From the Mona Lisa to the American Gothic, these famous paintings don’t just grace museum walls; they offer a glimpse into the past and define entire generations. Although most of these masterpieces ...
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Centuries after their creation, experts continue to analyze the work of master artists — but it’s impossible to say with certainty what was intentional and what was accidental. All we can do is enjoy ...
Even great painters sometimes make mistakes. Botticelli, for example, seemingly didn’t know how to draw feet, Mignon was afraid of cats, and Claude Monet didn’t want to spend time on clouds. However, ...
On a late August afternoon at BC’s McMullen Museum of Art, professors of art history Stephanie Leone and John Lansdowne ’07 were studying a thirteenth-century painting of the Madonna and child, ...