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The book is well-known Russian art historian living in Germany, is devoted to the dramatic episodes in the history of art. Sections: La Gioconda, Ghent Altarpiece, The myth of Van Gogh, Rothko Case how to sell art from soveyskih museums and much more. Megainteresnoe, richly illustrated fiction. Especially liked the rebuttal of myths about Van Gogh, in particular: the total poverty of the artist, the sale of a single painting during his lifetime, a heavy madness. Funny story about the first academician-critics-"Ugre Obmanuiloviche Grobari.