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The Origin of the World
Lacan, the last owner of Courbet's The Origin of the World, loved the painting so much that he couldn't even bring himself to look at it. Instead, he hid it behind a "safer" painting. The Chinese called it the "valley of the roses" (watch out for the thorns!), the Persians, the "honey-pot" (watch out for the bees!), and the Greeks, "the mound of Venus" (mind the steep climb!); to each era its f…
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L'Origine du monde
Lacan, dernier propriétaire de L'Origine du monde de Courbet, aimait le tableau si fort qu'il ne pouvait le regarder. Alors il le cacha derrière un tableau anodin. Les Chinois l'appelaient la « vallée des roses » (attention aux épines !), les Perses « la source du miel » (attention aux abeilles !), les Grecs « le mont de Vénus » (attention à l'escalade !). À chaque époque ses fant…
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