“I can resist everything”, wroteOscar Wilde,“except temptation”. What is it that makes a painting so attractive, so irresistible? In this collection of essays,Dominic van den Boogerdwrites with passion about the exhibitions he has seen, the painters he has spoken with, and the talks by artists that he has organised as the director of De Ateliers in Amsterdam. About the pleasures and pitfalls of painting, forbidden favourites and the flirtation between the art of painting and other muses. Thanks toRoma Publications(Amsterdam).

392 pages, 17 x 23 cm, softcover, Roma Publications (Amsterdam).