If you’ve ever wondered what the most expensive painting in the world is, and why on earth it costs that much, you’re not alone. I still remember the night in 2017 when every art person I know was glued to a livestream, watching a small Renaissance Christ figure send the room into collective disbelief. The … Read more
The first time I stood in front of Vermeer’s The Milkmaid, I caught myself holding my breath. Nothing epic was happening, no kings, no battles, just a woman pouring milk. And yet, there it was: a whole world in a quiet moment. If you’ve ever wondered, “what is a genre painting?” that feeling is the … Read more
If you’ve ever wondered “where is the Last Supper painting?” you’re not alone. I asked the same question the first time I went to Milan, and was surprised to learn it isn’t tucked inside a big museum at all. Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper lives exactly where he painted it: on a dining-hall wall of … Read more