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Plunder: Napoleon’s Theft of Veronese’s Feast
By Cynthia Saltzman
A riveting piece of European history told through a work of art.
The Man in the Red Coat
By Julian Barnes
A tour-de-force account of La Belle Époque’s luminary figures.
Hidden Tapestry
By Debra Dean
A novelist teases out the truth about the elusive artist’s life.
The Last Castle
By Denise Kiernan
Edith Vanderbilt shines in this history of North Carolina’s famed Biltmore Estate.
Picasso and the Painting That Shocked the World
By Miles J. Unger
Creative genius aside, the famed artist was hardly a good guy.
A novelist teases out the truth about the elusive artist’s life.
The Sagrada Família: The Astonishing Story of Gaudí’s Unfinished Masterpiece
By Gijs Van Hensbergen
A fascinating depiction of an architect and his struggle to create a singular basilica.
