PositiveARTnewsIn an anecdote- and evidence-rich book, Italian Renaissance art historian Philippe Costamagna reveals how he unravels truth and fiction through close observation, teamwork, accident, and good fortune. Here is a brave, hearty defense of connoisseurship presented in a straightforward, frank, and even generous manner—and without jargon ... For his own part, we are fortunate enough to observe, he has been driven to follow a passion outside the money game of art.