The theft and return of Mona Lisa
On 21 August 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre. The theft was not discovered until the next day, when painter Louis Béroud walked into the museum and went to the Salon Carré where the Mona Lisa had been on display for five years, only to find four iron pegs on the wall.
The thief was only caught two years later. Louvre employee Vincenzo Peruggia had stolen the Mona Lisa by entering the building during regular hours, hiding in a broom closet, before walking out with it hidden under his coat once the museum had closed.
In 1880, Nikola Tesla lived in Prague at 13 Smeckach St.. He spent most of his time at the Klementinum Library and Narodni Kavarna (People’s Cafe) on Vodickova St.
Dawnfire Photography
Boris Groh is one of my favorite artists, mostly because of his works that feature LARGE skeletons just doing their thing
Summer In The Garden | Henri-Gaston Darien
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Era Moodboards: Victorian Era
In the history of the United Kingdom, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria’s reign. The period is characterised as one of relative peace among the great powers, increased economic activity, “refined sensibilities” and national self-confidence for Great Britain. Ideologically, the Victorian era witnessed resistance to the rationalism and an increasing turn towards romanticism and mysticism with regard to religion, social values, and arts.
“…and I have to deal with what you left behind”