Secret Lives of Great Artists, Elizabeth Lunday
Secret Lives of Great Artists, Elizabeth Lunday
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Secret Lives of Great Artists
What Your Teachers Never Told You About Master Painters and Sculptors

Author: Elizabeth Lunday

Narrator: Elizabeth Wiley

Unabridged: 10 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/01/2022

Categories: Nonfiction, History, Art


Synopsis

Take a tour through the wilder side of art history and discover true tales of murder, forgery, trickery, and great art—featuring jaw-dropping profiles of Da Vinci, Dali, and more

With outrageous anecdotes about everyone from Leonardo Da Vinci to Caravaggio to Edward Hopper, Secret Lives of Great Artists recounts the seamy, steamy, and gritty history behind the great masters of international art. You'll learn that Michelangelo's body odor was so bad, his assistants couldn't stand working for him; that Vincent van Gogh sometimes ate paint directly from the tube; and Georgia O'Keeffe loved to paint in the nude. This is one art history lesson you'll never forget!

About Elizabeth Lunday

Elizabeth Lunday is a journalist specializing in architecture and art. She writes the "Masterpieces" column for mental_floss magazine and lives in Fort Worth, Texas.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jovi on January 07, 2019

Luând cei mai mari artiști ai lumii (sculptori, pictori, alți artiști plastici) în ordinea cronologică a nașterii lor, Elizabeth Lunday ne oferă o imagine largă a vieții și carierei acestora, punându-se accentul pe lucruri inedite, amuzante, chiar ”scandaloase”. Este o carte de culturalizare a știin......more

Goodreads review by Josh on June 14, 2023

This book can be enjoyed by those that are looking to get into learning about artists, as well as those that know a lot about the artists and want to learn more random information about them. As Lunday states, while there are many artists that can be covered, she wanted to concentrate on those that......more

Goodreads review by Alexandru on February 02, 2022

Pentru un om, ca mine, care nu are cine știe ce tangențe cu arta, e o carte introductivă bună. Unele glume pot fi căznite și capitolele despre unii artiști poate prea scurte, dar e o carte ok.......more

Goodreads review by Susan on December 30, 2016

This book looks like it would be rather salacious, in a Hollywood Babylon sort of way, it's not. I bought it quite awhile ago when I first decided to seriously improve my art knowledge, but it got pushed by the wayside. When I recently came upon it, I almost didn't bother reading it at all, it is a......more

Goodreads review by Claudia on April 07, 2019

O formă interesantă de popularizare a artiștilor și a artei lor.......more