Artcurious: Stories of the Unexpected, Slightly Odd, and Strangely Wonderful in Art History by Jennifer DasalMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
What a fun book! And I'm a huge fan of the North Carolina Museum of Art, so I'm kind of annoyed I didn't find out about this (or her podcast) until after I left North Carolina.
Regardless, quite a few fun tidbits, which in all gave me a much broader grasp of a number of artists, especially having to do with modern art (within the past 100 years or so). For example, it was a pretty good primer into Abstract art and Pop art.
The full story of the Salvator Mundi was fascinating to me. Also the idea that Davinci painted more than one Mona Lisa (like the Isleworth Mona Lisa), and that the Louvre might have more than one, too.
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