The 1845 Balzac, Honoré de 1799-1850 creator text utu 2007 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Chef-d%27%C5%93uvre_inconnu Release date is 2007-10-17 Produced by David Widger Original publication data not identified Biographical fiction France -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English Painters -- Fiction Poussin, Nicolas, 1594?-1665 -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23060 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23060 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133529.0 23060