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He was one of the world’s most influential artists, the first true artist-celebrity to change how painting and sculpture were perceived.

Personally, he was also an incredible man, with a legion of wives and lovers and wronged friends — he created the modern image of the volatile, crazy artist.

Here are 5 crucial things you likely haven’t heard about Pablo Picasso.

#5: His name is gigantic.

Seriously, his name, which sounds so succinct and nice to our modern ears, was actually a stunning 23 words long. That’s right — this paragraph is about forty-six words, and Picasso’s name — if written out fully here — would take up around half of it.

#4: He was crazier about the women than you probably expect.

Picasso was a womanizer — this, everyone knows. But the extent of his philandering, and his taste for women several decades younger than him, is more extraordinary than you might realize. In fact, his last four wives/lovers (besides all the rest on the side) were consistently in their 20s, even as he aged into his 70s. There’s no denying he was a charmer, old Pablo was.

#3: Did Picasso rob the Louvre and take the Mona Lisa?

Back in 1911, someone swiped Da Vinci’s famous La Giaconda from its home in the Louvre. Picasso’s good friend was arrested by the Parisian police on suspicion of the robbery, and to try and divert attention away from himself, he led the police to Picasso. While old Pablo got released shortly after, the rumors stayed with him for life.

#2: He could paint ‘traditionally’ without a problem.

Picasso often came under attack by critics for not being able to paint in the traditional ways that were expected of an artist — accused of being more interested in ideas, he nevertheless could do great things, he just didn’t think he had to do them in the old style.

#1: His last words? Yep, about having a drink.

Did he say something great to his friends, or make a declaration of love for everyone that loved him, or what? Well, the “great” thing is debatable, since he said “drink to me, because I can’t do it anymore myself,” which really is quite lovely, when you think of it.

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