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Thomas Hoving

    Este autor explora principalmente temas relacionados con el arte, profundizando en falsificaciones artísticas, figuras notables de la historia del arte y creaciones artísticas significativas. Su obra se nutre frecuentemente de una amplia experiencia en la dirección de museos, ofreciendo al lector una visión del cautivador mundo del arte. Posee un estilo accesible que atrae tanto a lectores ocasionales como a conocedores del arte.

    Das Millionen-Dollar-Kreuz
    Art For Dummies
    Making the Mummies Dance
    Tutankhamun: The Untold Story
    King of the Confessors
    Two Worlds of Andrew Wyeth
    • If you've wanted to take a closer look at art, but get intimidated by the art world, you'll treasure Art for Dummies

      Art For Dummies1999
      3,7
    • Making the Mummies Dance

      Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art

      • 448 páginas
      • 16 horas de lectura

      From Simon & Schuster, Making the Mummies Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a unforgettable autobiography for any arts and culture fans.A former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art reveals his bold and brash life at its the clandestine deals which secured blockbuster exhibitions for the museum and made him a legend.

      Making the Mummies Dance1994
      3,9
    • Marchesa

      • 413 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura
      Marchesa1989
    • King of the Confessors

      • 352 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      Recounts the breakneck competition among the powerful art museums of the world to verify the authenticity of and to acquire the unique tenth-century Winchester Cross

      King of the Confessors1982
      4,2
    • Two Worlds of Andrew Wyeth

      A Conversation with Andrew Wyeth

      • 170 páginas
      • 6 horas de lectura

      In this intimate and profound portrait, the former Metropolitan Museum director elicits extended and revealing dialogue from the artist, revealing the philosophy and spirit of his art

      Two Worlds of Andrew Wyeth1978
      4,4
    • Examines the intrigues, power struggles, scandals, and mysterious deaths surrounding the discovery of King Tut's tomb and the removal of its priceless artifacts

      Tutankhamun: The Untold Story1978
      4,0