Art & Artists in Fiction

Works of fiction about art, paintings, artists, sculptors, painters, etc.

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1	Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 748,545 ratings score: 30,046, and 305 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 4.13 avg rating — 1,617,924 ratings score: 15,721, and 162 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 2,398,816 ratings score: 14,389, and 147 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant 3.81 avg rating — 98,781 ratings score: 12,548, and 129 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 46,017 ratings score: 8,504, and 88 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland 3.74 avg rating — 40,421 ratings score: 8,029, and 84 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 4.25 avg rating — 652,267 ratings score: 7,896, and 82 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone 4.09 avg rating — 91,636 ratings score: 7,813, and 81 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 3.95 avg rating — 957,879 ratings score: 6,524, and 68 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland 3.90 avg rating — 19,474 ratings score: 5,871, and 61 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant 3.79 avg rating — 25,605 ratings score: 5,626, and 59 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Possession by A.S. Byatt 3.89 avg rating — 81,398 ratings score: 5,461, and 57 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Lust for Life by Irving Stone 4.26 avg rating — 29,690 ratings score: 5,433, and 57 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce 3.64 avg rating — 155,339 ratings score: 4,972, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 33,357 ratings score: 4,716, and 50 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Loving Frank by Nancy Horan 3.77 avg rating — 99,758 ratings score: 4,556, and 48 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 69,584 ratings score: 4,348, and 47 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova 3.57 avg rating — 34,816 ratings score: 4,298, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Art Forger by Barbara A. Shapiro 3.75 avg rating — 89,872 ratings score: 4,165, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Coyote in Provence (Coyote #2) by Dianne Harman 4.47 avg rating — 296 ratings score: 4,097, and 41 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf 3.80 avg rating — 191,524 ratings score: 3,829, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk 3.87 avg rating — 57,861 ratings score: 3,655, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg 4.16 avg rating — 213,601 ratings score: 3,647, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland 3.71 avg rating — 8,210 ratings score: 3,538, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok 4.23 avg rating — 42,062 ratings score: 3,296, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 3,252,093 ratings score: 3,222, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham 4.13 avg rating — 25,013 ratings score: 3,122, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland 3.86 avg rating — 54,406 ratings score: 2,821, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James 3.79 avg rating — 82,260 ratings score: 2,675, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 40,187 ratings score: 2,538, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 12,531 ratings score: 2,489, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Flanders Panel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 3.79 avg rating — 25,542 ratings score: 2,453, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,809,668 ratings score: 2,361, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Harold and the Purple Crayon (Harold, #1) by Crockett Johnson 4.28 avg rating — 144,215 ratings score: 2,353, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Sacré Bleu by Christopher Moore (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 33,563 ratings score: 2,302, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	What's Bred in the Bone (Cornish Trilogy, #2) by Robertson Davies 4.27 avg rating — 6,316 ratings score: 2,246, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth Hickey 3.78 avg rating — 4,640 ratings score: 2,198, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland 3.74 avg rating — 3,668 ratings score: 2,191, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 29,875 ratings score: 2,145, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr 4.11 avg rating — 18,921 ratings score: 2,144, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 15,004 ratings score: 2,140, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt 4.09 avg rating — 20,666 ratings score: 2,136, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author) 3.22 avg rating — 87,273 ratings score: 2,120, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Leonardo's Swans by Karen Essex (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 6,227 ratings score: 2,114, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 105,987 ratings score: 1,887, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 19,015 ratings score: 1,830, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux 3.96 avg rating — 251,665 ratings score: 1,815, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25) by Agatha Christie 4.03 avg rating — 79,586 ratings score: 1,796, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	A Light of Her Own by Carrie Callaghan (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 276 ratings score: 1,729, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	A Different Kind of Fire by Suanne Schafer (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 140 ratings score: 1,689, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	I, Mona Lisa by Jeanne Kalogridis (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 8,563 ratings score: 1,678, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Horse's Mouth by Joyce Cary 3.96 avg rating — 1,551 ratings score: 1,648, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Headlong by Michael Frayn 3.66 avg rating — 4,847 ratings score: 1,635, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse 4.22 avg rating — 65,442 ratings score: 1,588, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Sunflowers by Sheramy Bundrick (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 2,711 ratings score: 1,515, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Life Studies: Stories by Susan Vreeland 3.76 avg rating — 1,155 ratings score: 1,481, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver 3.82 avg rating — 70,948 ratings score: 1,441, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë 4.02 avg rating — 119,810 ratings score: 1,426, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 4.31 avg rating — 940,605 ratings score: 1,400, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Cornish Trilogy: The Rebel Angels / What's Bred in the Bone / The Lyre of Orpheus by Robertson Davies 4.44 avg rating — 2,439 ratings score: 1,394, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper by Harriet Scott Chessman (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 2,204 ratings score: 1,335, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 35,946 ratings score: 1,301, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt 3.68 avg rating — 18,523 ratings score: 1,297, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Frida by Bárbara Mujica 3.83 avg rating — 4,195 ratings score: 1,296, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears 3.76 avg rating — 4,389 ratings score: 1,295, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Modigliani Scandal by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 3.32 avg rating — 13,610 ratings score: 1,277, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 61,862 ratings score: 1,277, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 3.81 avg rating — 42,353 ratings score: 1,214, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	I Am Madame X by Gioia Diliberto (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 3,042 ratings score: 1,185, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	How to be Both by Ali Smith 3.66 avg rating — 25,009 ratings score: 1,168, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier 3.89 avg rating — 52,757 ratings score: 1,163, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 18,268 ratings score: 1,123, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #33) by Agatha Christie 3.91 avg rating — 43,607 ratings score: 1,120, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda 4.12 avg rating — 22,482 ratings score: 1,101, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) by Michael Crichton 3.91 avg rating — 260,263 ratings score: 1,081, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6) by Dorothy L. Sayers 3.78 avg rating — 14,275 ratings score: 1,061, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier 3.98 avg rating — 21,450 ratings score: 1,059, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The Botticelli Secret by Marina Fiorato 3.89 avg rating — 6,044 ratings score: 1,049, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Chasing Vermeer (Chasing Vermeer, #1) by Blue Balliett 3.73 avg rating — 30,733 ratings score: 1,046, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Matisse Stories by A.S. Byatt 3.75 avg rating — 3,108 ratings score: 1,042, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence 3.64 avg rating — 53,988 ratings score: 1,013, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	State of Wonder by Ann Patchett 3.90 avg rating — 192,621 ratings score: 1,002, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Miniaturist (The Miniaturist, #1) by Jessie Burton 3.62 avg rating — 146,153 ratings score: 994, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) by Louise Penny (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 259,019 ratings score: 939, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Dancing for Degas by Kathryn Wagner (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 2,355 ratings score: 929, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust 4.34 avg rating — 13,042 ratings score: 918, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 4,494 ratings score: 912, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Zoia's Gold by Philip Sington 3.72 avg rating — 1,468 ratings score: 898, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	The Way Back to Florence by Glenn Haybittle (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 395 ratings score: 886, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier 3.83 avg rating — 13,323 ratings score: 864, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire 3.54 avg rating — 61,066 ratings score: 856, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 604,585 ratings score: 856, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet by Stephanie Cowell (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 5,639 ratings score: 851, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	The Muralist by B.A. Shapiro (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 12,261 ratings score: 828, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Gift of Asher Lev by Chaim Potok 4.18 avg rating — 8,260 ratings score: 814, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 3.87 avg rating — 109,473 ratings score: 797, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1) by Lisa See (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 157,327 ratings score: 790, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	The Immaculate Deception (Jonathan Argyll, #7) by Iain Pears 3.66 avg rating — 1,434 ratings score: 750, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Signora Da Vinci by Robin Maxwell (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 2,992 ratings score: 716, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	In the Frame by Dick Francis 4.09 avg rating — 4,984 ratings score: 701, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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886 books · 1,118 voters · list created July 5th, 2008 by Jessica Haider (votes) .

