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Tag Archives: art
February 21, 1947
On February 21, 1947, American inventor, Edwin Land, presented and demonstrated his invention, the Polaroid Land Camera, to the Optical Society of America in New York City. It was the first camera that was able to take, develop, and print a picture in around 60 seconds. The photos were in black and white and the … Continue reading
September 13, 1503
On September 13, 1503, Michelangelo began working on his magnum opus, his marble statue of David. Two years later when he finished and unveiled his masterpiece to the world and everyone came running to look at it, it is rumored… Continue reading
Posted in 16th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged art, David, Leonardo da Vinci, Lisa del Giocondo, Magnum Opus, Michelangelo, Mona Lisa, statue of David
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September 12, 1940
On September 12, 1940, Marcel Ravidat, an 18-year-old apprentice garage mechanic took his dog, Robot, for a walk in the hills near his home in Montignac. Montignac is in the Dordogne region of southwestern France. While in the… Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged art, discoveries, dogs, Dordogne, france, good boy, Lascaux cave paintings, Marcel Ravidat, Montignac, science
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August 23, 2015
On August 23, 2015, the $1.5 million 17th-century painting “Flowers” by Paolo Porpora was accidentally damage. The painting was being shown in an art exhibit in Taiwan when a 12 year-old boy tripped and put his hand through the… Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged accidents, Andrea Rossi, art, Paolo Porpora, Taiwan
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December 4, 1961
On December 4, 1961, the Museum of Modern Art installed Henri Matisse’s ‘Le Bateau’. It wasn’t until 47 days later that Genevieve Habert, a visitor, noticed the mistake and notified a guard. Nothing was done, so Habert called the New York Times, who in turn notified Monroe Wheeler, the Museum’s art director. Turns out, Mrs. … Continue reading
January 15, 1899
On January 15, 1899, Edwin Markham’s seminal poem. “The Man With a Hoe” was published for the first time in the San Francisco Examiner. The poem was inspired by Jean-Francois Millet’s painting “L’homme a la houe”, which depicted a weary, French peasant leaning against his hoe in a field not his own. The poem was … Continue reading
November 12, 1840
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! on this date in 1840, the famous and talented sculptor Auguste Rodin was born in Paris, France. His most widely known works of art are “The Kiss” and “The Thinker” and his least known works were the unpopular “Dog Humps Leg” and his follow-up piece “Man Kicks Dog”. Art historians … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged art, Paris, Rodin, sculptors, the french
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October 29, 1998
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1998, the oldest known copy of Archimedes’ work sold for $2 million at a New York auction. It was a diagram of a crudely drawn man holding the end of a very long lever that was positioned between a picture of the earth and a conveniently placed rock. Each … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged ancient greece, art, conspiracies, crime, hoaxes
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October 4, 1927
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1927 the first actual work of carving began on the Mount Rushmore monument. Gutzom Borglum, the commissioned artist and his 400 workers began carving the faces of Presidents Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan on the side of the mountain. When current President Coolidge telegraphed word to … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged art, governments, Presidents, time travel
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August 21, 1911
On THIS DATE IN TWISTED-HISTORY in 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre by Vincenzo Peruggia, an employee of the Louvre. Vincenzo “Vinnie” Peruggia was caught two years later in 1913 as he tried to sell the painting to an Italian Art Gallery. When he was questioned why he stole the Mona Lisa … Continue reading