When you plan an itinerary for Paris, at the top of the list of sights-to-see are the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre – which is undoubtedly one of the most famous collections of art in the world. Other noteworthy pieces that call the Louvre home are the Winged Victory of Samothrace Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix and The Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault.
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The art world has always been shrouded in mystery; the very nature of many artists throughout time means that a number of them preferred isolation or suffered from mental illness. This means that over the years, plenty of mysteries have cropped up, many of which remain unresolved to this day, and we may never find out the truth behind some of these fascinating mysteries.
The style that a painter adopts for their work is arguably the biggest factor that sets them apart from other artists, allowing them to create work that is unique to them.
There have been dozens of different styles of painting developed over the last few hundred years, but only a handful of them have survived to this day, and are currently the main styles of painting that new artists will try and emulate when they first break into the scene.
Salvador Dali is arguably the world’s most iconic and well-known surrealist painter. His artistic prowess ranged from classic painting and sculpture to photography, multimedia work, collaborations with other artists, film, and performance art.
In 2017, Salvator Mundi – a painting by art icon Leonardo da Vinci – sold for a record-breaking sum of $450 million at Christie’s Auction House. The sale price more than doubled its previous record; $179.4 million for a Picasso painting in 2015.