The Medici Conspiracy - Todeschini, Cecilia; Watson, Peter
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As an expert witness in the trial of Giacomo Medici, the antiquities dealer who is the linchpin of the story, Watson was given access to hundreds of thousands of documents, objects and photographs that paint the only full picture of this shady underworld. Among the loot are the irreplaceable and highly collectable vases of Euphronius, the equivalent in their field of the sculpture of Bernini, or the painting of Michelangelo. The narrative leads to the doors of some major institutions including Sotheby's, the Getty Museum in LA, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Metropolitan Museum of…mehr

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As an expert witness in the trial of Giacomo Medici, the antiquities dealer who is the linchpin of the story, Watson was given access to hundreds of thousands of documents, objects and photographs that paint the only full picture of this shady underworld. Among the loot are the irreplaceable and highly collectable vases of Euphronius, the equivalent in their field of the sculpture of Bernini, or the painting of Michelangelo. The narrative leads to the doors of some major institutions including Sotheby's, the Getty Museum in LA, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Filled with great characters and human drama, "The Medici Conspiracy" authoritatively exposes another shameful round in one of the oldest games in the world: theft, smuggling and duplicitous dealing, all in the name of art. It is repackaged to emphasize the investigative thriller aspects of the book. It is updated with a new chapter about the Greek antiquities scandal. Scandals in the antiquities trade are far from over - the Marion True court case has yet to be resolved, creating continuing news and publicity stories.
A true-life thriller completely exposes the network behind the illegal trade in ancient artifacts - and features a rich cast of rogues and some of the world's most prestigious art institutions.
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Autorenporträt
Peter Watson is a journalist, television presenter and historian of intellectual movements. He has written for the Observer, the Daily Telegraph, the Times, the Sunday Times, the New York Times, and the Spectator. His books include The Modern Mind; Ideas: A History from Fire to Freud; and The German Genius; The Age of Atheists; and Convergence -- and he has been published in twenty-six countries. Cecilia Todeschini is a researcher and translator who has worked for the BBC, ITV, CBS, ABC, and NBC. She has covered papal conclaves as well as the great mafia trials in Italy among many other subjects.