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Thomas Hoving

    Cet auteur explore principalement des sujets liés à l'art, se penchant sur des thèmes tels que les faux artistiques, les figures notables de l'histoire de l'art et les créations artistiques importantes. Son œuvre s'inspire fréquemment d'une vaste expérience dans la direction de musées, offrant aux lecteurs des aperçus du monde fascinant de l'art. Il possède un style accessible qui séduit aussi bien les lecteurs occasionnels que les connaisseurs d'art.

    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

      • 448pages
      • 16 heures de lecture

      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

      • 413pages
      • 15 heures de lecture
      Marchesa1989
    • King of the Confessors

      • 352pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      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

      • 170pages
      • 6 heures de lecture

      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