Bibliograph

Artcurious, stories of the unexpected, slightly odd, and strangely wonderful in art history, Jennifer Dasal

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Label

Artcurious, stories of the unexpected, slightly odd, and strangely wonderful in art history, Jennifer Dasal

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-258) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Artcurious

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1141138108

Responsibility statement

Jennifer Dasal

Sub title

stories of the unexpected, slightly odd, and strangely wonderful in art history

Summary

"From the host of the ArtCurious podcast, this book looks at the world of art history, revealing some of the strangest, funniest, and most fascinating stories behind the world's great artists and masterpieces. It demonstrates why art history is, and continues to be, a riveting and relevant world to explore"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction: ArtCurious, or Why art isn't (always) boring -- The unexpected. Your mom's favorite painter was a badass: Claude Monet and the subversive impressionists ; Secrets and lines: the CIA/AbEx connection ; Was British painter Walter Sickert really Jack the Ripper? ; Sentimental, cheesy, and ... socially conscious: Norman Rockwell and the 1960s -- The slightly odd. The lady vanishes: the (multiple) thefts and forgeries of the Mona Lisa ; A corpse cornucopia: Renaissance artists, anatomy, and the myth of body trafficking ; The (possible) murder of Vincent van Gogh ; The odyssey of an oddity, or the many adventures of Savator Mundi -- The strangely wonderful. Séances and surprises: the spiritualist women who invented modern art ; Booty tunes: the "butt music" of Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights ; A ready-made revelation: is a German baroness responsible for a Marcel Duchamp masterpiece? ; Toenails and junk mail: Andy Warhol's time capsules

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