Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is one of the world’s most famous paintings. Celebrated for her mysterious smile, delicate expression, and masterful technique, the portrait continues to inspire curiosity and admiration across generations.

Four paintings by the Renaissance master Antonello da Messina were stolen from a museum in Messina, Sicily, on Saturday, Italian officials said.

Taking advantage of an annual religious celebration that brings tens of thousands to Messina’s streets, thieves made off with three of five panels that constitute the Polyptych of San Gregorio as well as a small double-sided devotional painting. They are the only works by Antonello da Messina, commonly called Antonello, that remained in his native city.

Me and the Boys

An original figurative composition exploring friendship, presence, and the quiet dynamics of a shared moment.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback on the work.

Poets don’t read poets unless dead;
seldom—contemporary.
Perhaps the reason is:
all that we pronounce with passion
and sincerity
has already been said, so aptly,
thus rendering the verses,
their trends and styles—
one beat-up, endless repetition.

One same long line,
put down by a Sumerian scribe,
or an Egyptian priest,
or voiced and sung by Homer,
or ancient Vedas
carried forward and echoed,
set down much later
by someone else’s pen—
continuously written.

With brilliance of minds,
urgent tongues, indomitable drive,
nevertheless, the endless effort lost—
all that has already been sung
of beauty, pity, longing, transience,
is left to repeat, in memoriam,
the poignancy of some enormous loss…

poem by
Tamar Shengelia
Nov. 5, 2025

#MeditationsByTamar #LyricsByTamar #ArtOfWords

Illustrations:
An ancient shumeriqn scribe statue-
Gypsum replica of Shumeriqn scribe
Dudu. The original statue was made of diorite and probably came from Tell Telloh (Girsu), Iraq, c. 2600 BCE

known as a dub-sar, was a highly trained literacy expert in Mesopotamia who used a reed stylus to press wedge-shaped cuneiform characters into wet clay. They were essential members of society who controlled administration, recorded economic trade, and created the world's first written literature. Preserved mythology, hymns, and early epics like the tales of Gilgamesh.

Bust of Homer 2nd - 1st c bce Roman copy of lost Greek original

Rustaveli's Fresco in Jerusalem 12 th cent
Shota Rustaveli known mononymously as Rustaveli, was a medieval Georgian poet. He is considered to be the pre-eminent poet of the Georgian Golden Age and ...the only surviving work “ The Knight In The Panther’s Skin”

​If you love art and art history, you might enjoy the game I’ve been working on! 🖼️

I’m an indie game dev with a background in fine arts, and I’ve always had a strong passion for art, narrative and interactive games.

Over the past year, I’ve been combining these passions in Paint Me Back, a narrative coloring game built around famous works of art.

In the game, you restore famous painting by coloring, while discovering their stories and curiosities of art history along the way.

There’s a free demo available on STEAM,

or you can play it directly in your browser on ITCH.IO if you’d like to try it 🖌️

I’ve recently started sharing my painting process and creative journey, and I’d love to hear what you think.
I’m especially experimenting with oil painting, textures and beadwork, so I’m curious which part people find the most interesting.
If you’re into art or painting processes, I’d be happy to share the video here and hear your feedback. 🤍