And the Flower Portrait of William Shakespeare is Genuine After All
Author | : Hildegard Hammerschmidt-Hummel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : 3487143968 |
ISBN-13 | : 9783487143965 |
Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Download or read book And the Flower Portrait of William Shakespeare is Genuine After All written by Hildegard Hammerschmidt-Hummel and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her book 'The true face of William Shakespeare', critically acclaimed as a groundbreaking work, the renowned Shakespeare scholar Hildegard Hammerschmidt-Hummel proved that there are four genuine likenesses of Shakespeare taken during his lifetime or immediately after his death, among them the Flower portrait (1609). When Dr Tarnya Cooper, a curator at the National Portrait Gallery in London, cast doubt on the authenticity of this picture, the author undertook a renewed comprehensive investigation of the Flower portrait, once again involving an array of international experts including a criminologist, an expert on Old Masters, a dermatologist, a radiologist, a conservator, a picture restorer, an expert on inscriptions, and another Shakespeare scholar. A joint inspection of the painting in the Royal Shakespeare Company's depository in Stratford-upon-Avon, and the analysis of the BBC film 'The Flower Portrait', demonstrate strong powers of observation and a thorough multidisciplinary approach, which make for a suspenseful read.