{"product_id":"the-vanishing-man-laura-cumming-9780099587040","title":"The Vanishing Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe captivating and mysterious tale of a Victorian bookseller whose fate was changed forever by the great painter Velazquez\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE JAMES TAIT BLACK BIOGRAPHY PRIZE\n\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE\n\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSelected as a Book of the Year in the Herald \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1845, a Reading bookseller named John Snare came across the dirt-blackened portrait of a prince at a country house auction.  Suspecting that it might be a long-lost Velazquez, he bought the picture and set out to discover its strange history - a quest that led from fame to ruin and exile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFusing detection and biography, this book shows how and why great works of art can affect us, even to the point of mania. And on the trail of John Snare, Cumming makes a surprising discovery of her own. But most movingly, The Vanishing Man is an eloquent and passionate homage to the Spanish master Velazquez, bringing us closer to the creation and appreciation of his works than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laura Cumming","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43176653816051,"sku":"9780099587040","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9780099587040.jpg?v=1662087400","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-vanishing-man-laura-cumming-9780099587040","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}