Boston Raphael: A Mysterious Painting, an Embattled Museum in an Era of Change & a Daughter's Search for the Truth - Rilegato

Rathbone, Belinda

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1567925227 ISBN 13: 9781567925227

Casa editrice: David R Godine Pub, 2014

Riassunto

The full, inside story of how the discovery of a previously unknown painting by Raphael, the Italian Renaissance master, went from media sensation to career-destroying scandal. On the eve of its centennial celebrations in December, 1969, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts announced the acquisition of an unknown and uncatalogued painting attributed to Raphael. Bostons coup made headlines around the world. Soon afterward, an Italian art sleuth began investigating the details of the paintings export from Italy, challenged the museums right to ownership. Simultaneously, experts on both sides of the Atlantic lined up to debate its very authenticity. While these contests played themselves out on the international stage, the crisis deepened within the museum as its charismatic director, Perry T. Rathbone, faced the most challenging crossroads of his thirty-year career. The story of the forces that converged on the museum, and how they led to Rathbone's resignation as director, is only now fully revealed in this compelling, behind-the-scenes story that reveals how the art world, media, and museums work.

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L'autore

Belinda Rathbone, biographer and historian, has written extensively on 20th century American photography. She is the author of the critically acclaimed Walker Evans: A Biography, as well as important essays on the work of Paul Strand, Alfred Stieglitz, and many contemporary artists and photographers.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: David R Godine Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1567925227
• ISBN 13: 9781567925227
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 335
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile