Paperback edition of the biography of the 17th century Spanish painter Diego Valazquez, which also tells the story of 19th century Reading bookseller John Snare, who was put on trial over the ownership of a 'lost painting' by Valazequez....

Laura Cumming has been chief art critic of the Observer since 1999. Her book, The Vanishing Man: In Pursuit of Vel¿uez, was Book of the Week on Radio 4, Wall Street Journal Book of the Year and a New York Times bestseller. It won the...