Shakespeare's Face: Unraveling the Legend and History of Shakespeare's Mysterious Portrait

Title: Shakespeare's Face: Unraveling the Legend and History of Shakespeare's Mysterious Portrait
Author: Stephanie Nolen
Art: 1704790
ISBN: 9780743249324
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 384
Section: Art | Subjects & Themes | Portraits
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: A fascinating literary detective story charting the surprising, true history of a recently discovered painting of Shakespeare held by the same family for 400 years -- adding new drama to the Bard's life.

When author Stephanie Nolen reported the discovery of the only portrait of William Shakespeare painted while he was alive, the announcement ignited furious controversy around the world.

Now, in this provocative biography of the portrait, she tells the riveting story of how a rare image of the young Bard at thirty-nine came to reside in the suburban home of a retired engineer, whose grandmother kept the family treasure under her bed, and how he embarked on authenticating it. The ultimate "Antiques Roadshow" dream, the portrait has been confirmed by six years of painstaking forensic studies to date from around 1600, and it has not been altered since.