Theme

Mystery in art

Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez
Las MeninasDiego Velázquez, 1656A princess, a king, and a puzzle: what's really happening in this 17th-century masterpiece?
Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci
Lady with an ErmineLeonardo da Vinci, 1490Leonardo's mysterious muse, lost in thought with her ermine
The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch
The Garden of Earthly DelightsHieronymus Bosch, 1490Is hell a warning or a mirror to our own desires?