Secret Lives of Great Artists
Secret Lives of Great Artists
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Suitable for art lovers, this work helps you learn about the artists behind your favourite artworks: Michelangelo had such repellent body odour that his assistants couldn't stand working for him; Vincent Van Gogh sometimes ate paint directly from the tube; and Gustav Klimt allegedly fathered at least 40 illegitimate children.
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Secret Lives of Great Artists by Elizabeth Lunday
For art lovers everywhere, "Secret Lives of Great Artists" will teach you about the seamy and the heroic, the steamy and the gritty history behind the great masters of international art. You can learn about the artists behind all your favourite artworks - and the works they've inspired: Michelangelo had such repellent body odour that his assistants couldn't stand working for him. Gabriel Dante Rossetti's favourite pet was a wombat that slept on his dining room table. James McNeil Whistler once had to hock his mother's portrait to get out of debt. Vincent Van Gogh sometimes ate paint directly from the tube. Gustav Klimt allegedly fathered at least 40 illegitimate children.Edvard Munch's middle finger of his left hand got blown off by a gun in a tussle with a jilted former lover. Pablo Picasso did jail time for ripping off several statues from the Louvre. Georgia O'Keefe liked to paint in the nude. Salvador Dali concocted a perfume from dung to attract the attention of future wife Gala Eluard. Frida Kahlo loved to bathe her 300+ pound husband, Diego Rivera, in a tub filled with children's bath toys. Andy Warhol once guest-starred on TV's "The Love Boat". With outrageous anecdotes about everyone from Leonardo (convicted sodomist) to Caravaggio (convicted murderer) to Edward Hopper (alleged wife beater), "Secret Lives of Great Artists" is an art history lesson you'll never forget.
Elizabeth Lunday is a journalist specializing in architecture and art. She writes the "Masterpieces" column for Mental_Floss magazine and lives in Forth Worth, Texas.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781594742576 |
| ISBN 10 | 159474257X |
| Title | Secret Lives of Great Artists |
| Author | Elizabeth Lunday |
| Series | Secret Lives |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quirk Books |
| Year published | 2008-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |