ArtCurious: Stories of the Unexpected, Slightly Odd, and Strangely Wonderful in Art History (Jennifer Dasal) - a podcast by Rob Mellon

Art historian and author Jennifer Dasal talks about some the the most fascinating and truly unbelievable stories in art history.  She details the wild journey of the Mona Lisa and indicates that it might be possible the one on display is actually a forgery.  She discusses the possiblity that the infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper might actually have been British artist Walter Sickert.  Dasal explains how it is also possible that Vincent van Gogh did not commit suicide, but may have been murdered.  She talks about the connection between the CIA and the expansion and popularity of modern art and covers a host of topics from UFOs in art, ghosts directing paintings and the most infamous art theft in history.

HOST:  Rob Mellon

FEATURED BREW:  Hell's Belle Belgian Blond Ale, Big Boss Brewing Company, Raleigh, North Carolina

BOOK:  ArtCurious: Stories of the Unexpected, Slightly Odd, and Strangely Wonderful in Art History
https://www.amazon.com/ArtCurious-Unexpected-Slightly-Strangely-Wonderful/dp/0143134590/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=artcurious&qid=1618286869&sr=8-1

MUSIC:  Bones Fork
https://bonesfork.com/

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