| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 212 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Prologue -- Berenson's mission -- Walters's cultivation -- One copy on top of another -- The Massarenti collection -- A remarkable acquisition -- The sacrifice of candor for acclaim -- The Walters-Berenson contract -- The paintings Berenson sold to Walters -- Berenson's Faustian bargain with Duveen -- The judgment of Berenson -- The unfinished catalogue -- A museum in repose -- The line between fact and fiction -- Faded memories -- Afterword -- Appendixes -- Selected correspondence between Walters and Berenson -- Lists of paintings |
| Notes |
"In association with The Walters Art Musem." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-204) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Walters, Henry, 1848-1931.
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Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959.
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| SUBJECT |
Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959
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Walters, Henry, 1848-1931
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Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959 fast |
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Walters, Henry, 1848-1931 fast |
| Subject |
Walters Art Gallery (Baltimore, Md.)
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| SUBJECT |
Walters Art Gallery (Baltimore, Md.) fast |
| Subject |
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- United States -- Biography
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Art -- Collectors and collecting
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781421440460 |
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1421440466 |
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