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Author Harr, Jonathan.

Title The lost painting / Jonathan Harr.

Publication Info. New York : Random House, [2005]
©2005

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  759.5 HARR    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  759.5 HARR    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  759.5 H235    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction  759.5 H235    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  759.5 HARR    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  759.5 HARR, JONATHAN    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  759.5 HAR c.2  Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  759.5 CARAVAGGIO    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  759.5 CARAVAGGIO c.2  Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  759.5 HARR    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description 271 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-271).
Contents The Englishman -- The Roman girl -- The restorer -- The party.
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.
Subject Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610. Taking of Christ.
Jesus Christ -- Betrayal -- Art.
John, the Baptist, Saint -- Art.
Painting, Italian -- Attribution.
Painting -- Expertising.
ISBN 0375508015
Standard No. 9780375508011 (hardcover : alk. paper) 52495
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