Scoundrels, Cads, and Other Great Artists

by Jeffrey K Smith and Jeffrey K. Smith

Book Overview

Just because the art is beautiful doesn't mean the artist was a saint . . .

Scoundrels, Cads, and Other Great Artists examines the lives of nine great artists who were less than exemplary human beings in their lives outside of their art.

It explores the question, "Why do we like magnificent art from artists who were awful human beings?" For example, the great Baroque painter, Caravaggio, who developed the chiaroscuro style of painting,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 153812677X
• ISBN13: 9781538126776
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 7.2"