{"product_id":"scandals-vandals-and-da-vincis-a-gallery-of-remarkable-art-tales-paperback","title":"Scandals, Vandals, and Da Vincis: A Gallery of Remarkable Art Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarvey Rachlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe secret histories of the world's most famous masterpieces\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Caravaggios, Rembrandts, Monets--the works of immortal artists such as these are indelibly imprinted in the public mind; they are priceless masterpieces whose beauty, artistry, and emotional impact have inspired admiration, awe, and envy through the centuries. Yet behind many of these brilliant paintings and sculptures are fascinating, unique histories. In \u003ci\u003eScandals, Vandals, and da Vincis\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning writer Harvey Rachlin relates in exciting detail how nearly thirty of these works came to be created and how they survived burglary, forgery, revolutions, ransoms, vandals, scandals, religious sects, and shipwrecks to eventually come to their current resting places \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarvey Rachlin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of 11 books, including \u003ci\u003eLucy's Bone's, Sacred Stones, and Einstein's Brain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJumbo's Hide, Elvis' Ride, and the Tooth of Buddha\u003c\/i\u003e, which were adapted for the smash-hit History Channel series \u003ci\u003eHistory's Lost and Found\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Writer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLaw and Order Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous other publications, and is a winner of the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for excellence in music journalism. He has appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs and is an adjunct lecturer in music at Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 7.96 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47459242737917,"sku":"9780143038351","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/PsLikAhQ2t9780143038351.webp?v=1777253207","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/scandals-vandals-and-da-vincis-a-gallery-of-remarkable-art-tales-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}