Scandals Vandals and Da Vincis

<b>The secret histories of the world's most famous masterpieces <p/></b>Caravaggios Rembrandts Monets--the works of immortal artists such as these are indelibly imprinted in the public mind; they are priceless masterpieces whose beauty artistry and emotional impact have inspired admiration awe and envy through the centuries. Yet behind many of these brilliant paintings and sculptures are fascinating unique histories. <p/>In <i>Scandals Vandals and da Vincis</i> award-winning writer Harvey Rachlin relates in exciting detail how nearly thirty of these works came to be created and how they survived burglary forgery revolutions ransoms vandals scandals religious sects and shipwrecks to eventually come to their current resting places