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Counter Arts

The Hidden Secrets Behind Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa

5 astonishing mysteries

Mar 2, 2023

blurry mona lisa made up of lego

Mar 2, 2023

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How the Art World Runs the Biggest Tax Scam On Earth

A step-by-step guide on yet another way the rich get richer

Feb 15, 2023

modern art created by ai

Feb 15, 2023

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How Vincent Van Gogh Tragically Predicted His Own Death

Subliminal messages hidden in one of the artist's most iconic last works, and possible suicide note

Feb 12, 2023

van gogh stares at the sky in wheatfield with crows above him

Feb 12, 2023

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Lessons from History

Adolf Hitler’s Relentless Search for the Mona Lisa

The prized possession of the to-be Führer Museum

Sep 3, 2022

A nazi flag is waved over a red background. A dim mona lisa stares at the soldier with the flag.

Sep 3, 2022

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Counter Arts

The Isleworth Mona Lisa, Leonardo Da Vinci’s Original Version

The white whale of the art world

Aug 29, 2022

a man examines the isleworth mona lisa

Aug 29, 2022

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This Isn’t a Villain Origin Story, Just a Self-Portrait of a Miserable Painter

The utilization of a historical Polish icon to disguise a man's true emotions and beliefs.

Aug 22, 2022

The painting stanczyk sits in a golden frame. Behind the frame is a black background.

Aug 22, 2022

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Raphael’s Mona Lisa

The epitome of high renaissance art

Aug 8, 2022

Raphael’s Mona Lisa

Aug 8, 2022

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I'm in Love With the Virgin Mary

The painting that moved me to near tears

Jul 17, 2022

The Virgin Dolorosa by Luis de Morales (c. 1560–1570). Image provided by author — Made in Canva

Jul 17, 2022

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3 Destroyed or Lost Art Relics From World War II

Female portrait edition

Jul 11, 2022

An American soldier studies a recovered painting looted by the Nazis. Image source.

Jul 11, 2022

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Leonardo Da Vinci’s Magnum Opus

An enormous fresco that was unfinished, damaged, and abandoned. Arguably his best work. Some art scholars even doubt it was ever painted…

Jul 10, 2022

Leonardo Da Vinci’s Magnum Opus

Jul 10, 2022

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Ashkan Modabber

Top Writer in Art ✮ Toronto based, I currently write about art and personal finance. Contact: ashkanmodabber@gmail.com

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