We are all familiar with the work of Claude Monet, thanks in no small part to the ubiquitous reproductions of his water lilies. But did you know that Monet and his cohort were pioneering rebels, and his work was once considered incredibly vulgar? And while you probably know the story of Vincent van Gogh's suicide, you may not know that there is pretty strong evidence that the artist did not die by his own hand, but was killed by accident.This book is not trivial a glimpse into the art world that reveals some of the weirdest, funniest, and most captivating stories about great artists and their masterpieces, and a dizzying answer to why art history today continues to be an exciting, relevant, and inexhaustible, goosebump-filled subject of study. . Its author is Jennifer Dazal, curator of contemporary art at the North Carolina Museum of Art and host of the independent podcast ArtCurious, which she launched in 2016 and has been named one of the best art podcasts in English. Her lectures are popular throughout America.

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