Thunderclap : a memoir of art and life & sudden death /
by Cumming, Laura.
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BookPublisher: London : Vintage, 2024Description: 264 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781529922530 (pbk.) :; 1529922534 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 759.9492 CUMSubject(s): Fabritius, Carel, 1622-1654 | Cumming, Laura | Delft school of art | Art, Dutch -- 17th century | Art appreciation | Art and Design | Art and Design | Fine arts: treatments & subjects | Autobiography: arts & entertainment | Autobiography: literary | Memoirs | Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writersSummary: On the morning of 12th October 1654, in the Dutch city of Delft, a sudden explosion was followed by a thunderclap that could be heard more than seventy miles away. Carel Fabritius - now known across the world for his exquisite painting, The Goldfinch - had been at work in his studio. He, along with many others, would not survive the day. In 'Thunderclap', Laura Cumming reveals her passion for the art of the Dutch Golden Age and her determination to lift up the reputation of Fabritius. She reveals the Netherlands, where - wandering the narrow streets of Amsterdam, driving across the flatlands, or pausing at a quiet waterfront - she encounters the rich reality behind the shining beauty of Vermeer and Rembrandt, Hals and de Hooch. This is a book about what a picture may come to mean: how it can enter your life and change your thinking in a thunderclap, a sudden clarity of sight.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 759.9492 CUM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 28/10/2024 | 003122147X |
Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 2023.
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On the morning of 12th October 1654, in the Dutch city of Delft, a sudden explosion was followed by a thunderclap that could be heard more than seventy miles away. Carel Fabritius - now known across the world for his exquisite painting, The Goldfinch - had been at work in his studio. He, along with many others, would not survive the day. In 'Thunderclap', Laura Cumming reveals her passion for the art of the Dutch Golden Age and her determination to lift up the reputation of Fabritius. She reveals the Netherlands, where - wandering the narrow streets of Amsterdam, driving across the flatlands, or pausing at a quiet waterfront - she encounters the rich reality behind the shining beauty of Vermeer and Rembrandt, Hals and de Hooch. This is a book about what a picture may come to mean: how it can enter your life and change your thinking in a thunderclap, a sudden clarity of sight.
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