Scandals, Vandals, and da Vincis: A Gallery of Remarkable Art TalesThe secret histories of the world’s most famous masterpieces Caravaggios, Rembrandts, Monets—the 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 |
Contents
Christina of Denmark Duchess of Milan 1538 | 21 |
Mars and Venus United by Love C 1576 Love | 49 |
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp 1632 | 63 |
The Night Watch 1642 | 73 |
Benjamin Franklin 1759 | 79 |
The Tribuna of the Uffizi C 177278 | 93 |
The Honorable Mrs Graham 177577 | 101 |
Watson and the Shark 1778 | 117 |
The Outcast 1851 | 173 |
Washington Crossing the Delaware 1851 | 189 |
The Horse Fair 185355 | 199 |
Olympia 1863 | 207 |
The Falling Rocket 1875 | 217 |
A Convalescent C 1878 | 239 |
Le mariage de convenance 1883 | 247 |
189295 | 255 |
The Skater 1782 | 129 |
and His Family 1800 | 143 |
Sir Henry Raeburn | 149 |
Slave Ship 1840 | 161 |
Guernica | 267 |
Christ of Saint John of the Cross 1951 | 281 |
Locations of Paintings | 293 |
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