Comments on: The Quick 10: How 10 Works of Art Were Discovered

By: AJ

AJ — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:18:00 +0000

Great list, but please don’t refer to Leonardo Da Vinci as “Da Vinci”. It is not his last name. You should refer to him as “Leonardo” as most art scholars do. I know I’m being picky. I can’t help it. Dan Brown ruined Leonardo’s name for everyone!

By: Stew

Stew — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:12:00 +0000

FYI. “LaocoÃ¶n and His Sons” is located in the Vatican Museum.

By: Reese

Reese — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:06:00 +0000

GREAT Quick 10!

By: em

em — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:42:00 +0000

interesting!
also interesting that this article happens to be in the same week that they’ve announced that archeologists think they’ve found the potential tomb of cleopatra and antony. even if it’s not their tomb, they’ve at least found a bust of her, and several coins.
gives the old thought that she was ugly a good kick in the shins too, since the bust and the coins show her as fairly attractive.
still has the ptolomy schnoze though.

By: Nathan Miller

Nathan Miller — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:48:00 +0000

Perhaps the Laocoon wasn’t ‘found’ in 1506, but rather, forged by Michelangelo himself, who would indeed have a good idea how the arms should go.

I studied under Professor Lynn Catterson, who first suggested this theory, and it makes a lot of sense. I suggest checking into it.

There’s an NYTimes article about the theory: query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D07E0D91E3EF93BA25757C0A9639C8B63&pagewanted=all

-Nathan

By: Matthew Abel

Matthew Abel — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:03:00 +0000

Constantine looks kind of like Sylvester Stallone.