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Leonardo da Vinci: The Secret Behind His Vocation
He was never supposed to be a painter. A single line in an old Florentine document changed his fate and created the greatest mind in history.
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The Last Day of Vincent Van Gogh
One day. One decision. One last canvas. The hour-by-hour account of Vincent van Gogh's final 24 hours.
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How Edward Hopper Destroyed His Wife's Career
She got him his first major sale and launched his career. In return, he spent forty years making sure no one would ever see her paintings.
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Van Gogh: What Did He Really Suffer From?
What did Vincent van Gogh really suffer from? Between hallucinations, sudden breakdowns, and bursts of genius, here is the gripping story of a medical…
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Monet, Renoir, Cézanne: The Day That Changed the Course of Painting
Rejected by the official Salon and on the brink of ruin, Monet, Renoir and Cézanne staged their own exhibition. Here is the hour-by-hour story of what…
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Diego Rivera, the Great Mythomaniac
Frida Kahlo's husband was the greatest painter in Mexico. He was also its greatest liar.
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Degas: The Antisemite Who Died Alone
Edgar Degas, the famous Impressionist, had family and friends. His antisemitism cost him everything.
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The War Between Leonardo and Michelangelo
In 1503, the two greatest artists alive despised each other. So the city gave them the same wall and told them to outdo one another.
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Why Paul Gauguin Was a Piece of Shit
The art world made him a legend. It left out who he really was, and everyone he destroyed to become it.
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Van Gogh and Millet: The Connection
Before the sunflowers and starry nights, Van Gogh looked to Jean-François Millet as his guiding light. More than a painter, Millet was, for him, a moral…
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Manet and Morisot: The Secret Affair
Édouard Manet painted Berthe Morisot eleven times, then never again. Why? The love story two families worked to erase.
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Botticelli: Why He Painted the Same Face for 30 Years
Why did Botticelli paint the same face for 30 years? Discover the tragic fate of Simonetta Vespucci and the fall of the Medici in Florence.
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