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The Botticelli Secret

Author	: Marina Fiorato
Publisher	: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date	: 2010-03-30
ISBN 10	: 9781429928809
Pages	: 544 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (288 users)

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Download or read book The Botticelli Secret written by Marina Fiorato and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2010-03-30 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this exhilarating cross between The Da Vinci Code and The Birth of Venus, an irrepressible young woman in 15th-century Italy must flee for her life after stumbling upon a deadly secret when she serves as a model for Botticelli... When part-time model and full-time prostitute Luciana Vetra is asked by one of her most exalted clients to pose for a painter friend, she doesn't mind serving as the model for the central figure of Flora in Sandro Botticelli's masterpiece "Primavera." But when the artist dismisses her without payment, Luciana impulsively steals an unfinished version of the painting--only to find that somone is ready to kill her to get it back. What could possibly be so valuable about the picture? As friends and clients are slaughtered around her, Luciana turns to the one man who has never desired her beauty, novice librarian Brother Guido. Fleeing Venice together, Luciana and Guido race through the nine cities of Renaissance Italy, pursued by ruthless foes who are determined to keep them from decoding the painting's secrets. Gloriously fresh and vivid, with a deliciously irreverent heroine, The Botticelli Secret is an irresistible blend of history, wit, and suspense.

The Botticelli Secret

Author	: Marina Fiorato
Publisher	: Hachette UK
Release Date	: 2012-07-19
ISBN 10	: 9781848547995
Pages	: 576 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (479 users)

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Download or read book The Botticelli Secret written by Marina Fiorato and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third unforgettable historical love story set in Italy from Marina Fiorato, author of the bestseller THE GLASSBLOWER OF MURANO. For fans of Philippa Gregory, Sarah Dunant and Alison Weir. Florence looks like gold and smells like sulphur . . .In the colourful world of fifteenth-century Italy, Luciana Vetra is young and beautiful, a part-time model and full-time whore. When she is asked to pose as the goddess Flora for Sandro Botticelli's painting La Primavera, she is willing to oblige - until the artist abruptly sends her away without payment. Affronted, she steals an unfinished version of the painting - only to find that someone is ready to kill her to get it back. As friends and associates are murdered around her, Luciana turns to the one man who has never tried to exploit her beauty, Brother Guido della Torre, a novice at the monastery of Santa Croce. Fleeing Florence together, Luciana and Guido race through the nine great cities of Renaissance Italy, desperately trying to decode the painting's secrets before their enemies stop them.

Botticelli's Secret: The Lost Drawings and the Rediscovery of the Renaissance

Author	: Joseph Luzzi
Publisher	: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date	: 2022-10-25
ISBN 10	: 9781324004028
Pages	: 300 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (4 users)

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Download or read book Botticelli's Secret: The Lost Drawings and the Rediscovery of the Renaissance written by Joseph Luzzi and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Brilliantly conceived and executed, Botticelli's Secret is a riveting search for buried treasure.” —Stephen Greenblatt, author of The Swerve Some five hundred years ago, Sandro Botticelli, a painter of humble origin, created works of unearthly beauty. A star of Florence’s art world, he was commissioned by a member of the city’s powerful Medici family to execute a near-impossible project: to illustrate all one hundred cantos of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, the ultimate visual homage to that “divine” poet. This sparked a gripping encounter between poet and artist, between the religious and the secular, between the earthly and the evanescent, recorded in exquisite drawings by Botticelli that now enchant audiences worldwide. Yet after a lifetime of creating masterpieces including Primavera and The Birth of Venus, Botticelli declined into poverty and obscurity. His Dante project remained unfinished. Then the drawings vanished for over four hundred years. The once famous Botticelli himself was forgotten. The nineteenth-century rediscovery of Botticelli’s Dante drawings brought scholars and art lovers to their knees: this work embodied everything the Renaissance had come to mean. From Botticelli’s metaphorical rise from the dead in Victorian England to the emergence of eagle-eyed connoisseurs like Bernard Berenson and Herbert Horne in the early twentieth century, and even the rescue of precious art during World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the posthumous story of Botticelli’s Dante drawings is, if anything, even more dramatic than their creation. A combination of artistic detective story and rich intellectual history, Botticelli’s Secret shows not only how the Renaissance came to life, but also how Botticelli’s art helped bring it about—and, most important, why we need the Renaissance and all that it stands for today.

