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Scandals, Vandals, and da Vincis: A Gallery of Remarkable Art Tales
by Rachlin, Harvey
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The secret histories of the worlds most famous masterpieces Caravaggios, Rembrandts, Monetsthe 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
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- Title
- Scandals, Vandals, and da Vincis: A Gallery of Remarkable Art Tales
- Author
- Rachlin, Harvey
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
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- ISBN 10
- 0143038354
- ISBN 13
- 9780143038351
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- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- LCCN
- 2006049549
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