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By (author) Trend, Nick

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A new and accessible way to understand art, looking at the love affairs that inspired our greatest masterpieces

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Discover the love affairs that inspired art”s greatest masterpieces.

Whether in the throes of passion, enduring the pain of an unrequited love or basking in the joy of a wonderfully supportive friendship, this book explores how love influenced artists and the work they created.

Beautifully illustrated with full-colour photographs of more than 70 artworks, this guide looks at how artists have painted, sketched and modelled their lovers, and how the theme of love has found its way into an array of subjects – from landscapes to still-life and self-portraits.

Artists include: Caravaggio, Georgia O”Keefe, Sarah Bernhardt, Picasso, Rembrandt, Frida Kahlo, Tamara de Lempicka, Clifford Prince-King, Chagall, Lotte Laserstein and Niki de Saint Phalle.

Review quote:
What can art tell us about love? Holding a light to the secret desires and long-standing love affairs that inspired famous artists from Rembrandt to Frida Kahlo, this thoughtfully curated book by art historian Nick Trend is as fascinating as it is gorgeous

Biographical note:
Nick Trend is a journalist and art historian. As Chief Culture Editor for the travel desk of the Daily Telegraph, he has spent nearly three decades writing about the world”s art treasures and has produced guides to many of the greatest museums and art collections. He has also worked on the curatorial staff at the National Gallery in London and has a degree in English Literature from Cambridge and a PhD in Art History from the University of East Anglia.