This Painting Fooled the Entire Art World

Everybody laughed at him, but a genius painter was born into the body of a humble toll collector in 19th century France. He went on to influence all of modern art and change the world completely, but at the time everyone called him an idiot. They even joked that he "painted with his feet." And his eyes closed. But he painted scenes like that no one had seen or even dreamed before, and nobody understood them. They questioned how he even knew what plants and animals looked like, but when you know the truth behind this father of the modern art movement, the original "Fauve" and how he was able to change our entire perception of what art is, you’ll never look the same way at modern artwork again. Henri Rousseau’s The Repast of the Lion is one of the strangest and most astonishing illusions in the history of art. A lion crouches over the body of a freshly killed jaguar, surrounded by foliage so dense, so vivid, and so hypnotically detailed that it feels almost real. But was IS real? And What is art? 🖼️ Bring this painting into your home: → https://tobynomad.com/products/the-re... 🎨 Explore the full collection: → https://tobynomad.com/ The Repast of the Lion is currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. CLICK HERE to explore all the Great Museums of the World on my channel playlist:    • Great Museums of the World | Explored & Ex...   Please LEAVE A COMMENT below, I love reading them! Do you think Rousseau was a genius or "painted with his feet"? :) Chapters 00:00 The Painting That Fooled the Art World 01:08 Enter the Jungle 02:40 Henri Rousseau: The Laughingstock of Paris 05:09 How He Created the Jungle So Meticulously 07:43 Why Rousseau’s Jungle Changed Art - Fauvism 11:22 Picasso, Surrealism, and Rousseau’s Influence 15:37 The Genius Rousseau & His Legacy #arthistory #rousseau #metropolitanmuseumofart