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message 1: by Thom (new)

Sep 26, 2009 06:16AM

It's hard to believe The Lost Painting is non-fiction. It doesn't belong on this list, but what-the-hell. It's not a paper-chase, it's a ....a PAINT-chase, a fabulous true story. God Bless Captain Harr !

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message 2: by Lisa (new)

Jun 21, 2010 03:36AM

I love art in books. It is so beautiful. I want to read all of the books on this list!

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message 3: by Katherine (new)

Sep 19, 2010 10:54AM

Me, too, Lisa. I just said to my husband, so many books etc

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message 4: by Lisa (new)

Sep 20, 2010 03:16AM

Katherine wrote: "Me, too, Lisa. I just said to my husband, so many books etc"

What is your favourite on the list Katherine? My top three are:
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Madonnas of Lennigrad
The Swan Thieves

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message 5: by Katherine (new)

Sep 20, 2010 06:41AM

Hi Lisa, I, too, chose Girl with the Pearl Earring but have not read the others. I picked DaVinci Code, The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Girl in Hyacinthe Blue. I wrote a little blurb with each choice. I'll have to check out your other two.

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message 6: by Lisa (new)

Sep 21, 2010 04:33AM

Hi Katherine
I haven't read The Picture of Dorian Gray. I'll check out your blurb. I have read the others you recommended. It is always good to get recommendations from others with similar taste. Thank you very much Katherine.

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message 7: by Cindy (new)

May 29, 2011 04:54PM

The Gardner Heist is non-fiction, not fiction.

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message 8: by Thom (new)

May 29, 2011 07:22PM

Joyce's PORTRAIT.... ?? Jessica, we need clarification here....surely you don't want books about LITERARY artists....big canna worms !

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message 9: by Velvetink (new)

May 29, 2011 07:32PM

This list alone is nearly a years worth of reading. ;0

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message 10: by Normb4 (new)

Jun 10, 2011 07:02AM

I love stories of paintings and artist - simply reading a history book is dull to me, but love the history and learning. To read in a story form is wonderful (Yes, I now the story part of it is fictitious, the passion and artistic reference is so real)

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message 11: by Thom (new)

Jun 10, 2011 08:39AM

Normb4 wrote: "I love stories of paintings and artist - simply reading a history book is dull to me, but love the history and learning. To read in a story form is wonderful (Yes, I now the story part of it is fic..."

