Everything You Know About Art is Wrong

Why does the Mona Lisa really smile? Who invented photography? Which painting hung upside down for more than a month before anyone noticed? In the world of visual arts, misconceptions often spread: for example, that all artists are young and poor, or that Walt Disney actually created Mickey Mouse. This book reveals the truth about the first photobomb in 1843, the destruction of Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" during World War II, how Damien Hirst's "Spot Painting" was sent to Mars, and much more.