by Laura Cumming
Having read the blurb I was not sure what to expect from this book. I wasn't sure if it was a novel or art history or what?
It turns out to be a very readable book about Velazquez and a little known (and to me totally unknown) shopkeeper from Reading whose life was dominated by a painting he was sure was by Velazquez. It is an absorbing tale as we follow both men through very different but equally fascinating lives. It is also beautifully illustrated 8/10
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