{"product_id":"caravaggio-francine-prose-9780060575601","title":"Caravaggio: Painter of Miracles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Matching gorgeous prose\u003cbr\u003eto gorgeous artworks, Prose responds to each image as a moment of theatrical\u003cbr\u003erevelation, sensual or spiritual, and frequently both.\" -- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoston Sunday Globe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCaravaggio, New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling\u003cbr\u003eauthor Francine Prose offers an enthralling account of the life and work of one\u003cbr\u003eof the greatest painters of all time. Caravaggio defied the aesthetic\u003cbr\u003econventions of his time; his use of ordinary people, realistically\u003cbr\u003eportrayed--street boys, prostitutes, the poor, the aged--was a profound and\u003cbr\u003erevolutionary innovation that left its mark on generations of artists. His\u003cbr\u003einsistence on painting from nature, on rendering the emotional truth of\u003cbr\u003eexperience, whether religious or secular, made him an artist who speaks across\u003cbr\u003ethe centuries to modern day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalled \"racy, intensely imagined, \u003cbr\u003eand highly readable\" by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review, Caravaggio\u003c\/em\u003e includes\u003cbr\u003eeight pages of color illustrations, and is sure to appeal to art enthusiasts\u003cbr\u003einterested in one of history's true innovators. \u003cem\u003eCaravaggio\u003c\/em\u003e is part of\u003cbr\u003ethe \"Eminent Lives\" series from HarperCollins, a selection of biographies\u003cbr\u003eby distinguished authors on canonical figures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francine Prose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060575603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060575601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.44h x 5.34w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/08\/2005 pg. 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2005 pg. 903\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2005 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2005 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/02\/2005 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2005 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/04\/2005 pg. 79","brand":"Francine Prose","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086364389631,"sku":"9780060575601","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_043bd50c-236b-4167-883b-685936d7eba4.jpg?v=1769094268","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/caravaggio-francine-prose-9780060575601","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}