Tulip Fever
2 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by raeliz64 from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Saturday, September 16, 2006
From Amazon -
"Set in 1630s Amsterdam, it begins with a typical Renaissance love triangle: a wealthy, elderly merchant, Cornelis Sandvoort, his beautiful but frustrated young wife Sophia and the painter who enters their life, Jan van Loos. Commissioned to paint the happy couple's portrait, Jan becomes embroiled in a series of emotional and financial speculations which are to change the character's lives forever. Interspersed with 16 beautifully reproduced Dutch paintings, Tulip Fever is a delightfully conceived story which offers a new dimension to what really goes on within the apparently placid domestic interiors of such canvases."
This is a fascinating read, I really enjoyed it.
"Set in 1630s Amsterdam, it begins with a typical Renaissance love triangle: a wealthy, elderly merchant, Cornelis Sandvoort, his beautiful but frustrated young wife Sophia and the painter who enters their life, Jan van Loos. Commissioned to paint the happy couple's portrait, Jan becomes embroiled in a series of emotional and financial speculations which are to change the character's lives forever. Interspersed with 16 beautifully reproduced Dutch paintings, Tulip Fever is a delightfully conceived story which offers a new dimension to what really goes on within the apparently placid domestic interiors of such canvases."
This is a fascinating read, I really enjoyed it.
Journal Entry 2 by raeliz64 from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Thursday, September 21, 2006
Sent to gem82 as part of a trade.
received from raeliz64- thank you