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 ***The Lost PaintingThe Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpieceby Jonathan Harr Reviewed December 17, 2006.
Random House, The Lost
Painting tells the
story of the discovery of an original painting by Caravaggio, The
Taking of
the Christ. Many copies existed, but
no
one had found a painting with evidence that Caravaggio himself had
painted it. First, we
learn about two
graduate students who got an opportunity to research in the archives of
a
family which Caravaggio had worked for. They
got an important lead on the painting, but then the
trail vanished. Later, we
learn about a
restorer who was asked to restore an old painting from a monastery, and
how he
deduced this was the missing masterpiece. The story is
somewhat slow
and meandering, weaving in details about the lives of all the people
involved,
including Caravaggio himself. However,
it’s surprisingly absorbing. It gives
you a glimpse of the world of art history, and it’s amazing to read how
everything came together to verify this painting was the original. Copyright © 2006 Sondra Eklund. All
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