"A masterpiece by Canaletto leads a young art historian on the
trail of an unsolved mystery.
"In this debut work of fiction, an art-historical investigation
quickly becomes detective work. On a pilgrimage to study a
masterpiece by Canaletto, a young American graduate student uses
his camera phone to solve a centuries-old mystery, thanks to clues
left by the painter employing a mobile device of his time--"the
camera obscura." With the action taking place over a single day,
art and technology, as well as ambition, romance, and a brutal
crime intersect in a series of step-by-step revelations culminating
in a startling "deus ex machina" at the end.
"Surveying the scene from the Dogana, Canaletto seems to have
stumbled upon a murder taking place before him and put it in his
painting. To decipher the episode depicted in the Bacino, Jeremy
exploited several functions of his smartphone. The informational
apps provided the context for the murder, while the camera captured
its image in the painting. Jeremy wondered whether Canaletto had
not also viewed the event through the portable camera of his
day--"the camera obscura," used as an aid to drawing outdoors. ...
Jeremy could just imagine how Canaletto, breathless with
excitement, had quickly sketched the momentary image projected on
the screen."
General
Imprint: |
Skira
|
Country of origin: |
Italy |
Release date: |
June 2014 |
First published: |
July 2014 |
Authors: |
David Alan Brown
|
Dimensions: |
170 x 125 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
Pages: |
56 |
ISBN-13: |
978-88-572-1593-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
88-572-1593-8 |
Barcode: |
9788857215938 |
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