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Vermeer Didn't Exist (Kind Of)

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Vermeer Didn't Exist (Kind Of)

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Johannes Vermeer is one of the most beloved painters in history — except almost nobody knew who he was for 200 years after his death. This episode tells the stranger-than-fiction story of how a 19th-century French critic essentially invented Vermeer's reputation from scratch, why the art world was embarrassingly happy to believe him, and what it means that one of our 'timeless masters' was basically a marketing project. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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