An international panel of art experts and historians has unanimously agreed that Jesus Christ and his 12 Disciples were not actually present and did not personally sit for Leonardo da Vinci when da Vinci painted his famous mural "The Last Supper." The painting resides on a plaster wall in the Convent of Santa Maria delle … Continue reading Jesus and disciples were not present when da Vinci painted “The Last Supper”
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August 21 1911 Theft of Mona Lisa is discovered
On August 21st 1911, an amateur painter set up his easel near Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris, only to discover that the masterpiece was missing. The day before, in perhaps the most brazen art theft of all time, Vincenzo Perugia had walked into the Louvre, removed the famed painting from the wall, hid … Continue reading August 21 1911 Theft of Mona Lisa is discovered
