Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession with a Lost Masterpiece
Laura Cumming • Rizzoli • ISBN-13 978‑1476762180
Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession with a Lost Masterpiece
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ISBN-10: 147676218X · ISBN-13: 978‑1476762180 · 2016
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Laura Cumming reconstructs the remarkable journey of John Snare, a nineteenth-century bookseller who became consumed by the discovery of a portrait he believed to be a lost masterpiece by Diego Velázquez. This narrative explores the intersection of obsession, provenance, and the high-stakes world of art collecting, tracing the painting's tumultuous path through history and the legal battles that defined Snare's life.
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