Secret Lives of Great Artists: What Your Teachers Never Told You about Master Painters and Sculptors

Take a tour through the wilder side of art history and discover true tales of murder, forgery, trickery, and great art--featuring jaw-dropping profiles of Da Vinci, Dali, and more

With outrageous anecdotes about everyone from Leonardo Da Vinci to Caravaggio to Edward Hopper, Secret Lives of Great Artists recounts the seamy, steamy and gritty history behind the great masters of international art. You'll learn that Michelangelo's body odor was so bad, his assistants couldn't stand working for him; that Vincent van Gogh sometimes ate paint directly from the tube; and Georgia O'Keeffe loved to paint in the nude. This is one art history lesson you'll never forget

Author: Elizabeth Lunday
Publisher: Quirk Books
Published: 07/01/2008
Pages: 287
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.05h x 5.40w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9781594742576

About the Author
Elizabeth Lunday is a journalist specializing in architecture and art. She writes the "Masterpieces" column for mental_floss magazine and lives in Fort Worth, Texas.