Twelve fictional suspense and fantasy stories - tales based on factual happenings in the world of art. This world is a trove to be mined for stories. In the history of all the arts, drama fills the pages: theft, love affairs, murders, plagiarism - name it, it's happened. Did Leonardo sleep with his models? Who was the real culprit that sliced off Van Gogh's ear? Was absinthe a "muse" for the artists who imbibed? Did Antonio Salieri poison Wolfgang...