Paintings are often aesthetically attractive, but often times have deeper meaning than we see. When you look at a painting, it is mostly difficult to take your eyes off them not only because of beauty but of course the meanings they hold.
Sometimes, it is difficult to decipher the hidden meaning behind an art piece, especially for those who do not speak the “art language’. Here, you will find a list of some beautiful art pieces or paintings that you may have come accross with their hidden meanings.
Cyclops: This painting was created by Odilon Redon in 1914. Polyphemus, the giant with the solitary eyeball, peers over a rocky outcropping at the object of his desire which is the nymph Galatea. It was resulting from Homer’s “Odysssey” which was a popular trope among French symbolists.
[Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons]Girl with a Pearl Earring: This was created by Johannes Vermeer in 1665. The hidden meaning behind this painting is that the piece was envisioned as a “tronie – a study of a head and shoulders dressed on exotic clothing”.
[Photo Credit: iCanvas]Ophelia: Painted by Sir John Everett Millais in 1851, the painting was painted in true Pre-Raphaelite fashion. The model in the painting posed for Millais in a bathtub full of water in his London studio.
[Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons]The Last Supper: Created by Leonardo da Vinci in 1495, has a hidden message that will bring music to your ears. Experts believe that when read right, the painting depicts Da Vinci’s matchless inscription style and the notes combine to make a harmonious 40 second composition.
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