Botticelli's Secret

Author	: Joseph Luzzi
Publisher	: National Geographic Books
Release Date	: 2022-10-25
ISBN 10	: 9781324004011
Pages	: 0 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (4 users)

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Download or read book Botticelli's Secret written by Joseph Luzzi and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Brilliantly conceived and executed, Botticelli's Secret is a riveting search for buried treasure.” —Stephen Greenblatt, author of The Swerve Some five hundred years ago, Sandro Botticelli, a painter of humble origin, created works of unearthly beauty. A star of Florence’s art world, he was commissioned by a member of the city’s powerful Medici family to execute a near-impossible project: to illustrate all one hundred cantos of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, the ultimate visual homage to that “divine” poet. This sparked a gripping encounter between poet and artist, between the religious and the secular, between the earthly and the evanescent, recorded in exquisite drawings by Botticelli that now enchant audiences worldwide. Yet after a lifetime of creating masterpieces including Primavera and The Birth of Venus, Botticelli declined into poverty and obscurity. His Dante project remained unfinished. Then the drawings vanished for over four hundred years. The once famous Botticelli himself was forgotten. The nineteenth-century rediscovery of Botticelli’s Dante drawings brought scholars and art lovers to their knees: this work embodied everything the Renaissance had come to mean. From Botticelli’s metaphorical rise from the dead in Victorian England to the emergence of eagle-eyed connoisseurs like Bernard Berenson and Herbert Horne in the early twentieth century, and even the rescue of precious art during World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the posthumous story of Botticelli’s Dante drawings is, if anything, even more dramatic than their creation. A combination of artistic detective story and rich intellectual history, Botticelli’s Secret shows not only how the Renaissance came to life, but also how Botticelli’s art helped bring it about—and, most important, why we need the Renaissance and all that it stands for today.

The Daughter of Siena

Author	: Marina Fiorato
Publisher	: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date	: 2011-05-10
ISBN 10	: 1429968729
Pages	: 416 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (29 users)

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Download or read book The Daughter of Siena written by Marina Fiorato and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amid the intrigue and danger of 18th-century Italy, a young woman becomes embroiled in romance and treachery with a rider in the Palio, the breathtaking horse race set in Siena.... It's 1729, and the Palio, a white-knuckle horse race, is soon to be held in the heart of the peerless Tuscan city of Siena. But the beauty and pageantry masks the deadly rivalry that exists among the city's districts. Each ward, represented by an animal symbol, puts forth a rider to claim the winner's banner, but the contest turns citizens into tribes and men into beasts—and beautiful, headstrong, young Pia Tolomei is in love with a rider of an opposing ward, an outsider who threatens the shaky balance of intrigue and influence that rules the land.

Beatrice and Benedick

Author	: Marina Fiorato
Publisher	: St. Martin's Press
Release Date	: 2015-12-08
ISBN 10	: 9781466888982
Pages	: 448 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (889 users)

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Download or read book Beatrice and Benedick written by Marina Fiorato and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hidden in the language of Shakespeare's best-loved comedy Much Ado About Nothing are several clues to an intriguing tale. It seems that the witty lovers Beatrice and Benedick had a previous love affair that ended bitterly. But how did they meet? Why did they part? And what brought them together again? When nineteen-year-old Beatrice is brought to live at her uncle's court in Sicily to be a companion to his daughter, she first meets Benedick, a young soldier who is there with a Spanish lord on a month-long sojourn. As they begin to wage their war of wit, their words mask their deep love for one another. But the pair are cruelly parted by misunderstanding and slander. Heartbroken, Benedick sails to England on the ill-fated Spanish Armada. Beatrice returns to her home in the North and an unwanted betrothal. While Benedick must fight for his life on board ship, Beatrice fights for her freedom from an arranged marriage. From the point of view of Beatrice and Benedick we hear the lovers tell their own story, taking us from the sunlit southern courts of Sicily, to the crippled Armada on the frozen northern seas, to the gorgeous Renaissance cities of the north. From Marina Fiorato, author of the acclaimed historical novel The Glassblower of Murano, comes a beautifully imagined Beatrice and Benedick.

The Double Life of Mistress Kit Kavanagh

Author	: Marina Fiorato
Publisher	: Hachette UK
Release Date	: 2015-07-16
ISBN 10	: 9781473610477
Pages	: 448 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (14 users)

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Download or read book The Double Life of Mistress Kit Kavanagh written by Marina Fiorato and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in hardback as Kit. An unforgettable historical romance based on an astonishing true story from international bestseller Marina Fiorato - perfect for fans of Poldark and The Scandalous Lady W. Dublin 1702. Irish beauty Kit Kavanagh has everything she could want in life. Newly married, she runs a successful alehouse with her beloved husband Richard. The wars that rage in Europe over the Spanish throne seem a world away. But everything changes on the night that Richard simply disappears. Finding the Queen's shilling at the bottom of Richard's tankard, Kit realizes that her husband has been taken for a soldier. Kit follows Richard's trail across the battlefields of Italy in the Duke of Marlborough's regiment. Living as a man, risking her life in battle, she forms a close bond with her wry and handsome commanding officer Captain Ross. When she is forced to flee the regiment following a duel, she evades capture by dressing once more as a woman. But the war is not over for Kit. Her beauty catches the eye of the scheming Duke of Ormonde, who recruits her to spy upon the French. In her finery she meets Captain Ross once again, who seems just as drawn to the woman as he was to the soldier. Torn between Captain Ross and her loyalty to her husband, and under the orders of the English Crown, Kit finds that her life is in more danger now than on the battlefield.

