Scandals, Vandals and Da Vincis by Harvey Rachlin

Scandals, Vandals and Da Vincis by Harvey Rachlin

From thousands of great works of art, Harvey Rachlin has selected fifty paintings behind whose canvasses lurk the most compelling stories. He describes how many of the world's incomparable masterpieces figured in revolutions, scandals, ransoms, thefts, shipwrecks and much more. Surviving these revolutions, ransoms and shipwrecks, many of our most treasured works of art have passed through the hands of a cast of colourful characters (besides the artists themselves), including kings, queens, wealthy patrons, spies, maruaders, Nazis, art sleuths and even the mentally deranged. "Scandals, Vandals and Da Vincis" is a unique book in the way it frames great masterpieces with true stories as compelling, thrilling, poignant and inspiring as the paintings themselves. It will keep readers riveted while enlightening them about famous masterpieces from around the world.

Harvey Rachlin is a US-based, award-winning author whose eclectic range of books extends from history and true crime to finance and the entertainment business, including 'The Remarkable Stories Behind the Great Objects and Artifacts of History', 'The Songwriter's Handbook' and 'The Kennedys - A Chronological History 1823 - present'.

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ISBN 13	9781861058782
ISBN 10	1861058780
Title	Scandals, Vandals and Da Vincis
Author	Harvey Rachlin
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2007-07-27
Number of pages	320
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