The Lost Painting
by:
Jonathan Harr (author)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B009C03CTU
Publish date: October 25th 2005
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Pages no: 271
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Cultural,
Italy,
Book Club,
Mystery,
Art,
Ireland,
Crime,
True Crime,
Art History
I enjoyed the scholarly hunt, the 'paper trail' (or what was left of it over the centuries), the dispute and authentication of provenance, and the restoration process of this lost painting: 'The Taking of Christ' by Caravaggio, which has been 'lost' in the annals of time. The icing on the cake would...
I haven’t read A Civil Action, and quite frankly after reading this book I never want to read anything by Harr. I don’t care that Francesca answered the phone wearing a towel and with wet hair. I don’t care about her thighs. Why do you keep telling me these things? Why is so much space give to ...
Enjoyed this very much. Combines sleuthing with interesting information about art restoration.
About the search and discovery of Caravaggio's "Taking of Christ. Thank you Laura!
Another of my adventures into fictionalized art history, this time about the life of Carravaggio and finding ... you guessed it ... one of his lost paintings. I enjoyed it.
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