the wall Medium: tempera paints on stone Place: The wall of Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan. Period: Renaissance, High Renaissance, Italian Renaissance.  The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most iconic paintings in the world. It […]
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The art of revival and rebirth

Renaissance was a beautiful era of art history (1400s) which gave the society a chance to dream as well as believe. Renaissance literally means ‘rebirth’. Rebirth of ideas, desires, dreams and also the realistic outcome. Painters took an increasing interest in the representation of the visible world instead of being confined to that exclusive concern […]