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A painting from ~1510, Ascent of the…

A painting from ~1510, Ascent of the Blessed, depicts the famous ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ experienced by some people during near-death experiences. The post A painting from ~1510, Ascent of the… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 12635 – A Pre-Raphaelite “Supermodel”

Lizzie Siddal had unlikely characteristics for a 19th-century model. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12635 – A Pre-Raphaelite “Supermodel” appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact #12393 – An Olympic Medal For Art

Did you know artists participated in Olympic competitions in the 20th century? Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact #12393 – An Olympic Medal For Art appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact – Ringo Starr’s MS Paint Art

Ringo Starr sells prints of his MS Paint art for thousands of dollars on his website. – WTF Fun Facts Source: Yer Baby … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Ringo Starr’s MS Paint Art appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

The owner of the Café de la Rotonde in…

The owner of the Café de la Rotonde in Paris would allow starving artists to pay for their drinks with a painting or drawing. In the 1900s the walls of the cafe would have been casually adorned with works now considered priceless. The post The owner of the Café de la Rotonde in… appeared first… Read More »

A museum says they gave an artist…

A museum says they gave an artist $84,000 in cash to use in artwork. He delivered blank canvases and titled them “Take the Money and Run.” The post A museum says they gave an artist… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact – Kintsugi

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold — built on the idea that … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Kintsugi appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

James Franco once created an invisible…

James Franco once created an invisible sculpture called ‘Fresh Air’. It was described as an endless supply of oxygen. Someone actually bought the ‘sculpture’ for $10,000. The post James Franco once created an invisible… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

32 Interesting Facts About Castles

Here are 32 Interesting Facts About Castles. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Castles 1. For 23 years the French have been building a real medieval castle using only medieval construction techniques. – Source 2. There stands a castle in the Czech Republic that to this day has a moat filled with BEARS. It’s called the “Bear…… Read More »

46 Interesting Facts About Colors

Here are 46 Interesting Facts About Colors. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Colors 1. Color blind people tend to have better night vision and can sometimes see the luminosity of colors that normal-sighted people can’t. With this ability, and the fact that they perceptive colors differently, the U.S. Army discovered that the colorblind could see ‘camouflage’…… Read More »

Han van Meegeren was a legendary art…

Han van Meegeren was a legendary art forger who sold fake Old Master paintings to the Nazis during the occupation of the Netherlands, once cheating Hermann Göring out of over a million guilders. He is now celebrated as a Dutch national hero. The post Han van Meegeren was a legendary art… appeared first on Crazy… Read More »