Books where paintings tell a story
Books where paintings tell a story
When you look at a picture or painting, what do you think about? Can paintings tell us more than we realise? There are some stories where paintings open up a whole new world
Sydney, Hungary, Budapest
The Painting – Alison Booth
A young Hungarian woman confronts her family’s past in an engrossing quest for a stolen painting
Mexico city, New York, Paris
The End of the Vodka – Oscar de Muriel
A Frida Kahlo painting, a scandal, and secrets that threaten to change the course of history….
Rome, Italy, Vatican City
The Seeker of Lost Paintings – Sarah Freethy
Beatrice Fremont discovers a fragment of a painting and a letter that sends her on a hunt to Rome. Helping her is art dealer Jude Adler. Their search uncovers a shocking secret and the answer to a mystery kept hidden for years.
Andalucia and London
The Muse – Jessie Burton
A picture can speak a thousand words – Olive Schloss, a young girl loves to paint. Her father is an art dealer but the art world is not made for girls like her.
Paris, London, Scotland
The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown
Got to get this one in – it’s perhaps about the most famous painting in the world and the story that it told the world….
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