Scandals, Vandals, and Da Vincis: A Gallery of Remarkable Art Tales

The secret histories of the world's most famous masterpieces

Caravaggios, Rembrandts, Monets--the works of immortal artists such as these are indelibly imprinted in the public mind; they are priceless masterpieces whose beauty, artistry, and emotional impact have inspired admiration, awe, and envy through the centuries. Yet behind many of these brilliant paintings and sculptures are fascinating, unique histories. In Scandals, Vandals, and da Vincis, award-winning writer Harvey Rachlin relates in exciting detail how nearly thirty of these works came to be created and how they survived burglary, forgery, revolutions, ransoms, vandals, scandals, religious sects, and shipwrecks to eventually come to their current resting places

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 04/01/2007
ISBN: 9780143038351
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.38w x 0.82d

Review Citations: Library Journal 03/15/2007 pg. 72
Booklist 03/01/2007 pg. 51