I am in a book club and I get to choose the books for the group to vote on to read soon. I would like to go to this art gallery hopping event my city has and read an art themed book to go along with it. Do you know of any good fiction books that have an art theme? Even something like "The Girl with the Pearl Earring" or something along that line. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! :)
2007-05-29 08:22:06 · 12 answers · asked by Ren 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
A really wonderful book that I read that is art-themed is "A Portrait of Myself" by Winifred Madison. The book is about a young woman who loves to draw and paint, but thanks to little support from family and others has doubts about her talent. I highly recommend it. Another book with a similar theme is "Cages of Glass, Flowers of Time" by Charlotte Culin.
Good luck and happy reading! :-)
2007-05-29 09:11:04 · answer #1 · answered by Bookworm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's "The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece" by Jonathan Harr. It's a fictionalized true story--really delves into what it's like to be an art historian. On a much lighter note, Ian Pears
has written six or seven mystery books with an art theme.
2007-05-30 15:05:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My romantic suspense series, featuring a museum security expert and an FBI agent, is art-themed. In a movie analogy, you might characterize the series as Entrapment meets The Thomas Crown Affair, minus foul language or nudity. Reluctant Burglar came out last September. Reluctant Runaway just released in March. The art theme in Burglar is the European masters. In Runaway, it's American and Native American artists. The third in the series, Reluctant Smuggler, releases in January, and the art theme is Hispanic art. The books are available in bookstores, Amazon, and other on-line outlets. If you're interested, I'd be happy to send you a copy of the debut novel, Reluctant Burglar, for a test-read to see if it fits your criteria.
2007-05-30 02:15:15 · answer #3 · answered by Jill Elizabeth Nelson 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Girl With A Pearl Earring" is a great choice. So are two more of Tracy Chevalier's novels, "The Lady and the Unicorn" or "Burning Bright." Her works are very entertaining, enjoyable stories as well as educational.
Also as another answerer suggested "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliet as well as her "The Wright 3" and Arturo Perez-Reverte's "The Flanders Panel" are great reads.
2007-05-29 13:28:42 · answer #4 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Virgin Blue also by Tracy Chevalier would be an option or the story of the tapestry Lady and the Unicorn. Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland, this author has several novels out including one about The Boating Party. Hope this helps
2007-05-29 08:38:28 · answer #5 · answered by chellyk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Matisse Story, by A. S. Byet
The Rembrandt Panel by Nicholas Kilmer
Chasing Cezanne by Peter Mayle
Enjoy!!
2007-05-29 08:27:18 · answer #6 · answered by aidan402 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok. Struggles between artist, his talent, and culture.
Dear Theo : The Autobiography Of Vincent Van Gogh.
[The letters of Vincent from the work of Irving Stone.]
2007-05-29 23:40:19 · answer #7 · answered by ipygmalion 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone. It's about Michaelangelo
2007-05-29 08:29:47 · answer #8 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Right off the top of my head, CHASING VERMEER by Blue Balliett ... another one is THE FLANDERS PANEL by Arturo Perez-Reverte. Both of these are mysteries centered around a given painting, and both are worth reading.
2007-05-29 08:50:22 · answer #9 · answered by thegloriosus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kurt Vonneguts Bluebeard best art fiction novel out there read it.
2007-05-29 09:08:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