The War of Art (DW short story)


 * Not to be confused with The Art of War

The War of Art was a special short story written by Paul Cornell. It was a special reward in PDF format for winning the History Hunt, a special online game. It was based around events the Doctor encounters during the events of the game.

Summary
The Doctor leaves his favourite painting in an art gallery. He returns to find it, but he is not the only one that wants it.

Characters

 * The Doctor
 * Armidagertaflex 333.9
 * Android Artists
 * Andy Warhol
 * Roy Lichtenstein
 * Pablo Picasso
 * Salvador Dali
 * René Magritte
 * Pierre-Auguste Renoir
 * Henri Rousseau
 * Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
 * William Turner
 * Arucha
 * Arucha Commander
 * Arucha Lieutenant

Story notes

 * The title is a play on the cult book "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu. The book relates to guidlines for warfare in ancient China.

Continuity

 * While the Doctor searches for his painting, Amy hunts for it herself. (Amy's History Hunt)
 * The Doctor's TARDIS was previously mistaken for a work of art. (DW: City of Death)
 * The Doctor asks if there was an android of Vincent van Gogh. There was not as his brilliant mind would not enter any android. The Doctor also mentions van Gogh making Amy cry. (DW: Vincent and the Doctor)
 * The Doctor is looking for Vincent van Gogh's painting, The Pandorica Opens. (DW: The Pandorica Opens)
 * The Doctor mentions getting off on the wrong foot with Pablo Picasso. He had previously said that he advised him. (DW: Vincent and the Doctor)
 * The Doctor calls Michaelangelo "Mikey". He had previously mentioned meeting him. (DW: Vincent and the Doctor)
 * The Doctor tells Armidag that his brain was remembering his name, but it hadn't told the rest of him. This is similar to many other times the Doctor has said or done something, but not known completely why. (DW: The Eleventh Hour, The Beast Below et al)
 * The Doctor also visited the Musée d'Orsay in 2010. (DW: Vincent and the Doctor)
 * The Doctor mentions that the TARDIS did and did not explode. (DW: The Big Bang)

Discontinuity

 * It was said that 3110 was the last place that anyone ever saw The Pandorica Opens. However, River Song retrieved it from the Royal Collection in the 52nd century.
 * The non-appearance of Rory is not explained.

Timeline

 * This occurs after The Big Bang