The Birth of Romanesque Art (French Edition)

Is the artistic creative ability of great artists innate or acquired? Is it dependent on a particular genetic combination or the result of a very early education in painting and drawing?

Are the pictorial techniques of these great artists the result of continuous progress over time, or were they invented very early in the history of humanity?

This novel is a quest for evidence to answer these questions, conducted by a team of molecular geneticists specializing in ancient DNA.

It unfolds during a journey through the formidable works and lives of the unknown artists of the Chauvet, Cosquer, and Lascaux decorated caves, and those of great masters of painting such as Hieronymus Bosch, Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Marie Bashkirtseff, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Frida Kahlo, Hergé, and several other contemporary artists.