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Three paintings rejected by the university that commissioned them, bought back by Klimt himself, and destroyed by retreating troops in 1945.
The cloistered nun who taught herself art from postcards then became television's most beloved art critic and gave away every dollar she earned.
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Discover how Jan van Eyck transformed oil painting into a revolutionary tool for realism, illusion, and observation during the Northern Renaissance.
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Critics, dealers, and patrons in New York and Paris shaped modern art through exhibitions, writing, and collecting between 1907 and 1970.
Five iconic masterworks traced back to their earliest sketches, revealing how artists developed structure, symbolism, and meaning over time.
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