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Bruegel paints vomiting peasants harvesting grapes

by on 07. Oct, 2010 in WOTW News

The renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder is best known today for his tranquil winter scenes so when Spain’s Prado Museum discovered a previously unknown work, they were surprised to see a group of peasants throwing up their lunch at a wild grape harvest. The new work was discovered after restoration of another painting that [...]

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A Wine Portrait Frozen in Time. Don’t Try This At Home.

by on 31. Jan, 2010 in Just Plain Weird, Video Magic

Wine freezes at about 15 degrees Fahrenheit. But what can you do with the wine once it’s frozen? Well, make a piece of art of course! This took the artist 7 hours to put together and 1 hour to fall apart, and why he felt compelled to drink the stuff at the end is beyond [...]

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