{"product_id":"9780099587040","title":"The Vanishing Man : In Pursuit of Velazquez","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Cumming, Laura, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/01\/2017,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 320 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Vintage,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Vintage Publishing,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: History of art \u0026amp; design styles: c 1600 to c 1800, Painting \u0026amp; paintings, Individual artists \u0026amp; art monographs\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780099587040\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE JAMES TAIT BLACK BIOGRAPHY PRIZE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelected as a Book of the Year in the Herald\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1845, a Reading bookseller named John Snare came across the dirt-blackened portrait of a prince at a country house auction. Suspecting that it might be a long-lost Velazquez, he bought the picture and set out to discover its strange history - a quest that led from fame to ruin and exile. Fusing detection and biography, this book shows how and why great works of art can affect us, even to the point of mania.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd on the trail of John Snare, Cumming makes a surprising discovery of her own. But most movingly, The Vanishing Man is an eloquent and passionate homage to the Spanish master Velazquez, bringing us closer to the creation and appreciation of his works than ever before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstone's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41431892852889,"sku":"9780099587040","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780099587040.jpg?v=1692292984","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780099587040","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}