ARTOZE International Art Magazine | Edition: Oct - Dec, 2020

October - December 2020
ARTOZE
ART FACTS
Interesting facts you might not know!
How did the popular portrait of Mona
Lisa win all hype around it?
The Mona Lisa painting caught all the attention
after being stolen in 1911. The portrait
was over 350 years old before the critics and
scholars recognized it as a masterpiece and
celebrated the worthy painting.
What was a romantic gesture like back in
the 18th and 19th century?
Wearing a miniature portrait of your lover's eyes on
your jewellery like a locket was deemed to be a secretive
romantic gesture in the 18th and 19th centuries.
'Lovers Eye' jewellery worn on the wrist or near the
heart delineated your love for another
How a ball of mud is also a form of art?
A ball of mud is rolled in the hand and polished until
shiny and smooth, this is a Japanese art form and is
called Dorodango.
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