Crimson and Bone: a dark and gripping tale of love and obsession

Author	: Marina Fiorato
Publisher	: Hachette UK
Release Date	: 2017-05-18
ISBN 10	: 9781473610521
Pages	: 320 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (15 users)

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Download or read book Crimson and Bone: a dark and gripping tale of love and obsession written by Marina Fiorato and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A rich jewel of a story, full of desire and danger' - Julie Cohen. A dark tale of love and obsession, perfect for fans of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock and The Wicked Cometh. London, 1853. Annie Stride has nothing left to live for - she is a penniless prostitute, newly evicted from her home and pregnant. On the night she plans to cast herself from Waterloo Bridge into the icy waters of the Thames, her life is saved by Francis Maybrick Gill, a talented pre-Raphaelite painter - and her world is changed forever. Francis takes Annie as his artist's muse, elevating her from fallen woman to society's darling. With her otherworldly beauty now the toast of London, her dark past is left far behind. But Annie's lavish new life is not all it seems - and there are some who won't let her forget where she came from... 'A thrilling tale of love, lust and revenge' The Lady 'A captivating gothic blend of mystery and romance' Sunday Mirror 'Exquisite...this is historical fiction at its best' - Book Literarti Reviews 'Gothic, dark [and] rich with atmosphere' - Louise Loves books 'A glorious story of art and passion' - Tea Party Princess 'Dazzling' Goodreads Reviewer 'Captivating' Goodreads Reviewer

The Venetian Contract

Author	: Marina Fiorato
Publisher	: Hachette UK
Release Date	: 2012-06-21
ISBN 10	: 9781848545663
Pages	: 416 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (456 users)

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Download or read book The Venetian Contract written by Marina Fiorato and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like her bestselling THE GLASSBLOWER OF MURANO, Marina Fiorato's fifth unforgettable historical love story is set in Venice. For fans of Philippa Gregory, Sarah Dunant and Alison Weir. 1576. Five years after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Lepanto, a ship steals unnoticed into Venice bearing a deadly cargo. A man more dead than alive, disembarks and staggers into Piazza San Marco. He brings a gift to Venice from Constantinople. Within days the city is infected with bubonic plague - and the Turkish Sultan has his revenge. But the ship also holds a secret stowaway - Feyra, a young and beautiful harem doctor fleeing a future as the Sultan's concubine. Only her wits and medical knowledge keep her alive as the plague ravages Venice. In despair the Doge commissions the architect Andrea Palladio to build the greatest church of his career - an offering to God so magnificent that Venice will be saved. But Palladio's own life is in danger too, and it will require all skills of medico Annibale Cason, the city's finest plague doctor, to keep him alive. But what Annibale had not counted on was meeting Feyra, who is now under Palladio's protection, a woman who can not only match his medical skills but can also teach him how to care.

The Glassblower of Murano

Author	: Marina Fiorato
Publisher	: Hachette UK
Release Date	: 2012-07-19
ISBN 10	: 9781848547957
Pages	: 368 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (479 users)

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Download or read book The Glassblower of Murano written by Marina Fiorato and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling first historical love story set in Venice, from Marina Fiorato. For fans of Philippa Gregory, Sarah Dunant and Alison Weir. 1681. Glassblowing is the lifeblood of the Republic and Venetian mirrors are more precious than gold. Jealously guarded by the murderous Council of Ten, the glassblowers of Murano are virtually imprisoned on their island in the lagoon. But the greatest artist of their number, Corradino Manin, sells his methods and his soul to the Sun King, Louise XIV of France, to protect his secret daughter . . . Centuries later his descendant, Nora Manin, escapes an unhappy life in London, determined to apprentice as a glassblower in the city of her ancestors. Passionate and gifted, her famous family name places her in danger within the ancient foundries when timeles rivalries rise to the surface. As she finds new life and love in Venice, Nora's fate becomes inextricably linked with that of Corradino as the treacherous secrets of his life come to light.

