“The Eye” by Philippe Costamagna is a unique book that combines art adventure, memoir and detective work. As a leading expert on the Renaissance, Costamagna shares his experiences in the frenetic and high-stakes art market and scholarship world. He presents a passionate and eloquent argument for the enduring value of visual creativity, for which he offers brilliant examples. Through an engaging narrative, the reader is drawn in to the fascinating and often-secretive world of art collecting and the value placed on creativity and beauty. In “The Eye”, Costamagna’s candor is surprising and refreshing, adding depth and honesty to his insights about the world of art.

• The Eye

• An Insider’s Memoir of Masterpieces, Money, and the Magnetism of Art
• By: Philippe Costamagna, Frank Wynne 
• Narrated by: Robertson Dean

It’s a rare and secret profession, comprising a few dozen people around the world equipped with a mysterious mixture of knowledge and innate sensibility. Summoned to Swiss bank vaults, Fifth Avenue apartments, and Tokyo storerooms, they are entrusted by collectors, dealers, and museums to decide if a coveted picture is real or fake and to determine if it was painted by Leonardo da Vinci or Raphael. The Eye lifts the veil on the rarified world of connoisseurs devoted to the authentication and discovery of Old Master artworks.

This is an art adventure story and a memoir all in one, written by a leading expert on the Renaissance whose metier is a high-stakes detective game involving massive amounts of money and frenetic activity in the service of the art market and scholarship alike. It’s also an eloquent argument for the enduring value of visual creativity, told with passion, brilliance, and surprising candor.

What a great understanding of how to appreciate art this book gives, I doubt most understand that those who understand works are students of multiple disciplines. I love this book

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