5 Little Things You Surely Didn’t Know About Pablo Picasso.

He helped invent cubism, was one of the primary artists to help define modernism, and changed both the worlds of painting and sculpture forever.

In his personal life he was also a fundamental force, leaving lovers and women and friends all over the place as he forged the quintessential giant-ego artist image we all know.

Here are 5 crucial things you likely haven’t heard about Pablo Picasso.

#5: His name is gigantic.

If you say his name, it sounds great. In English or Spanish, it’s a brilliant name — the alliterated “P”s really work well as a memorable title. Funny thing, then, that his real name was 23 damn words long.

#4: He was crazier about the women than you probably expect.

Sure, everyone is pretty clear on the fact that he messed around with plenty of women during his life, but this is actually even more remarkable than you might think, because most of them were always in their 20s or 30s, and Picasso kept getting older (the women stayed the same age, however).

#3: He stole the Mona Lisa?

Back in 1911, someone swiped Da Vinci’s famous La Giaconda from its home in the Louvre. Picasso’s good friend was arrested by the Parisian police on suspicion of the robbery, and to try and divert attention away from himself, he led the police to Picasso. While old Pablo got released shortly after, the rumors stayed with him for life.

#2: He could paint ‘traditionally’ without a problem.

Although lots of critics liked to claim that Picasso’s cubed figures were simply a result of his not having the talent to paint them normally, any quick check at his museum in Barcelona will prove to you that he could draft with the best of them.

#1: His last words were about drinking.

While you might assume he held forth on some profound topic, or said something rather beautiful to his then-wife, Picasso’s last words were (on first glance) slightly more pedestrian. “Drink to me, drink to my health — you know I cannot drink anymore” is how they went. On further study, though, his final utterance is actually quite profound.

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