{"product_id":"9780375759864","title":"The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHarr, Jonathan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRandom House Trade Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/7\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold with consummate skill by the writer of the bestselling, award-winning \u003ci\u003eA Civil Action\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Painting\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable synthesis of history and detective story. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An Italian village on a hilltop near the Adriatic coast, a decaying palazzo facing  the sea, and in the basement, cobwebbed and dusty, lit by a single bulb, an archive  unknown to scholars. Here, a young graduate student from Rome, Francesca Cappelletti,  makes a discovery that inspires a search for a work of art of incalculable value,  a painting lost for almost two centuries. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The artist was Caravaggio, a master of  the Italian Baroque. He was a genius, a revolutionary painter, and a man beset by  personal demons. Four hundred years ago, he drank and brawled in the taverns and  streets of Rome, moving from one rooming house to another, constantly in and out  of jail, all the while painting works of transcendent emotional and visual power.  He rose from obscurity to fame and wealth, but success didn’t alter his violent temperament.  His rage finally led him to commit murder, forcing him to flee Rome a hunted man.  He died young, alone, and under strange circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 in a storeroom, or in a small parish church, or hanging above a fireplace,  mistaken for a mere copy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Painting\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jonathan Harr has gone to the trouble  of writing what will probably be a bestseller . . . rich and wonderful. . . . In truth,  the book reads better than a thriller. .  . . If you're a sucker for Rome, and for dusk . . . [you'll] enjoy Harr's more clearly  reported details about life in the city.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jonathan Harr has taken the story of the lost  painting, and woven from it a deeply moving narrative about history, art and taste—and  about the greed, envy, covetousness and professional jealousy of people who fall  prey to obsession. It is as perfect a work of narrative nonfiction as you could ever  hope to read.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43383074947327,"sku":"9780375759864","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780375759864_s600x595.jpg?v=1775599154","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780375759864","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}