The Flanders Panel

The Flanders Panel

Infobox Book |
name = The Flanders Panel
title_orig = _es. "La tabla de Flandes"
translator =


image_caption =
author = Arturo Pérez-Reverte
cover_artist =
country = Spain
language = Spanish
series =
genre = Crime novel
publisher = Alfaguara
release_date = 1990
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 416 pp
isbn = ISBN 84-204-8079-7
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"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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