Hosts Zak and Lianne explore the mysterious life and masterful works of Johannes Vermeer, featuring his debt-ridden family, use of optical devices, and limited yet powerful body of work. Add to that his role in one of art history's most famous, and still UNSOLVED, art heists. Then, we’ll chat about a Russian artist intent on dissolving works by Picasso in acid!

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Sources:

• https://artshortlist.com/en/journal/article/10-things-to-know-about-johannes-vermeer

• https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/most-famous-paintings/index.html

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• Steadman, Philip (2017). Vermeer and the Problem of Painting Inside the Camera Obscura. Berlin/Munich/Boston: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 76–86. ISBN 978-3-11-054721-4.

• https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20170425-why-vermeers-paintings-are-less-real-than-we-think

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• https://www.artsy.net/artist/andrei-molodkin

  
  

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