A fascinating exploration of art from the Renaissance to modern times by one of America’s most distinguished art historians. Focusing on specific masterpieces like Michelangelo’s David, Bernini’s image of the Sun King, and Picasso’s lithographs of bulls, Lavin addresses creations that seek to define the present expressly in terms of the past.
“I am an inveterate source-monger. My work, i.e., the actual labor I expend in archives, libraries, museums, churches, etc., is mainly that of a prospector digging and …
