{"product_id":"the-lost-painting-9780375759864","title":"The Lost Painting","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold with consummate skill by the writer of the bestselling, award-winning \u003ci\u003eA Civil Action\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Painting\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable synthesis of history and detective story. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An Italian village on a hilltop near the Adriatic coast, a decaying palazzo facing  the sea, and in the basement, cobwebbed and dusty, lit by a single bulb, an archive  unknown to scholars. Here, a young graduate student from Rome, Francesca Cappelletti,  makes a discovery that inspires a search for a work of art of incalculable value,  a painting lost for almost two centuries. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The artist was Caravaggio, a master of  the Italian Baroque. He was a genius, a revolutionary painter, and a man beset by  personal demons. Four hundred years ago, he drank and brawled in the taverns and  streets of Rome, moving from one rooming house to another, constantly in and out  of jail, all the while painting works of transcendent emotional and visual power.  He rose from obscurity","brand":"Random House USA Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401937592663,"sku":"9780375759864","price":16.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780375759864.jpg?v=1730478915","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-lost-painting-9780375759864","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}