The Last Painting of Sara De Vos

by Dominic Smith

Book Overview

Amsterdam, 1631: Sara de Vos becomes the first woman to be admitted as a master painter to the city's Guild of St. Luke. Though women do not paint landscapes (they are generally restricted to indoor subjects), a wintry outdoor scene haunts Sara: She cannot shake the image of a young girl from a nearby village, standing alone beside a silver birch at dusk, staring out at a group of skaters on the frozen river below. Defying the expectations of her...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250118328
• ISBN13: 9781250118325
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Picador USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Consistantly interesting

This is a great book. It was fun to follow the characters lives, and the paintings story from 1600’s, 1950’s and present day. Not only was it a story with a great plot, but it made me want to learn more about art.