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Monet, Renoir, Cézanne: The Day That Changed the Course of Painting
Rejetés par le Salon officiel et au bord de la ruine, Monet, Renoir et Cézanne organisèrent leur propre exposition. Voici le récit heure par heure de ce…
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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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Adolf: The Failed Artist
“Insufficient.” The word that changed history. From teenage ambition to final rejection, this is Adolf’s little-known story.
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The Mafia and the Missing Caravaggio
Caravaggio's Nativity hung in a church for 360 years. Then, one night, it disappeared. The true story of the art world's biggest cold case.
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Frans Post: The First European Painter of the Americas
For 145 years, Europe only imagined the New World. In 1637, Frans Post went there. Discover the story of the first artist to document the Americas.
Dec 4, 2025
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The Last Day of Vincent Van Gogh
One day. One painter. One decision. Last painting. Discover hour by hour Vincent Van Gogh's final day.
Nov 6, 2025
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Leonora Carrington: The Woman They Couldn't Destroy
She had everything an English aristocrat could want. Then Leonora Carrington chose love over luxury and art over safety. The price she paid will shock…
Oct 9, 2025
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The Magritte River Tragedy
Everyone knows Magritte's faceless figures, but no one knows why he painted them. This is the untold story of how a February night in 1912 changed…
Sep 18, 2025
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The hidden secrets of the Raft of Horror 🏴☠️
147 souls abandoned on a raft. What followed defied all imagination but inspired one of art's greatest masterpieces. The untold story of how horror…
Sep 8, 2025
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Van Eyck The Mission That Changed Europe
Everyone knows Jan van Eyck the painter. No one knows Jan van Eyck the spy. In 1428, Jan van Eyck set out on a dangerous mission to Portugal that would…
Aug 8, 2025
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The Woman Who Made Vincent van Gogh
Behind every legendary artist lies an untold story, but this one belongs to a woman history forgot, who held the power to make or break a genius…
Aug 7, 2025
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