ART

ART

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What is art?

Art is a diverse range of human activities involving creative imagination to express technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of what constitutes art, and ideas have changed over time. 

Art

The various branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, literature, and dance.

WHAT IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE WORK OF ART?

Da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi': $450.3 million

In 1958 "Salvator Mundi" was sold for just $60 because it was thought to be a copy. But it fetched more than four times Christie's pre-sale estimate on November 15, 2017, when it was sold for over $450 million (€382 million) — setting a world record for auctioned art.

WHY IS MONA LISA SO FAMOUS?

The Mona Lisa's fame is the result of many chance circumstances combined with the painting's inherent appeal. 

CAN A GOOD FAKE BE ART TOO?

• Art forgery is the creating and selling of works of art which are falsely credited to other, usually more famous artists. 

• Art forgery can be extremely lucrative, but modern dating and analysis