The Unknown Masterpiece: La Com馘ie Humaine: Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781981508730)

Young Nicolas Poussin, as yet unknown, visits the painter Porbus in his workshop. He is accompanied by the old master Frenhofer who comments expertly on the large tableau that Porbus has just finished. The painting is of Mary of Egypt, and while Frenhofer sings her praises, he hints that the work seems unfinished. With some slight touches of the paintbrush, Frenhofer transforms Porbus' painting such that Mary the Egyptian appears to come alive before their very eyes. Although Frenhofer has mastered his technique, he admits that he has been unable to find a suitable model for his own masterpiece, which depicts a beautiful courtesan called Catherine Lescault, known as La Belle noiseuse. He has been working on this future masterpiece, that no one has yet seen, for ten years...

Author: Katharine Prescott Wormeley, Honore De Balzac
ISBN-10: 1981508732
ISBN-13: 9781981508730
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/07/2017
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.13lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.07d