The Lost Painting by Jonathan Harr Summary
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A true detective story masquerading as art history. Jonathan Harr's "The Lost Painting" follows scholars racing to find Caravaggio's missing masterpiece. So riveting that art professors wish they'd assigned it instead of textbooks - turning meticulous research into an irresistible treasure hunt.
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What if you walked past a priceless masterpiece every day without knowing it? In a modest Jesuit residence in Dublin, priests ate their meals beneath a dark, grimy painting for decades, never suspecting they were dining under one of art history's most sought-after treasures. The canvas showed a dramatic biblical scene-soldiers seizing Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane-but a small plaque identified it as the work of Gerard Honthorst, a competent but unremarkable Dutch painter. No one questioned this attribution until August 1990, when a sharp-eyed Italian restorer named Sergio Benedetti noticed something that made his pulse quicken: the distinctive brushwork, the masterful rendering of hands emerging from darkness, the psychological intensity captured in each face. Could this forgotten painting actually be Caravaggio's lost masterpiece, missing for nearly two centuries? This question launched one of the most thrilling detective stories in modern art history-a tale spanning four centuries, three countries, and countless archives, involving passionate scholars, meticulous restorers, and one of history's most brilliant and troubled artists. The journey to authenticate this single painting would reveal not just a lost Caravaggio, but the extraordinary human drama of art scholarship itself.
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Creado por exalumnos de la Universidad de Columbia en San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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