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The Painting That Obsessed Hitler Freud & Lenin

Freud kept it by his couch. Lenin above his bed. Hitler paid a fortune for it. By 1900, it hung in nearly every Berlin home. Discover the story of The Isle of the Dead.

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Cool Stories About Art
Oct 30, 2025
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