{"product_id":"making-a-masterpiece-9780711257078","title":"Making A Masterpiece","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat makes a work of art a masterpiece? Discover the answers in the fascinating stories of how these artworks came to be and the circumstances of their long-lasting impact on the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Beginning with\u003cb\u003e Botticelli’s \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of Venus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, we travel through time and a range of styles and stories – including \u003cb\u003etheft, scandal, artistic reputation, politics and power\u003c\/b\u003e – to \u003cb\u003eWarhol’s \u003ci\u003eCampbell’s Soup Cans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, challenging the idea of what a masterpiece can be, and arriving in the twenty-first century with\u003cb\u003e Amy Sherald’s portrait of Michelle Obama\u003c\/b\u003e, a modern-day masterpiece still to be tested by time.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Each artwork has a tale that reveals making a masterpiece often involves much more than just a demonstration of artistic skill: their path to fame is only fully disclosed by looking beyond what the eye can see. Rather than trying to describe the elements of greatness, Making a Masterpiece takes a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Birth of Venus Sandro Botticelli\u003cbr\u003e Mona Lisa Leonardo da Vinci\u003cbr\u003e Judith Beheading Holofernes Artemisia Gentileschi\u003cbr\u003e Girl with a Pearl Earring Johannes Vermeer\u003cbr\u003e The Great Wave Katsushika Hokusai\u003cbr\u003e Fifteen Sunflowers Vincent van Gogh\u003cbr\u003e Woman in Gold Gustav Klimt\u003cbr\u003e American Gothic Grant Wood\u003cbr\u003e Guernica Pablo Picasso\u003cbr\u003e Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird\u003cbr\u003e Frida Kahlo\u003cbr\u003e Campbell’s Soup Cans Andy Warhol\u003cbr\u003e Michelle Obama Amy Sherald\u003cbr\u003e Endnotes\u003cbr\u003e Select Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Picture Credits\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e About the Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Quarto Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404043460951,"sku":"9780711257078","price":18.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780711257078.jpg?v=1730485259","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/making-a-masterpiece-9780711257078","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}