伊丽莎白·柯斯托娃

《历史学家》是美国作家伊丽莎白·柯斯托娃撰写的首本小说，于2005年出版，旋即高踞纽约时报的2005年夏季及秋季的畅销书榜，在2006年中全球卖出约500万本。

The Swan Thieves is a 2010 novel by American author Elizabeth Kostova. The "old painter" described in the book before the first chapter is Alfred Sisley. Beatrice de Clerval is not based on a single real artist, but Kostova was influenced in developing her life by the life of Berthe Morisot.