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*The episode name is a reference to ''{{W|The Art of War}}'' by [[Sun Tzu]]. | *The episode name is a reference to ''{{W|The Art of War}}'' by [[Sun Tzu]]. | ||
*"Artipedia" is a parody of {{w||Wikipedia}}. | *"Artipedia" is a parody of {{w||Wikipedia}}. | ||
| + | *Homer refers to [[Leonardo Da Vinci]] as "Leonardo Da Vinci Code" referencing the novel "{{w|The Da Vinci Code}}". | ||
*In the backgrounds are seen works of artists forged by [[Klaus Ziegler]], including: | *In the backgrounds are seen works of artists forged by [[Klaus Ziegler]], including: | ||
**{{w|Georges Seurat}}, specifically {{w|Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte}}; | **{{w|Georges Seurat}}, specifically {{w|Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte}}; | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode name is a reference to The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
- "Artipedia" is a parody of Wikipedia.
- Homer refers to Leonardo Da Vinci as "Leonardo Da Vinci Code" referencing the novel "The Da Vinci Code".
- In the backgrounds are seen works of artists forged by Klaus Ziegler, including:
- Georges Seurat, specifically Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte;
- Claude Monet, water lilies;
- Gustav Klimt, specifically The Kiss (Klimt);
- Pablo Picasso;
- Andrew Wyeth;
- Marc Chagall;
- Henri Rousseau, specifically Sleeping Gypsy;
- A Rembrandt van Rijn self-portrait;
- Gary Trudeau, of Doonesbury fame
- Richard Branson appears floating in a spaceship, a reference to Virgin Galactic, looking at a floating forgery of a Jackson Pollack painting.
