by Jonathan Harr
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.
Harr tells the story of the search for a lost Italian masterpiece in a way that neophytes can enjoy the thrill of the chase and not be overwhelmed with all the intellectual jargon of the art history world. Caravaggio was one of the brightest stars of the Baroque period and very few of his paintings ...
Like everyone else, I was fascinated by this account of the identification of the famous lost work of Caravaggio though I did wish that the print version had some reproductions of Caravaggio's work
An intriguing story about a lost painting being rediscovered due to the work of art students and a painting restorer. Not as good as "A Civil Action," also by Harr, but well-written and well-researched.
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