A fascinating literary detective story charting the surprising; true history of a recently discovered painting of Shakespeare held by the same family for 400 years -- adding new drama to the Bards life.When author Stephanie Nolen reported the discovery of the only portrait of William Shakespeare painted while he was alive; the announcement ignited furious controversy around the world.Now; in this provocative biography of the portrait; she tells the riveting story of how a rare image of the young Bard at thirty-nine came to reside in the suburban home of a retired engineer; whose grandmother kept the family treasure under her bed; and how he embarked on authenticating it. The ultimate Antiques Roadshow dream; the portrait has been confirmed by six years of painstaking forensic studies to date from around 1600; and it has not been altered since.
#776381 in eBooks 2010-04-27 2010-04-27File Name: B003KVKWH2
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