This small book contains big revelations. It unveils the mysteries behind the world’s great paintings. Or, it might not.
The (True!) History of Art
takes an outrageously speculative look at the stories behind the works of Monet, Rembrandt, and other masters of art. In a series of hilarious parodies, Sylvain Coissard and Alexis Lemoine answer the nagging questions of art history: What caused Munch’s subject to scream? Why is Van Gogh’s
Yellow Bedroom
so suspiciously tidy? Why is Cézanne wearing a bandage in his famous self-portrait?
is for anyone who wants to know what happened
before
the Mona Lisa smiled. Or, rather, what
might
have happened.