Secret Lives of Great Artists - by Elizabeth Lunday (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In the tradition of our best-selling Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents (120 000 copies in print) here are outrageous and uncensored profiles of the world's greatest artists complete with hundreds of little-known politically incorrect and downright bizarre facts. Consider: <BR> Michelangelo had such repellant body odor that his assistants couldn't stand working for him.<BR> Pablo Picasso did jail time for ripping off several statues from the Louvre.<BR> Gabriel Dante Rossetti's favorite pet was a wombat that slept on his dining room table.<BR> Vincent van Gogh sometimes ate paint directly from the tube.<BR> Georgia O'Keeffe liked to paint in the nude.<BR> Salvador Dal concocted a perfume from dung to attract the attention of his future wife. <BR> With outrageous anecdotes about everyone from Leonardo (accused sodomist) to Caravaggio (convicted murderer) to Edward Hopper (alleged wife beater) Secret Lives of Great Artists is an art history lesson you'll never forget!<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Take a tour through the wilder side of art history and discover true tales of murder, forgery, trickery, and great art--featuring jaw-dropping profiles of Da Vinci, Dali, and more</b> <p/> With outrageous anecdotes about everyone from Leonardo Da Vinci to Caravaggio to Edward Hopper, <i>Secret Lives of Great Artists</i> recounts the seamy, steamy and gritty history behind the great masters of international art. You'll learn that Michelangelo's body odor was so bad, his assistants couldn't stand working for him; that Vincent van Gogh sometimes ate paint directly from the tube; and Georgia O'Keeffe loved to paint in the nude. This is one art history lesson you'll never forget!<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Elizabeth Lunday </b>is a journalist specializing in architecture and art. She writes the "Masterpieces" column for <i>mental_floss </i>magazine and lives in Fort Worth, Texas.
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