Look Closer

Spolvero · illustrated ebook

Look closer.
The masterpieces were never what they seemed.

24 famous works of art decoded in plain words: the story behind each one, the clues most people walk past, and the mystery that is still unsolved.

24 works · 174 details · 389 pages

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This is how the book shows every work: one detail at a time, zoomed in, with the story of what is there.

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Inside

Every work, the same path.

About ten minutes of reading per work.

The opening01

The opening

The whole work and the question that drives it.

The map02

The map

Every hidden detail gets a number.

The zoom03

The zoom

We get close and explain what is really there.

The mystery04

The mystery

What is known, and what nobody has explained.

The collection

The 24 masterpieces.

From Van Eyck to Monet, from Bosch to Vermeer. All famous. All hiding something.

01
Chestnut Trees in BlossomVincent van Gogh
02
The Arnolfini PortraitJan van Eyck
03
The Extraction of the Stone of MadnessHieronymus Bosch (attributed)
04
Netherlandish ProverbsPieter Bruegel the Elder
05
Camille on her DeathbedClaude Monet
06
Mystic NativitySandro Botticelli
07
Girl Reading a Letter at an Open WindowJohannes Vermeer
08
Christina of Denmark, Duchess of MilanHans Holbein the Younger
09
The Execution of Lady Jane GreyPaul Delaroche
10
The Crucifixion of Saint WilgefortisHieronymus Bosch
11
Sleeping CupidMichelangelo Buonarroti
12
The Character Heads: The Vexed ManFranz Xaver Messerschmidt
13
La FornarinaRaphael
14
Adoration of the MagiLeonardo da Vinci
15
The Children of EdwardPaul Delaroche
16
Impression, SunriseClaude Monet
17
The Body of the Dead Christ in the TombHans Holbein the Younger
18
The Disputation of the Holy SacramentRaphael
19
Winter Landscape with Skaters and a Bird TrapPieter Bruegel the Elder
20
The Art of PaintingJohannes Vermeer
21
PietàMichelangelo Buonarroti
22
The Wild Hunt (Die wilde Jagd)Franz von Stuck
23
Laocoön and His SonsAgesander, Athenodoros and Polydorus of Rhodes (attributed)
24
Christ at EmmausHan van Meegeren

Questions

Before you buy.

Do I need to know about art?

No. Everything is explained in plain words, as if a friend were standing next to you in the museum.

How do I get the ebook?

Right after payment you receive a download link by email. It is a PDF, yours forever.

Can I read it on my phone?

Yes. The PDF is laid out to read well on phones, tablets and computers.

Is the information reliable?

Every chapter is based on museum catalogues, letters and published research. When something is only a theory, we say so.

After this book, you will never look at a painting the same way.

389 pages, 24 works of art and 174 details most people never notice. One payment, yours forever.

24 works · 174 details · 389 pages

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