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Chargement... The Lost Painting (original 2005; édition 2006)par Jonathan Harr
Information sur l'oeuvreThe Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece par Jonathan Harr (2005)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Versão narrativa de acontecimentos reais em torno de um Caravaggio desaparecido. Se isso não é suficiente para estimular a leitura, o autor trata do tema com uma leveza, misturando a narração dos eventos recentes com os da vida de Caravaggio com uma mestria abismal. De começar a ler e ficar agarrado até ao fim! ( ) An incredibly compelling work about the discovery of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's lost painting, The Taking of Christ, which had been missing for two centuries as well as the daunting task of tracking its whereabouts throughout its history. Being that I love art history, I may be a bit biased, but I felt as though Harr's narrative was enthralling and read just like fiction. From learning about the numerous copies of the painting to the restoration process, I was captivated. Highly recommended for those who enjoy art history or the juicy inner workings of an art restorer's life and those who help shape it. This book was so fun to read. All the sprinkling of Caravaggio, the lives of all the art historians, restorers, students, press—it was a treat for someone wanting to go into the field in some capacity. Following at times two female graduate students, Francesca Cappelletti and Laura Testa through their archival adventures in Italy, and later, Sergio Benedetti, as he restores and attempts to keep the famed found Caravaggio a secret. While I pretty much liked the novel like writing of the book, I didn't care too much for the intimate details of some of the people's lives. Couldn't really find myself caring about Francesca's Oxford boyfriend, or something as trivial as the hours of her university's library. Benedetti was such an interesting microcosm of male academic elitism, it was such a classic story of male ego being threatened and it was... to put it lightly... infuriating. I can only hope more women join the field and are undeterred by asses like that, but I digress. This was a fun book, and I recommend it for any art history lover or someone looking for light non-fiction (and I'm not just saying that because I'll be attending the author's college he works at this September either;).
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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. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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