Losŭtʻu pʻeintʻing
Subtitle: Lost painting
By: Jonŏsŏn Hal chiŭm ; Yi Mi-sŏn omgim.
Contributors: Yi, Mi-sŏn.
Edition: Chʻopʻan
Publisher: Wijŭdŏm Hausŭ
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Sŏul-si
Language: kor
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9788959132584
Subjects: Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, -- 1573-1610 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, -- 1573-1610.; Jesus Christ -- Betrayal -- Art.; John, -- the Baptist, Saint -- Art.; Painting, Italian -- Attribution.; Painting -- Expertising.
Genres: Art.
Other titles: Lost painting
Work titles: Lost painting.
Description: A decaying palazzo on a hilltop near the Adriatic coast, and in the basement, cobwebbed and dusty, an archive unknown to scholars. Here, a young graduate student from Rome makes a discovery that inspires a search for a painting lost for almost two centuries. The artist was Caravaggio, a revolutionary painter beset by personal demons. Four hundred years ago, he drank and brawled in the taverns and streets of Rome, in and out of jail, all the while painting transcendent works. He rose from obscurity to fame and wealth, but success didn't alter his violent temperament. He died young, alone, and under strange circumstances. Caravaggio scholars estimate that between sixty and eighty of his works are in existence today. Many others--no one knows the precise number--have been lost to time. Somewhere, surely, a masterpiece lies forgotten. This quest is a synthesis of history and detective story.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-358).