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384
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avg rating 3.84
num ratings 1,659
date pub Mar 14, 2023
date pub edition Mar 14, 2023
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A little too mushy at the end and didn’t need the religious nonsense but fairly entertaining particularly if you like Egyptology
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num pages
400
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avg rating 3.75
num ratings 6,064
date pub Aug 17, 2021
date pub edition Aug 17, 2021
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Interesting from the art and forgery POV, but too much with the “ romance” nonsense
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386
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avg rating 3.75
num ratings 89,773
date pub Oct 23, 2012
date pub edition May 21, 2013
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Excellent novel of the Gardner Heist, forgery, struggling artists and the murky, self- contained and delusional world of major museums I just happen to
Excellent novel of the Gardner Heist, forgery, struggling artists and the murky, self- contained and delusional world of major museums I just happen to also be reading Daniel Silvas, ThevCollector which is about the Vermeer stolen in the heist..The Concert
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isbn13 9780670021857
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num pages
261
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avg rating 3.75
num ratings 1,527
date pub May 28, 2009
date pub edition Jun 10, 2010
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Fascinating look into art sleuthing
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num pages
414
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avg rating 4.38
num ratings 25,217
date pub Jul 18, 2023
date pub edition Jul 18, 2023
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Good read starting with the attempted recovery of the Concert by Vermeer stolen from the Gardner Museum in Boston and escalating from there
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496
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avg rating 4.24
num ratings 29,223
date pub Jul 19, 2022
date pub edition Jul 19, 2022
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Finally,natter the political drivel of the Cellist, Gabriel Allon returns to his roots, and the reason I started reading the series…ART, in this case
Finally,natter the political drivel of the Cellist, Gabriel Allon returns to his roots, and the reason I started reading the series…ART, in this case the incredible world of art forgery
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isbn13 9781538720967
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num pages
464
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avg rating 3.93
num ratings 8,682
date pub Jun 07, 2022
date pub edition Jun 07, 2022
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So a good stand alone book featuring a few interests of mine, art, and the mythology of the Catholic Church. Added a star because I had been to Ghent a
So a good stand alone book featuring a few interests of mine, art, and the mythology of the Catholic Church. Added a star because I had been to Ghent and have seen the altar pieces
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isbn13 9780060525330
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num pages
320
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avg rating 4.00
num ratings 493
date pub Jan 01, 2005
date pub edition Mar 01, 2005
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Been to Rome twice and knew a little about Bernini and nothing of Borromini. Book made me want to return and seek out everything mentioned in it
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num pages
354
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avg rating 4.07
num ratings 10,460
date pub Mar 01, 2016
date pub edition Mar 01, 2016
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Excellent historical fiction especially if you are an art aficionado and have visited Florence
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isbn13 9780062993571
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num pages
496
pp
avg rating 3.97
num ratings 8,574
date pub Sep 08, 2020
date pub edition Sep 08, 2020
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Well researched from the art perspective and nicely interwoven tale between daVinci, Gallerani, the art conservator and MMFA private Dominic. A few his
Well researched from the art perspective and nicely interwoven tale between daVinci, Gallerani, the art conservator and MMFA private Dominic. A few historical inaccuracies like an allied bombing of Berlin in 1939 and Ghent being in France ( really Belgium), should have been picked up by the editors Still all in all a great read
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num pages
362
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avg rating 3.84
num ratings 267
date pub May 10, 2016
date pub edition Sep 03, 2021
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it was ok
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Thought there would be more “art” than conspiracy. Pale shadow of ThevGiant, Oil and Marble to name two
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num pages
408
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avg rating 4.04
num ratings 1,007
date pub Nov 01, 2017
date pub edition Nov 01, 2017
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Another interesting book on the art world in Venice circa 1500. Woven together nicely with the bubonic plague.
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num pages
408
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avg rating 3.98
num ratings 458
date pub May 12, 2020
date pub edition May 31, 2020
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Interesting story of Michelangelo’s companion L’Ignaco, but I was looking for more on Michelangelo himself. Oil and Marble was better
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isbn13 9781950691272
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num pages
320
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avg rating 4.18
num ratings 1,759
date pub Apr 07, 2020
date pub edition Apr 07, 2020
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it was amazing
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Excellent second work by Stephanie Storey, combining art, history and fiction for a truly entertaining tale. The addition of links to the works in the
Excellent second work by Stephanie Storey, combining art, history and fiction for a truly entertaining tale. The addition of links to the works in the electronic addition was inspired. Brought back memories of visits to the Vatican from years gone by
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num pages
456
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avg rating 3.66
num ratings 139
date pub unknown
date pub edition Jan 26, 2021
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it was ok
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Although I am fascinated to a degree with art and the story of the Rape of Europe by the Nazis, this book was far too detailed for anyone, ( IMO), but
Although I am fascinated to a degree with art and the story of the Rape of Europe by the Nazis, this book was far too detailed for anyone, ( IMO), but a true art expert and professional. I read about a third and skimmed the other two thirds. The author obviously did an enormous amount of research, but this time would be better as a doctoral dissertation rather than leisure reading
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isbn13 9780374283094
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num pages
320
pp
avg rating 3.76
num ratings 408
date pub Aug 04, 2009
date pub edition Jan 01, 2009
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Interesting, particularly if you have been to Rome and Florence
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isbn13 9780060825416
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num pages
349
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avg rating 3.87
num ratings 4,685
date pub Jun 24, 2008
date pub edition Jun 24, 2008
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really liked it
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Well written, fast paced book on the forgery of Jan Vermeer work last century. The incredible hubris of the experts who were fooled by this forger is a
Well written, fast paced book on the forgery of Jan Vermeer work last century. The incredible hubris of the experts who were fooled by this forger is almost unbelievable
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isbn13 9780452288607
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num pages
352
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avg rating 3.99
num ratings 2,378
date pub Jun 21, 2006
date pub edition May 29, 2007
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isbn13 9780142003695
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num pages
373
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avg rating 3.83
num ratings 37,407
date pub Dec 02, 2002
date pub edition 2003
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num pages
600
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avg rating 4.20
num ratings 110,560
date pub Oct 17, 2017
date pub edition Oct 17, 2017
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Truly fascinating portrait of Leonardo...should be the next Nat Geo Genius subject
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