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  The Stormy Romance of Frédéric Chopin and George Sand

  thecollector.com - Dr. Victoria C. Roskams

  Paris, 1836. Dilettantish ladies and gentlemen of the upper classes mix with the poets and artists who, now more than ever, constitute the city’s …

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  The Emotional Pains That Shaped Van Gogh’s Art and How to See Them on the Canvas

  thecollector.com - Greg Beyer

  Vibrant colors and frenetic brushwork are characteristic of the art of Vincent van Gogh, but behind the paint, there was a tortured and tragic figure …

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  What Is the New Topographics Photography Movement?

  thecollector.com - Alison Spence Montillet

  The early 1970s were a time of great political and social change. As society changed, many new art movements rose to prominence. The New Topographics …

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  Victor Hugo’s Fight to Free France Through Literature

  thecollector.com - Lauren Jones

  Victor Hugo was a towering literary figure and outspoken political reformer throughout his life. Originally a royalist, he later became a champion of …

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  Why the Doppelgänger Remains Gothic Literature’s Most Haunting Figure

  thecollector.com - Dr. Victoria C. Roskams

  Have you ever imagined you saw your own double, just for a second? A perfect replica of yourself, not seen in a reflective surface, but somehow out …

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  8 Masterpieces You Didn’t Know Were in American Museums

  thecollector.com - Laura Pattara

  American museums are often easy to underestimate, especially when compared with Europe’s centuries-old institutions. Although an easy assumption to …