Art & Artists in Fiction (924 books)

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 — 773,679 ratings score: 30,334, and 307 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 — 1,816,695 ratings score: 15,510, and 160 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) 3.93 avg rating — 2,493,070 ratings score: 14,283, and 146 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 — 99,704 ratings score: 12,637, 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) 3.71 avg rating — 47,167 ratings score: 8,882, and 92 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 — 40,905 ratings score: 8,028, 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	The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone 4.09 avg rating — 94,935 ratings score: 7,909, 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	Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 4.25 avg rating — 708,465 ratings score: 7,892, 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
9	The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 3.96 avg rating — 1,022,190 ratings score: 6,774, and 71 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 3.91 avg rating — 19,869 ratings score: 6,053, and 63 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	Lust for Life by Irving Stone 4.27 avg rating — 31,277 ratings score: 5,627, 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	In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant 3.80 avg rating — 25,879 ratings score: 5,618, 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
13	Possession by A.S. Byatt 3.90 avg rating — 83,675 ratings score: 5,348, and 56 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 — 162,252 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 — 34,232 ratings score: 4,809, 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 — 101,174 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	The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova 3.58 avg rating — 35,382 ratings score: 4,494, 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	Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 71,898 ratings score: 4,343, 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
19	The Art Forger by Barbara A. Shapiro 3.76 avg rating — 92,661 ratings score: 4,170, and 44 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 4.46 avg rating — 300 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	My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk 3.87 avg rating — 60,594 ratings score: 3,844, 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
22	To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf 3.81 avg rating — 210,249 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
23	From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg 4.16 avg rating — 217,851 ratings score: 3,547, 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
24	Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland 3.72 avg rating — 8,344 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 4.24 avg rating — 43,127 ratings score: 3,388, and 35 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) 3.95 avg rating — 3,362,633 ratings score: 3,125, 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
27	The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham 4.12 avg rating — 26,676 ratings score: 3,114, 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 — 56,231 ratings score: 2,822, 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	An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 44,533 ratings score: 2,633, 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	The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James 3.80 avg rating — 84,498 ratings score: 2,579, 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) 3.53 avg rating — 13,016 ratings score: 2,493, and 27 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 3.78 avg rating — 27,034 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 — 1,848,870 ratings score: 2,443, and 27 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	Sacré Bleu by Christopher Moore (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 33,999 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
35	Harold and the Purple Crayon (Harold, #1) by Crockett Johnson 4.28 avg rating — 146,793 ratings score: 2,255, and 25 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 — 6,435 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 Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 30,535 ratings score: 2,237, 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	What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt 4.10 avg rating — 21,999 ratings score: 2,229, 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 Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author) 3.23 avg rating — 89,241 ratings score: 2,209, 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
40	The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth Hickey 3.78 avg rating — 4,805 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
41	The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland 3.74 avg rating — 3,731 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
42	A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr 4.09 avg rating — 25,352 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
43	Leonardo's Swans by Karen Essex (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 6,275 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
44	Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) 3.41 avg rating — 15,535 ratings score: 2,040, 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
45	The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux 3.96 avg rating — 270,814 ratings score: 2,003, 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
46	An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 113,028 ratings score: 1,987, and 21 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	Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25) by Agatha Christie 4.03 avg rating — 89,913 ratings score: 1,981, 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
48	The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 19,593 ratings score: 1,928, and 21 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) 3.56 avg rating — 288 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 — 142 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	Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse 4.22 avg rating — 71,003 ratings score: 1,675, 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	Headlong by Michael Frayn 3.66 avg rating — 4,991 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
53	I, Mona Lisa by Jeanne Kalogridis (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 8,616 ratings score: 1,581, 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
54	The Horse's Mouth by Joyce Cary 3.97 avg rating — 1,615 ratings score: 1,548, 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	The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver 3.82 avg rating — 73,622 ratings score: 1,515, 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
56	The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 4.32 avg rating — 1,003,791 ratings score: 1,486, 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
57	Life Studies: Stories by Susan Vreeland 3.76 avg rating — 1,172 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
58	The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë 4.03 avg rating — 128,073 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 Cornish Trilogy: The Rebel Angels / What's Bred in the Bone / The Lyre of Orpheus by Robertson Davies 4.44 avg rating — 2,467 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
60	The Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears 3.76 avg rating — 4,485 ratings score: 1,381, 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
61	Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper by Harriet Scott Chessman (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 2,235 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	Sunflowers by Sheramy Bundrick (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 2,829 ratings score: 1,319, 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 3.69 avg rating — 18,932 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 3.82 avg rating — 4,319 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 Modigliani Scandal by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 3.33 avg rating — 14,692 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
65	My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier 4.01 avg rating — 67,244 ratings score: 1,277, 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
67	Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier 3.90 avg rating — 58,231 ratings score: 1,248, 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
68	The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 3.81 avg rating — 44,220 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	The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 36,260 ratings score: 1,209, 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	Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda 4.13 avg rating — 23,985 ratings score: 1,195, 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	I Am Madame X by Gioia Diliberto (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 3,079 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
72	How to be Both by Ali Smith 3.66 avg rating — 27,070 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
73	The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) by Michael Crichton 3.91 avg rating — 269,005 ratings score: 1,165, 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	Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier 3.99 avg rating — 23,602 ratings score: 1,142, 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
75	The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 18,613 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
76	After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #33) by Agatha Christie 3.92 avg rating — 48,179 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
77	Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence 3.64 avg rating — 55,404 ratings score: 1,095, 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
78	State of Wonder by Ann Patchett 3.90 avg rating — 198,850 ratings score: 1,083, 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
79	The Miniaturist (The Miniaturist, #1) by Jessie Burton 3.62 avg rating — 151,470 ratings score: 1,071, 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
80	The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7) by Dorothy L. Sayers 3.77 avg rating — 14,740 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
81	Chasing Vermeer (Chasing Vermeer, #1) by Blue Balliett 3.72 avg rating — 31,175 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
82	The Matisse Stories by A.S. Byatt 3.76 avg rating — 3,210 ratings score: 1,043, 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 Botticelli Secret by Marina Fiorato 3.89 avg rating — 6,183 ratings score: 949, 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
84	The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier 3.83 avg rating — 14,426 ratings score: 942, 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
85	Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) by Louise Penny (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 278,096 ratings score: 936, 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
86	Dancing for Degas by Kathryn Wagner (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 2,380 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
87	The Muralist by B.A. Shapiro (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 12,673 ratings score: 920, 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	In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust 4.34 avg rating — 13,838 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
89	Zoia's Gold by Philip Sington 3.72 avg rating — 1,466 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
90	The Gift of Asher Lev by Chaim Potok 4.19 avg rating — 8,501 ratings score: 892, 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
91	The Way Back to Florence by Glenn Haybittle (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 404 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
92	The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 3.87 avg rating — 114,069 ratings score: 874, 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
93	Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 625,891 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
94	Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet by Stephanie Cowell (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 5,786 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
95	Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 4,531 ratings score: 817, 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	Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1) by Lisa See (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 161,591 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
97	Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire 3.54 avg rating — 62,094 ratings score: 757, 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
98	The Immaculate Deception (Jonathan Argyll, #7) by Iain Pears 3.66 avg rating — 1,473 ratings score: 749, 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 — 3,014 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 4.10 avg rating — 5,312 ratings score: 700, 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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924 books · 1,100 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 Amy (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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