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A review by nehanatu86
Imagined Lives: Portraits of unknown people by Joanna Trollope, Alexander McCall Smith, Tarnya Cooper, Minette Walters, Terry Pratchett, Sarah Singleton, Tracy Chevalier, Julian Fellowes, John Banville
4.0
On my visit to the library yesterday, I picked up one of the most unusual books I've read till date. "Imagined Lives - Portraits of unknown people" is a collection of imaginary character sketches written by different authors based on 14 unidentified 16th and 17th century portraits from the 'National Portrait Gallery'.
It was quite an interesting read - unique idea for a book. That's the beauty of a Library. You often stumble upon and pick up books that would usually go unnoticed.
It was fascinating to know how even the minutest details in the paintings are studied to confirm the authenticity of their identity. We, as visitors, are normally uninformed about the amount of research that goes into establishing the identity of the portraits and other works of art that are displayed in art galleries and museums.
The next time I go to a museum and see an 'Unknown' tag on a portrait, it will definitely make me think of this book and make me wonder what the life of these unknown people would have been like.
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It was quite an interesting read - unique idea for a book. That's the beauty of a Library. You often stumble upon and pick up books that would usually go unnoticed.
It was fascinating to know how even the minutest details in the paintings are studied to confirm the authenticity of their identity. We, as visitors, are normally uninformed about the amount of research that goes into establishing the identity of the portraits and other works of art that are displayed in art galleries and museums.
The next time I go to a museum and see an 'Unknown' tag on a portrait, it will definitely make me think of this book and make me wonder what the life of these unknown people would have been like.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BS2319rDuij/?taken-by=nehanatu86