The lost painting
Jonathan Harr
- Resource Type:
- Book (Print/Paper)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Publication:
- New York : Random House, [2005]
- Copyright:
- ©2005
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- Summary:
- A decaying palazzo on a hilltop near the Adriatic coast, and in the basement, cobwebbed and dusty, an archive unknown to scholars. Here, a young graduate student from Rome makes a discovery that inspires a search for a painting lost for almost two centuries. The artist was Caravaggio, a revolutionary painter beset by personal demons. Four hundred years ago, he drank and brawled in the taverns and streets of Rome, in and out of jail, all the while painting transcendent works. He rose from obscurity to fame and wealth, but success didn't alter his violent temperament. He died young, alone, and under strange circumstances. Caravaggio scholars estimate that between sixty and eighty of his works are in existence today. Many others--no one knows the precise number--have been lost to time. Somewhere, surely, a masterpiece lies forgotten. This quest is a synthesis of history and detective story.--From publisher description.
- Table of Contents:
- The Englishman
- The Roman girl
- The restorer
- The party.
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- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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- General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-271).
- Physical Description:
- 271 pages ; 25 cm
- Call Numbers:
- ND623.C26 H37 2005
- ISBNs:
- 0375508015
9780375508011 - Other Standard Numbers:
- International Article Number: 9780375508011 52495) (hardcover, alk. paper)
- Library of Congress Control Numbers:
- 2005048593
- OCLC Numbers:
- 60375614