the artist died reaching for this painting, then it became a MEME

In 2016, a 19th‑century painting of a naked woman climbing out of a well became an unlikely internet icon. The man who painted it had spent his last decades raging against new artists and obsessively painting the same woman over and over. He died reaching for her. This is the story of how a bitter academic's revenge fantasy became a reaction image for everyone who thinks they're the one telling the truth. #arthistory #art #memes ___ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:57 Painting Analysis 3:01 The Images of Truth 4:33 The Story of Truth & Lie 5:15 Who Was The Artist? 6:37 Impressionism Arrives 7:49 The Fight Against Impressionism 9:57 The Arrival of Photography 11:28 The Meme Afterlife ___ Subscribe for weekly historical art breakdowns, and comment which scene you want us to analyze next.