Luncheon of the Boating Party
Book (italiano):
<DIV><B>A vivid exploration of one of the most beloved Renoir paintings in the world, ?done with a flourish worthy of Renoir himself? (<I>USA Today</I>)</B><br><BR> With her richly textured novels, Susan Vreeland has offered pioneering portraits of artists? lives. Now, as she did in <I>Girl in Hyacinth Blue</I>, Vreeland once again focuses on a single painting?Auguste Renoir?s instantly recognizable masterpiece, which depicts a gathering of Renoir?s real friends enjoying a summer Sunday on a café terrace along the Seine. Narrated by Renoir and seven of the models, the novel illuminates the gusto, hedonism, and art of the era. With a gorgeous palette of vibrant, captivating characters, Vreeland paints their lives, loves, losses, and triumphs so vividly that ?the painting literally comes alive? (<I>The Boston Globe</I>).<BR><BR></DIV>
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