Look Closer: 24 Masterpieces and Their Hidden Details

Look Closer is an illustrated PDF ebook from the Spolvero channel. It covers 24 famous works of art, 20 paintings and 4 sculptures, from Van Eyck to Monet, from Bosch to Vermeer and Michelangelo.

Every work follows the same path. First, the story: who made it, why, and what happened to it afterwards. Then a map of the whole work with numbered details. Next, one detail per page, zoomed in and explained, 174 details in total. Finally, the mystery: what is known, and what nobody has managed to explain.

The text is written in plain words, so you do not need to know anything about art. It is based on museum catalogues, letters and published research, and when something is only a theory, the book says so. Each work takes about ten minutes to read.

The PDF has 389 pages and is laid out to read well on a phone, as well as on a tablet or computer. You get access right after payment, and you are covered by a 15-day money-back guarantee.