Facts about Art
Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting in his life; 'Red Vineyard at Arles', and it was to his brother.
Many of the most famous artists today spent their lives in poverty or ruin. |
The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.
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There are 3 versions of the Mona Lisa painted under the visible one.
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Salvador Dali was kicked out of the official Surrealist Society.
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In A.C. Doyle's stories, Sherlock Holmes never said, 'Elementary, my dear Watson.'
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There is evidence that the Mona Lisa actually did have eyebrows, but during the restoration process they were painted over.
One of her hands was also in a slightly different position. |
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Harry Potter was written by Joanne Murray, under the psudonym JK Rowling.
She used her maiden name, Rowling, but she never had a middle name. She used initials so readers would not know she was female. |
