Several famous paintings contain hidden symbols, meanings, or secrets.
1. Domenico Ghirlandaio's 15th-century "Madonna" painting may depict a UFO, but experts are unsure.
2. A UFO can also be seen in a painting by a Danish artist Henrik van Antonis.
3. Van Gogh's "Cafe Terrace at Night" contains an encrypted image of the 12 apostles and a cross.
4. Da Vinci's "The Last Supper" may contain a mysterious code, and the hand positions of the characters may represent musical notes.
5. A theory suggests that the Apostle John in "The Last Supper" might be Mary Magdalene, but most experts are skeptical.
6. Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" contains a mysterious letter in her eye and the number 72 under the bridge in the background.
7. Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam" may depict the shape of a human brain, and his sculpture "David" appears confident when viewed from below, but fearful when viewed from above.
8. Pieter Bruegel's "Dutch Proverbs" contains hundreds of scenes of everyday life and famous proverbs.
9. Hans Holbein's "Ambassadors" features a distorted skull, symbolizing the inevitability of death.
10. Many paintings, including those by Caravaggio and Georges Seurat, contain hidden self-portraits or symbols.
Here are the extracted facts:
1. A painting from the 15th century by Domenico Ghirlandaio, "The Madonna," contains a mysterious object in the sky that resembles a UFO.
2. Experts are unsure what the object represents, but it may be a forgotten sign or a depiction of a bright star.
3. Vincent van Gogh's painting "The Night Café" contains an encrypted image of the 12 apostles.
4. Van Gogh did not use black paint in the painting, instead using shades of blue and purple.
5. Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" contains a mysterious code that some experts believe is a musical composition.
6. The painting depicts Jesus and the 12 apostles, and an Italian musician discovered that the hands of the characters in the picture correspond to musical notes.
7. The notes form a melody when played together.
8. Leonardo da Vinci was a skilled musician, according to the memoirs of his contemporaries.
9. The painting also contains a theory that the Apostle John is actually a depiction of Mary Magdalene, but most experts are skeptical of this hypothesis.
10. Van Eyck's "The Arnolfini Portrait" contains a hidden self-portrait of the artist in the background.
11. The painting also contains a reflection in the mirror that shows the back of the characters and the artist's self-portrait.
12. Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam" contains a mysterious shape in the image of God that resembles the human brain.
13. Michelangelo studied human anatomy in detail, but the meaning of the shape remains a mystery.
14. The statue "David" by Michelangelo has a height of over 5 meters and has a different expression when viewed from different angles.
15. The statue was created to depict the hero David before his battle with Goliath.
16. A painting by Henrik van Antonis was discovered to have a hidden image of a whale carcass that was painted over in the 18th or 19th century.
17. Pieter Bruegel's "Dutch Proverbs" is a painting that contains hundreds of scenes of everyday life and famous proverbs.
18. The painting contains many examples of expressions and proverbs that are still used today.
19. Hans Holbein's "The Ambassadors" contains a distorted skull in the lower part of the painting that symbolizes the transience of life.
20. Georges Seurat's "A Successful Woman" was painted using a unique technique called pointillism.
21. The painting contains a self-portrait of the artist in the reflection of a jug.
22. Georges Seurat's "A Woman Powdering" contains a self-portrait of the artist in the reflection of a mirror that was later painted over.