The optickal illusion
Halliburton, Rachel2020
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It is three years from the dawn of a new century and in London, nothing is certain any more: the future of the monarchy is in question, the city is aflame with right and left-wing conspiracies, and the French could invade any day. Against this feverish atmosphere, the American painter Benjamin West is visited by a strange father and daughter, the Provises, who claim they have a secret that has obsessed painters for centuries: the Venetian techniques of master painter Titian. West was once the most celebrated painter in London, but hasn't produced anything of note in years so against his better judgment he agrees to let the intriguing Ann Jemima Provis visit his studio and demonstrate what she knows. What unravels reveals more than he has ever understood - about himself, about the treachery of the art world and the seductive promise of genius.
Main title:
The optickal illusion / Rachel Halliburton.
Author:
Halliburton, Rachel, author
Imprint:
London : Prelude, 2020.
Collation:
352 pages
Notes:
Originally published: London: Duckworth Overlook, 2018.
ISBN:
9780715653319 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
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BRN:
636379
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