The lost painting

by Harr, Jonathan

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Title Statements

Full title :The lost painting / Jonathan Harr.

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.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2005.
Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Random House
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2005.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (271 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781588364890, 1588364895, 0375431535, 9780375431531
oclc:ocn320326545
LC Classification:ND623.C26
Dewey Decimal:759.5

The Englishman -- The Roman girl -- The restorer -- The party.

Subjects

Art ART -- History Betrayal of Jesus Christ Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da Criticism, interpretation, etc Jesus Christ John,, the Baptist, Saint Painting -- Expertising Painting, Italian -- Attribution Peinture -- Expertise Taking of Christ (Caravaggio, Michelang…