The Collector’s Apprentice
By: B.A. Shapiro
3.62
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
It’s the summer of 1922, and nineteen-year-old Paulien Mertens finds herself in Paris—broke, disown…
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1. The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War
By: Lynn H. Nicholas
3.92
Format: 498 pages, Paperback
The story told in this superbly researched and suspenseful book is that of the Third Reich's war on… read more
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- art
- historical
2. Gustav Klimt: 1862-1918
By: Gilles Néret
4.18
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Cult of pleasure: Feminine sensuality by the Vienna Secession's greatest proponentGustav Klimt's or… read more
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- art
"Some elements appear in this picture which would be decisive in Klimt's subsequent work: for instance, the use of gold and the transformation of anatomy into ornamentation, of ornamentation into anat…"-Gilles Néret, Gustav Klimt: 1862-1918
"This intensely lyrical vision of the pregant woman in [i]Hope I[i] is set in an ambiguous context peopled with masks, death's heads and allegorical monsters such as Sin, Disease, Poverty and Death, a…"-Gilles Néret, Gustav Klimt: 1862-1918
"Eros and Thanatos were always the source of his inspiration, even though, from this time on, they usually appear in the guise of two simple and fundamental themes: flowers and women. These themes off…"-Gilles Néret, Gustav Klimt: 1862-1918
3. The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
By: Dominic Smith
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
This is what we long for: the profound pleasure of being swept into vivid new worlds, worlds people… read more
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- art
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
4. The Art Forger
By: B.A. Shapiro
4.20
Format: 445 pages, Hardcover
On March 18, 1990, thirteen works of art worth today over $500 million were stolen from the Isabell… read more
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- adult fiction
- art
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
5. The Agony and the Ecstasy
By: Irving Stone , None
4.40
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Celebrating the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo's David, New American Library releases a special … read more
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- art
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
6. I Always Loved You
By: Robin Oliveira
4.08
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A novel of Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas's great romance from the New York Times bestselling author … read more
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7. The Lives of the Artists
By: Peter Bondanella , Giorgio Vasari , None
3.67
Format: 117 pages, Paperback
Packed with facts, attributions, and entertaining anecdotes about his contemporaries, Vasari's coll… read more
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8. The Lady and the Unicorn
By: Tracy Chevalier
3.27
Format: None pages,
A tour de force of history and imagination, The Lady and the Unicornis Tracy Chevalier's answer to … read more
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9. The Lover's Portrait: An Art Mystery (Adventures of Zelda Richardson, #2)
By: Jennifer S. Alderson
3.34
Format: None pages, Paperback
When a Dutch art dealer hides the stock from his gallery - rather than turn it over to his Nazi bla… read more
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10. In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and the Birth of Modernist Art
By: Sue Roe
3.81
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A lively and deeply researched group biography of the figures who transformed the world of art in b… read more
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11. The Art Spirit: Notes, Articles, Fragments of Letters and Talks to Students, Bearing on the Concept and Technique of Picture Making, the Study of Art
By: Robert Henri , None , None
1.75
Format: 134 pages,
In this book are the essential beliefs and theories of a great teacher and American artist, Robert … read more
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12. The Genesis Secret
By: Tom Knox
4.20
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
A gripping high-concept thriller for fans of Dan Brown and Sam Bourne. In the sunburnt deserts of e… read more
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13. The Last Collection: A Novel of Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel
By: Jeanne Mackin
3.97
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An American woman becomes entangled in the intense rivalry between iconic fashion designers Coco Ch… read more
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- adult fiction
- historical
- france
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
"An artist must do what she was put on this earth to do. I do not give up and go into my little safe cocoon."-Jeanne Mackin, The Last Collection: A Novel of Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel
"We both believe in beauty and elegance. In strong women who know their own minds. No one will look good in her clothes if she doesn't walk as if she owns the world. Remember that, Lily. It's ours, al…"-Jeanne Mackin, The Last Collection: A Novel of Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel
"We leaned even closer and pressed our foreheads together for consolation, as a promise, fingers entwined, and it was like the last application of color to the canvas, the moment when you know this is…"-Jeanne Mackin, The Last Collection: A Novel of Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel
14. Starring Adele Astaire
By: Eliza Knight
4.00
Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition
USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight returns with a story full of glitz and glam as she delves… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
15. The Masterpiece
By: Fiona Davis
3.85
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In her latest captivating novel, nationally bestselling author Fiona Davis takes readers into the g… read more
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- adult fiction
- art
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- adult
- audiobook
16. The Collector’s Apprentice
By: B.A. Shapiro
3.62
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
It’s the summer of 1922, and nineteen-year-old Paulien Mertens finds herself in Paris—broke, disown… read more
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- adult fiction
- art
- historical
- france
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- novels
- adult
- audiobook
17. The Lost Dresses of Italy
By: M.A. McLaughlin
3.69
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In this rich, atmospheric historical novel, perfect for fans of Brenda Janowitz and Adriana Trigian… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
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- historical fiction
18. The Darwin Affair
By: Timothy Mason
3.65
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Get ready for one of the most inventive and entertaining novels of 2019—an edge-of-your-seat Victor… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
19. The Glassmaker
By: Tracy Chevalier
4.00
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling historical novelist, a rich, transporting story that follows a family of glass… read more
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- art
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
"...you never recover from losing someone; you just learn to accommodate the hole it makes in you."-Tracy Chevalier, The Glassmaker
"People who make things also have an ambiguous relationship with time. Painters, writers, wood-carvers, knitters, weavers and, yes, glassmakers: creators often enter an absorbed state that psychologis…"-Tracy Chevalier, The Glassmaker
20. Twilight Territory
By: Andrew X. Pham
3.64
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping first novel of love, war, and resistance in post–World War II Japanese-occupied Vietnam,… read more
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- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
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