The vanishing Velázquez: a 19th century bookseller's obsession with a lost masterpiece
Laura Cumming • Scribner • ISBN-13 978‑1476762159
The vanishing Velázquez: a 19th century bookseller's obsession with a lost masterpiece
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ISBN-10: 1476762155 · ISBN-13: 978‑1476762159 · 2016
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Laura Cumming reconstructs the captivating true story of John Snare, a 19th-century bookseller who became consumed by the discovery of a long-lost Velázquez portrait. This narrative weaves together the history of art connoisseurship, the thrill of the hunt, and the tragic consequences of an obsession that led to ruin and exile.
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