The old masters
By: Simon Gray
Contributors: Gray, Simon, 1936-2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Subjects: Drama
Description: Set in the Villa of I Tatti outside Florence in 1937, under the menacing shadow of Mussolini, Simon Gray's 'The Old Masters' explores the turbulent relationship between the famous art historian Bernard Berenson and the notorious art dealer Joseph Duveen, as they edge towards an explosive final encounter. It premiered at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in June 2004.
Notes: Previously issued in print: in Plays five. London: Faber, 2010.