Archive for the ‘Painting’ Category

can anyone help me identify a famous artist who specialized in clowns?

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

Mandy M asked: he was featured at the norton simon museum in los angelesSCOT

Why was there trash thrown in front of the Mona Lisa at the Louvre?

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

AutumnMist asked: In 2001, my husband and I visited the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Of course, we visited the famous Mona Lisa by De Vinci. In front of the painting was a small roped off area so visitors would not stand too close to the painting. ...

how is that you can go right up to a multi-million dollar original painting in a museum?

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

norbert asked: we just returned from the NY museum of modern art. i'm fascinated that the public can go right up to some of the most famous paintings in the world with nothing protecting them. i mean, some wacko could easily destroy them if he wanted to. what if some, ...

Can anyone find me any works of art portraying Cassandra, the oracle from Greek mythology?

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

asked: I'm looking for any works of art, both famous and amateur and in any medium, portraying Cassandra, the woman of Greek mythology whose beauty caused the Greek god Apollo to grant her the gift of prophecy. However, when she did not return his love, Apollo placed a ...