{"id":13320,"date":"2026-04-02T14:57:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hermanjanssens.com\/art-critiques\/art-critic-joel-claude-meffre\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:49:14","slug":"art-critic-joel-claude-meffre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hermanjanssens.com\/en\/art-critiques\/art-critic-joel-claude-meffre\/","title":{"rendered":"Art critic Jo\u00ebl-Claude Meffre"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>\u00abMont Ventoux : Between earth and sky, the mountain forms a link. Its summit reaches into the heavens, just as it is rooted in the depths of the earth. 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