You might like the crime novels of Daniel Silva. His detective, Gabriel Allon, is an art restorer by trade.

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message 12: by Mayine (new)

Nov 25, 2011 06:20AM

Lisa wrote: "Katherine wrote: "Me, too, Lisa. I just said to my husband, so many books etc"

What is your favourite on the list Katherine? My top three are:
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Madonnas of Le..."

I just finished The Swan Thieves, and love, love, loved it.

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message 13: by Lisa (new)

Nov 25, 2011 04:03PM

Mayine wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Katherine wrote: "Me, too, Lisa. I just said to my husband, so many books etc"

What is your favourite on the list Katherine? My top three are:
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The M..."
Me too Mayine. Have you read her other book The Historian. I loved it just as much.

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message 14: by Ben (last edited Dec 06, 2011 01:17PM) (new)

Dec 06, 2011 01:15PM

I'm surprised no one had nominated In Search of Lost Time (Remembrance of Things Past): Proust 6-pack, which is widely considered one of the finest examples of the Künstlerroman novel. Well, it's there now.

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message 15: by Mayine (new)

Dec 23, 2011 01:44PM

Currently reading Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet by Stephanie Cowell. It's breathtakingly beautiful. Joy of joy, I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art today and was able to totally immerse myself in Monet's paintings, especially the few on view there of Camille. What a thrill - each brushstroke is alive with stories of their lives, the rich history of that time, and Monet's contemporaries (Renoir, Pissarro, Bazille, Degas...) Happy day!

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message 16: by Brenda (new)

Mar 01, 2012 07:47PM

Lisa wrote: "Hi Katherine
I haven't read The Picture of Dorian Gray. I'll check out your blurb. I have read the others you recommended. It is always good to get recommendations from others with similar tast..."

The painter is based loosely on john singer Sargent

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message 17: by Lisa (new)

Mar 02, 2012 04:32PM

Brenda wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Hi Katherine
I haven't read The Picture of Dorian Gray. I'll check out your blurb. I have read the others you recommended. It is always good to get recommendations from others with ..."

Thanks Brenda. I will add it to the list.

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message 18: by Janet (new)

Apr 03, 2013 01:38PM

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message 19: by Mayine (last edited Apr 27, 2013 05:35AM) (new)

Apr 27, 2013 05:19AM

Currently reading Elizabeth Hickey's The Painted Kiss about Gustav Klimt and Emily Floge... (Klimt's beloved muse, mistress, model - she's the woman in The Kiss.) Oh my goodness... I love Hickey's writing style, the book draws you in immediately. Richly textured, very atmospheric, the beautiful descriptions of Vienna, the various characters who come to life... The beginning is wonderful... so far, a rare gem of a book.

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message 20: by Dee (new)

Jun 09, 2013 11:48AM

Irving Stone's The Agony and The Ecstasy, and Lust for Life, are my all-time favorites. BA Shapiro's The Art Forger is also really good. I just finished Ishiguro's An Artist of the Floating World.

Now checking into these lists, can't wait for a next good read.

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message 21: by Blind_guardian (new)

Jun 10, 2013 06:44AM

There's a book I read a few years ago whose title I can't remember for the life of me ... it's about a painter who uses magic to transfer his mind into other people's bodies. The names are vaguely Italian, and he lives for hundreds of years, 'reincarnating' himself by transferring himself into one young budding artist after another. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

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message 22: by Misfit (new)

Jul 10, 2013 01:16PM

I am thinking Isn't It Pretty To Think So? doesn't quite fit this list?

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message 23: by Cindy (new)

Jul 10, 2013 01:31PM

Blind guardian - It sounds a little like a book I read by Susan Hill, but I don't remember the title.

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message 24: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jul 10, 2013 03:37PM

Removed Isn't It Pretty To Think So?. Spam.

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message 25: by Mojobee (new)

Feb 21, 2014 06:00AM

Hi - vast list! Just to note: #138 The Hare with the Amber Eyes is non-fiction (biography). It is an excellent book though!

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message 26: by Jorie (new)

Mar 23, 2014 08:43AM

I am in the art world and enjoy this incredible list of wonderful books. I enjoyed The Hare with the Amber Eyes as well. The author traced the Ephrussi family through many decades. Another fascinating story is The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustave Klimt"s Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Blauer by Anne-Marie O'Connor. A fascinating read as well as historical story.

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message 27: by Dorothy (new)

Jun 13, 2014 01:04PM

Seven Days in the Art World by Thornton isn't fiction.

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message 28: by Glo (new)

Aug 17, 2015 12:54PM

Strapless is not fiction. It is straight up non-fiction. Why is it on this list? It is an excellent book but doesn't belong here.

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message 29: by JimbeauC (new)

Aug 06, 2017 01:10PM

I just put RUNNING, by JT Cooper on the list. It's a crime thriller wherein the main character is an artist. If anyone really wants the full scoop - www.jtcooperauthor.com
Anyway, one artist who read it said, through her husband on facebook, that JT "has the heart and mind of an artist as the author of this novel."

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