Rex Callahan

What's It About, Leonardo? Rex Callahan

Who was Eliezer? What was he doing at the well? Who is that man with the hatchet stuck in his head? What does Esquilache mean? When did Christ measure the globe? Why was Etienne Van Den Bergh falsely accused of treason? Who was he? It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Yes, but sometimes, we may like the picture even more were we to know what some of those words are. A thorough knowledge of Man of La Mancha will not help you to understand works like "Don Quixote Releases the Galley Slaves" or who Lady Hawking is unless you've read both volumes of The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha. Similarly, Dante's Divina Commedia inspired dozens of paintings, the stories behind many of which may be unfamiliar to you. Having researched thousands of artworks in most major (as well as many minor) galleries around the world, I have read both the Don Quixote volumes, Dante's Inferno, Purgatorio & Paradiso of his Divina Commedia trilogy, many Roman and Greek myths and both testaments of The Bible to be able to explain stories behind the paintings I have researched. This book will help to reveal the mysteries behind the plethora of paintings on display in the many galleries around the world. Hopefully, it will add even more to your enjoyment the next time you venture out to a gallery.