[ebooks] Schutzlos - In deinen Hauml;nden: Liebesroman (German Edition) by Dana Summer in Arts-Photography

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ldquo;As compelling and entertaining as a detective novelrdquo; (The Economist); the incredible true storymdash;part art history and part mysterymdash;of a Velaacute;zquez portrait that went missing and the obsessed nineteenth-century bookseller determined to prove he had found it.When John Snare; a nineteenth century provincial bookseller; traveled to a liquidation auction; he found a vivid portrait of King Charles I that defied any explanation. The Charles of the painting was youngmdash;too young to be kingmdash;and yet also too young to be painted by the Flemish painter to whom the piece was attributed. Snare had found something incrediblemdash;but what? His research brought him to Diego Velaacute;zquez; whose long-lost portrait of Prince Charles has eluded art experts for generations. Velaacute;zquez (1599ndash;1660) was the official painter of the Madrid court; during the time the Spanish Empire teetered on the edge of collapse. When Prince Charles of Englandmdash;a man wealthy enough to help turn Spainrsquo;s fortunesmdash;proposed a marriage with a Spanish princess; he allowed just a few hours to sit for his portrait; and Snare believed only Velaacute;zquez could have been the artist of choice. But in making his theory public; Snare was ostracized and forced to choose; like Velaacute;zquez himself; between art and family. A thrilling investigation into the complex meaning of authenticity and the unshakable determination that drives both artists and collectors of their work; The Vanishing Velaacute;zquez is a ldquo;brilliantrdquo; (The Atlantic) tale of mystery and detection; of tragic mishaps and mistaken identities; of class; politics; snobbery; crime; and almost farcical accident that reveals how one historic masterpiece was crafted and lost; and how far one man would go to redeem it. Laura Cummingrsquo;s book is ldquo;sumptuous...A gleaming work of someone at the peak of her craftrdquo; (The New York Times).