Looking for a holiday gift for your favorite art buff? Here are a few of our recommendations, for entertaining novels that borrow freely from art and art history.
Headlong: A Novel by Michael Frayn
Waking Raphael by Leslie Forbes
Leonardo’s Swans by Karen Essex
The Birth of Venus, a Novel by Sarah Dunant
Claude and Camille: A Novel of Monet by Stephanie Cowell
Dancing for Degas: A Novel by Kathryn Wagner
"More information, insight, historical perspective and amusing anecdota than one could ever, ever receive in the same amount of time by 'reading up' on the subject or taking the 'canned' tour. These tours are an opportunity to view beloved art with someone who has the education and the intelligence to give thoughtful, informed responses. I hope to do this again, and again, and again. What fun!"
Roberta Kendall
Chicago
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