Finding out the secrets of well-known paintings never ceases to surprise us! These secrets increase the level of our admiration towards the genius painters who were way ahead of their time...
This content covers the secrets of 8 important paintings of art history! Enjoy!!!
This painting is a treasure for art historians. Notice the object above Madonna?
There is a guy in the painting who is looking at this unidentified object!
Pieter Bruegel depicted a village where the people represented the Netherlandish Proverbs.
Some of these proverbs are still used commonly. For instance 'Big fish eat small fish' or 'Swimming across a river.'
Experts in neuroanatomy claim that Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam contains clues about the anatomy of the brain.
They can observe brain parts like cerebellum, optical nerves, and the pituitary gland from the painting. Also, the green part is believed to be representing the vertebral artery.
Jan van Eyck's self-portrait is hidden in the famous painting, Arnolfini Portrait.
Mind-blowing!
The painting seems like a portrait of an old man at first glance.