The master of the Prado : a novel
Sierra, Javier, 1971-2015
Book
This fictionalised autobiography begins in Madrid in 1990, when Sierra encounters a mysterious stranger named Luis Fovel within the halls of the city's famous Prado museum. Fovel takes him on a whirlwind tour and promises to uncover startling secrets hidden in the museum's masterpieces - secrets that open up a whole new world to Sierra. The enigmatic Fovel reveals how a variety of visions, prophesies, conspiracies, and even heresies, inspired masters such as Raphael, Titian, Hieronymus Bosch, Botticelli, Brueghel and El Greco. The secrets they concealed in their paintings are stunning enough to change the way we think about art, uncovering mysteries about historical facts, secret sects and prophetical theories. They also lead Sierra to question his entire understanding of art history and unearth ground-breaking discoveries about European art.
Main title:
The master of the Prado : a novel / Javier Sierra ; translated by Jasper Reid.
Author:
Sierra, Javier, 1971-, authorReid, Jasper, 1959-, translator
Imprint:
New York : Atria Books, 2015.New York : Atria Books, 2015.
Collation:
xii, 306 pages (some folded) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Spanish.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781476776965 (hbk)
Dewey class:
863.7FICTION
Language:
EnglishSpanish
Added title:
BRN:
1832659