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Girl with a Pearl Earring: Vermeer's Hidden Curtain and Vanishing Pearl

Episode 11067

In 1881, a filthy, flaking canvas sold at an auction in The Hague for two guilders plus a 30-cent premium, about 24 euros today. The buyer, Arnoldus …

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Whistler's Mother: The Accidental Icon of Motherhood He Never Intended

Episode 11066

James McNeill Whistler spent his career tearing down sentimentality in art, demanding to be judged purely on form and color. History answered by reme…