The Unknown Masterpiece by Honoré de Balzac
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"The Unknown Masterpiece" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story first published in 1831. Set in seventeenth-century Paris, it follows three painters: the young unknown Nicolas Poussin, the established Porbus, and the enigmatic master Frenhofer. For ten years, Frenhofer has labored obsessively on a secret painting he believes will be his greatest triumph. When Poussin offers his beautiful lover as a model, the completion draws near—but what will the finished work
reveal? A profound meditation on artistic perfection and obsession. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
|---|---|
| Uniform Title | Chef d'oeuvre inconnu. English |
| Title |
The Unknown Masterpiece 1845 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Chef-d%27%C5%93uvre_inconnu |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Biographical fiction |
| Subject | France -- Fiction |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Painters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Poussin, Nicolas, 1594?-1665 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 23060 |
| Release Date | Oct 17, 2007 |
| Last Update | Feb 19, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1040 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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