Everything about The Flanders Panel totally explained
The Flanders Panel (originally
La tabla de Flandes) is a
novel written by
Spanish author
Arturo Pérez-Reverte in
1990, telling of a mystery hidden in an art masterpiece spanning from the
15th century to the present day.
Plot summary
Julia, an art restorer living in Madrid, discovers a painted-over message on a
1471 Flemish masterpiece — appearing as the cover of the book —called
La partida de ajedrez (
The Chess Game) reading "Qvis Necavit Eqvitem", written in
Latin (
English: "Who killed the knight?").
With the help of her old friend and father-figure, the flamboyantly homosexual César, and Muñoz, a quiet local
chess master, Julia works to uncover the mystery of a 500-year-old murder. At the same time, however, Julia faces danger of her own, as several people helping her along her search are also murdered.
The British film
Uncovered, starring
Kate Beckinsale and
John Wood, is a cinematic adaptation of the novel.
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