Paintings of great masters that keep secrets undeciphered

Rather than capturing a vision or an image, for many artists painting has been a means of expressing their fears, sorrows and joys. Vincent van Gogh, for example, painted his self-portrait in 1889 under a state of psychosis, Frida Kahlo represented his before and after falling in love with Diego Rivera in his work The two Fridas, and Edvard Munch painted The Scream where he expressed that this work could only be painted by a madman.

Other painters decided to go further and capture discoveries or visions that today, for art history, remain an enigma. In commemoration of International Art Day, Infobae collected four works that, according to art enthusiasts, harbor mysteries that to this day remain unexplained.

Located in the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, The Garden of Delights is a piece that gives a lot to talk about from the number of scenes represented to its theme. Known as “El Bosco”, Bosch represented man's deepest sexual pleasures to the most unimaginable horrors.

So far it is not known who was a master of the art of the early Flemish Renaissance, where he studied or when he painted his more than 15 works. It is believed that this piece was painted between 1490 and 1510.

The complete work is an unresolved world, because for many theorists it is the representation of hell in Western art. It is divided into 3 panels, however, in the third left area, you can see men having sex with animals, a pig dressed as a nun, animals devouring human bodies, torture and even people with sticks inserted through their genitals.

This is a league in the Prado Museum where you can see detail of the painting.

The work housed in the Louvre museum and painted by da Vinci in 1503 contains many secrets, however, there is a very curious history of the work.

Since ancient times, art theorists have always set their sights on the woman's smile and it seems that for many it was charming both in technique and in her very attractive vision.

According to legend, Mona Lisa's smile consumed the soul of artist Luc Maspero, who according to the BBC ended his life by jumping out of the window of a hotel room in Paris, because he could no longer bear to listen to the whispers of the Gioconda.

It is one of the most striking and well-known works of the Spanish artist where you can see the goddess Venus see her reflection in a mirror held by Cupid.

Located in the gallery of the National Museum in London, it is a mystery why the great master painted the reflection of Venus in the mirror with an older age and with the wrong perspective. It should be noted that this canvas was scrapped by many, apparently everyone who owned it was involved in a world of catastrophes, fires, deaths and even looting.

The Ukrainian painter confessed that this work was done in 5 hours, however, she noted that when painting she felt that something was directing her hand. They claim that the artist always sold the work but it was always returned because they commented that something was watching them from the back of the canvas.

He is currently in a salon in Kiev.

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