Picture This by Joseph Heller

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Picture This by Joseph Heller

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Summary

An unusual novel which examines Rembrandt's "Aristotle contemplating the bust of Homer" not merely as a painting but as a representation of history encompassing life from 500 BC to the present day through Greece, Holland, England and America.

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Picture This by Joseph Heller

In 1961, the Metropolitan Museum in New York paid $2,3000,000 for the painting "Aristotle contemplating the bust of Homer" by Rembrandt. It was the highest price ever paid for a painting. Rembrandt received 500 guilders for the same picture and fought off debtors all his life. Heller examines the painting out of its frame as a representation of history, travelling through Greece, Holland, England and America encompassing life from 500 BC to the present day. The author also wrote "Catch 22", "Something Happened", "Good as Gold" and "God Knows".

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ISBN 13 9780333466902
ISBN 10 033346690X
Title Picture This
Author Joseph Heller
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 1988-10-17
Number of pages 310
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.