★ Rights Sold: Simplified Chinese

★ Already reprinted 12 times! It is a bestseller in the Korean art book category and has been on the top 20 list of YES24 Art Chart for 22 consecutive weeks, a representative Korean book website!

★ Recommended with near full marks by readers from Korea's three major bookstores (Kyobo Book Center, YES24, Aladdin)! Recommended by the chief editor of Korea's largest bookstore, Kyobo Book Center!

★ By Lee Chang-yong, the number one art history lecturer on Korean radio! With rich experience as an art museum docent, Lee Chang-yong impresses audiences with his professional knowledge and engaging storytelling, leaving a lasting impression and offering a fresh experience. In this book, he generously introduces readers to many great painters and their works, including well-known stories and lesser-known or misunderstood facts, guiding readers into the art world that the painters pursued throughout their lives!

★ The book contains professional knowledge and rich information needed for a trip to French art museums, and you will find it very useful even if you are heading to France right away! It will help you discover the best French painting that touches you the most.

This series consists of 3 books, with 1 currently published:
"French Chapter"
"Spain, Netherlands Chapter" (Scheduled for publication in the fall)
"Italy, Austria Chapter" (In planning)

This is an art travel book, including visits to the Louvre Museum, Orsay Museum, Orangery Museum, Rodin Museum, and other representative French art museums. Through reading this book, readers can learn about the masterpieces that span from ancient Greek to the Renaissance and Impressionism, covering the main currents of Western art movements. The author, who has served as a docent at the Vatican Museums in Rome, the Louvre Museum, and the Orsay Museum, uses his professional knowledge and natural eloquence to immerse readers in the artworks.

The author devotes a lot of space to the story of the Louvre's proud "Mona Lisa." After reading the secret stories related to the eyes, nose, mouth, and the unique smile of the "Mona Lisa," readers cannot help but resonate with the reasons why it is a masterpiece. The birth stories of "Napoleon Crossing the Alps at the Great Saint Bernard Pass" and "The Coronation of Emperor Napoleon I and the Crowning of the Empress" by Jacques-Louis David, who had a talent for capturing people's hearts, are also very interesting. In Édouard Manet's "Luncheon on the Grass" and "Olympia," which caused a sensation in the French art world, we see Manet's courage to break away from traditional beauty and create a new, innovative beauty.

Nevertheless, the author states that there is no definitive answer to "what makes a good painting." Works that are highly valued in the art world may vary with the changes in era, social atmosphere, and trends. Therefore, the author selects his own "this is it!" best works by visiting famous French art museums. The author says, "Good works are not decided by others, but by myself," a viewpoint that deeply resonates with those who truly seek to gain something through art appreciation.

Lee Chang-yong

Master's degree from the Graduate School of Culture and Arts Management at Hongik University.

He served as a docent at the Vatican Museums in Rome for over two years since 2006. Based on that experience, he became the curator for the "Vatican Museums Exhibition" held at the Han Ga Ram Art Museum in the Art Center in 2012. From 2012 to the following six years, he continued to serve as a docent at the Louvre Museum and Orsay Museum in Paris, France.

As an art history lecturer, he conducts an average of over 400 lectures per year and has appeared on various programs such as JTBC's "Talkpa One 25 o'clock," JTBC's "Art is the First Time," and MBC's "Art Food Shop Beauty•Al•Ran."

He is widely known as a Migang (art "vagabond") docent, telling the history of European art in an easy-to-understand and entertaining manner. As the first choice for art history lecture invitations in the broadcasting field, he pens a series introducing European and Korean art museums amidst his busy schedule.