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The lost painting

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.

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  • "Ka la wa qiao yu ^dai bu ye su~ zhi mi"
  • "Zaginiony obraz"@pl
  • "卡拉瓦乔与《逮捕耶稣》之谜"
  • "Lost painting: the quest for a Caravaggio masterpiece"
  • "Lost painting"
  • "W poszukiwaniu arcydzieła Caravaggia"@pl

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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."
  • "Prizewinning author Jonathan Harr embarks on an spellbinding journey to discover the long-lost painting known as The Taking of Christ-its mysterious fate and the circumstances of its disappearance have captivated Caravaggio devotees for years. After Francesca Cappelletti stumbles across a clue in that dusty archive, she tracks the painting across a continent and hundreds of years of history. But it is not until she meets Sergio Benedetti, an art restorer working in Ireland, that she finally manages to assemble all the pieces of the puzzle. Told with consummate skill by the writer of the bestselling, award-winning A Civil Action, The Lost Painting is a remarkable synthesis of history and detective story. The fascinating details of Caravaggio's strange, turbulent career and the astonishing beauty of his work come to life in these pages. Harr's account is not unlike a Caravaggio painting: vivid, deftly wrought, and enthralling."
  • "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."@en
  • "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."

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  • "Biographie"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en
  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"
  • "Art"@en
  • "Art"
  • "Large type books"
  • "Livres électroniques"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en

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  • "The lost painting"@en
  • "The lost painting"
  • "El cuadro perdido"@es
  • "The lost painting the quest for a Caravaggio masterpiece"@en
  • "失踪的名画"
  • "The Lost Painting - Quest for a caravaffios masterpiece"
  • "Der verschollene Caravaggio"
  • "失踪的名画 : 卡拉瓦乔与《逮捕耶稣》之谜 = The lost painting : the quest for a Caravaggio masterpiece"
  • "Shi zong de ming hua : Kalawaqiao yu "Dai bu Yesu" zhi mei = The lost painting : the quest for a Caravaggio masterpiece"
  • "Il Caravaggio perduto"@it
  • "Il Caravaggio perduto"
  • "Zaginiony obraz"@pl
  • "Zaginiony obraz"
  • "The lost painting the quest for a Caravaggio (Michelangelo) masterpiece"@en
  • "The lost painting : [the quest for a Caravaggio masterpiece]"@en
  • "El Cuadro perdido"
  • "Shi zong de ming hua"
  • "The Lost Painting : The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece"
  • "Il Caravaggio perduto : il gigante perduto"
  • "The lost painting : the quest for a Caravaggio masterpiece"@en
  • "The Lost Painting The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece"

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