"e;Mesmerizing account of an amateur artist who made millions selling forged paintings to art-obsessed Nazis and business tycoons"e; (Kirkus, starred review).
Michelangelo's Puzzle: Forgery, Star Maps, and the Sistine Chapel will be popular with readers who are interested art crime, art history, astronomy, and puzzles.
Nazi art looting has been the subject of enormous international attention in recent years, and the topic of two history bestsellers, Hector Feliciano's The Lost Museum and Lynn Nicholas's The Rape of Europa.
Die Publikation nimmt 25 Jahre nach der Veröffentlichung der „Gemeinsamen Erklärung“, mit der sich die Bundesrepublik Deutschland zu den Washingtoner Prinzipien von 1998 bekannte, die heutige Restitutionspraxis von „NS-Raubkunst“ in den Blick.
Through the use of case examples and careful examination, this book presents the first interdisciplinary essay collection on the study of art crime, and its effect on all aspects of the art world.
Over the past two centuries, abuse of antiquities and fine art has evolved from the "e;spoils of war"e; into a medium for conducting terrorism which strives to erase the cultural heritage of "e;the other"e;.
Michelangelo's Puzzle: Forgery, Star Maps, and the Sistine Chapel will be popular with readers who are interested art crime, art history, astronomy, and puzzles.
'An endlessly fascinating and enjoyable book' Neil MacGregor'Full of delights' Tom StoppardAn extraordinary exploration of the medieval world - the most beguiling history book of the yearThis is a book about why medieval manuscripts matter.
Nazi art looting has been the subject of enormous international attention in recent years, and the topic of two history bestsellers, Hector Feliciano's The Lost Museum and Lynn Nicholas's The Rape of Europa.
Die Perfektion digitaler Technologien hat uns eine makellose Welt versprochen – doch gerade im Fehlerhaften finden wir eine überraschende Quelle für Kreativität und Inspiration.
This book offers a revealing look at the full scope of criminal activity in the art world-a category of crime that is far more pervasive than is generally realized.
All 20-year-old Daisy Haites has ever wanted is a normal life, but as the heiress to London's most notorious criminal empire, it's just not on the cards for her.
According to Vasari, the young Michelangelo often borrowed drawings of past masters, which he copied, returning his imitations to the owners and keeping originals.
The destruction of ancient monuments and artworks by the Taliban in Afghanistan and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has shocked observers worldwide.
The destruction of ancient monuments and artworks by the Taliban in Afghanistan and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has shocked observers worldwide.
En el debate actual sobre las reclamaciones de bienes del patrimonio cultural sustraídos de sus países de origen es importante preguntarse: ¿deberían regresar esos objetos al lugar donde se produjeron o permanecer en las colecciones de las instituciones que actualmente los preservan?
Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt der ägyptischen Pyramiden und entdecken Sie die verborgenen Geheimnisse hinter diesen monumentalen Bauwerken.