Leonardo's portrait of Mona Lisa illustrates THE MYSTERY OF THE MONA LISA SMILE.

THE MYSTERY OF THE MONA LISA SMILE

The mystery of the Mona Lisa smile is that the mystery has finally been solved. Lisa del Giocondo is amused watching Leonardo da Vinci’s head pop out from behind the easel as he paints her portrait and smiles that illusive smile. ‘Yes, yes, lovely, dear. Keep your head still. Don’t move your lips…’ ‘I’ll try […]

The Bombing of Guernica painted by Picasso illustrates friendship between Dali and Picasso.

THE BOMBING OF GUERNICA 

The bombing of Guernica on 26 April 1937 wiped the small Basque town off the map. The outrage inspired Picasso’s painting Guernica, one of mankind’s greatest pieces of art being replicated today by the persistent air strikes on the peoples of Ukraine and Palestine.  The attack on Guernica, an undefended town of 7,000 people, was […]

Brigitte Bardot watching Picasso paint.

Brigitte Bardot and the Painting that Never Was

There must be a good reason why neither Salvador Dalí nor Picasso painted Brigitte Bardot. They both had the chance. They both liked beautiful young women – albeit for different reasons: Dalí because he was a slave to beauty, Picasso because he liked sex with young women. Yet, neither put graphite to paper, oil on […]