Essential figures in art and culture.
The life, work and legacy of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, whose paintings and posters transformed the nightlife of Montmartre into a new vision of modernity.
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The life, work and legacy of Jusepe de Ribera, the Spanish-born master who forged an uncompromising naturalism in seventeenth-century Naples.
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The life, paintings and legacy of Gustave Caillebotte, whose radical views of work and modern Paris complemented his decisive support for Impressionism.
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The life, workshop, diplomacy and masterpieces of Peter Paul Rubens, whose energetic compositions defined Flemish Baroque painting.
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The history, characters and legacy of Don Quixote, the novel by Miguel de Cervantes that transformed modern narrative through comedy and self-awareness.
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The life and legacy of Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author of The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling and The Emperor's New Clothes.
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The life and legacy of Carlos Hayre, the guitarist, bassist, composer and arranger who expanded the harmonic language of Peruvian coastal music.
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The life and legacy of Quino, the Argentine cartoonist who created Mafalda and transformed everyday contradictions into universal graphic humour.
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The life, achievements and contradictions of Pablo Picasso, from the Blue Period and Cubism to Guernica and his immense influence on modern art.
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