# @animalmm7 on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIQWYdJIa-p
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-10T06:09:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** animalmm (@animalmm7) — https://gondola.cc/animalmm7

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ten well-known and interesting facts about art: #art 

1.The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows – Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting doesn’t have eyebrows or eyelashes, likely due to deterioration over time or an unfinished state.

2.Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime – Despite creating over 2,000 artworks, Vincent van Gogh only sold one painting while alive, The Red Vineyard.

3.The most expensive painting ever sold – As of now, Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci holds the record, selling for $450.3 million in 2017.

4.Michelangelo hated painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling – He saw himself more as a sculptor and wasn’t fond of painting, though the result is one of the most iconic masterpieces in history.

5.Banksy’s art self-destructed at auction – In 2018, Banksy's Girl with Balloon shredded itself moments after being sold for $1.4 million, creating a new artwork titled Love is in the Bin.

6.The color blue was once more valuable than gold – In the Middle Ages, ultramarine (made from lapis lazuli) was incredibly expensive and often reserved for painting the robes of the

7.Art has been around for at least 45,000 years – The oldest known cave paintings, found in Indonesia, date back to at least 43,900–45,500 years ago.

8.Perspective in art was "discovered" during the Renaissance – Linear perspective was developed by artists like Filippo Brunelleschi to create depth and realism in paintings.

9.Picasso could draw before he could walk – It’s said that Pablo Picasso was drawing before he could talk properly. His first word was reportedly “pencil” in Spanish.

10.The Louvre is the world’s most visited museum – Located in Paris, France, it houses over 380,000 objects, including the Mona Lisa, and attracts millions each year.

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