The Madonna of the Almonds

Author	: Marina Fiorato
Publisher	: Hachette UK
Release Date	: 2012-07-19
ISBN 10	: 9781848547971
Pages	: 400 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (479 users)

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Download or read book The Madonna of the Almonds written by Marina Fiorato and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second unforgettable historical love story set in Italy from Marina Fiorato, author of the bestseller THE GLASSBLOWER OF MURANO. For fans of Philippa Gregory, Sarah Dunant and Alison Weir. Bernardino Luini, favoured apprentice of Leonardo da Vinci, is commissioned to paint a religious fresco in the hills of Lombardy. His eye is caught by the beautiful Simonetta di Saronno, a young noblewoman who has lost her husband to battle, and whose fortune is gone. Captivated by her beauty and sadness, Bernardino paints Simonetta's likeness, immortalizing her as the Madonna in his miraculous frescoes in Saronno's church. As the sittings progress, artist and model fall in love, and Simonetta reciprocates Luini's genius by creating a drinnk for her lover from the juice of almonds - the famous Amaretto di Saronno. As the frescoes and the liqueur near their completion, the couple's affair distils into a heady brew of religious scandal which threatens their love, and ultimately their lives. Who is the mysterious Jew with a golden hand? And how does a mute young soldier affect Simonetta's destiny?

Appetite

Author	: Philip Kazan
Publisher	: Hachette UK
Release Date	: 2013-05-09
ISBN 10	: 9781409142812
Pages	: 352 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (428 users)

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Download or read book Appetite written by Philip Kazan and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florence, 1466. A lust for life, a passion for power and a taste for adventure... In Florence, everyone has a passion. With 60,000 souls inside the city, crammed into a cobweb of clattering streets, countless alleys, towers, workshops, tanneries, cloisters, churches and burial grounds, they live their lives in the narrow world between the walls. Nino Latini knows that if you want to survive without losing yourself completely, then you've got to have a passion. But Nino's greatest gift will be his greatest curse. Nino can taste things that other people cannot. Every flavour, every ingredient comes alive for him as vividly as a painting and he puts his artistry to increasingly extravagant use. In an age of gluttony and conspicuous consumption, his unique talent leads him into danger. His desire for the beautiful Tessina Delmazza and his longing to create the perfect feast could prove deadly. Nino must flee Florence to save his life and if he ever wants to see his beloved again, he must entrust himself entirely to the tender mercies of fortune.

Kb's Tuscany and Umbria

Author	: Nicole Franchini
Publisher	: Karen Brown's Guides
Release Date	: 2006
ISBN 10	: 1933810130
Pages	: 304 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (3 users)

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Download or read book Kb's Tuscany and Umbria written by Nicole Franchini and published by Karen Brown's Guides. This book was released on 2006 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A regional guide to two of our favorite destinations: Tuscany and Umbria. An invaluable companion in planning your own vacation to this wonderful part of the world with its architectural treasures, historical cities, medieval hilltowns, vineyards and enchanting destinations. Features over 200 hotels, villas and bed & breakfasts-from affordable to decadent.

Karen Brown's Italy B&B

Author	: Karen Brown
Publisher	: Karen Brown's Guides
Release Date	: 2006
ISBN 10	: 1933810076
Pages	: 510 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (76 users)

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Download or read book Karen Brown's Italy B&B written by Karen Brown and published by Karen Brown's Guides. This book was released on 2006 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From nights in simple bed and breakfasts to luxurious villas that are rented by the week this guide features memorable places to stay. In cities such as Rome, Florence and Venice we include an excellent selection of albergos, pensiones and small hotels. Seven regional itineraries keep you on track through the romantic hilltowns of Tuscany, the beguiling backroads of Umbria, the Lake District, Amalfi coast and Sicily.

The Sistine Secrets

Author	: Benjamin Blech
Publisher	: Harper Collins
Release Date	: 2009-10-27
ISBN 10	: 9780061987458
Pages	: 336 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (874 users)

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Download or read book The Sistine Secrets written by Benjamin Blech and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shocking Secrets of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Artwork The recent cleaning of the Sistine Chapel frescoes removed layer after layer of centuries of accumulated tarnish and darkness. The Sistine Secrets endeavors to remove the centuries of prejudice, censorship, and ignorance that blind us to the truth about one of the world's most famous and beloved art treasures. Some images that appeared in the print edition of this book are unavailable in the electronic edition due to rights reasons.

The Botticelli Madonna

Author	: Richard Cox
Publisher	: Ballantine Books
Release Date	: 1985-05-12
ISBN 10	: 0345324773
Pages	: 298 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (73 users)

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Download or read book The Botticelli Madonna written by Richard Cox and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1985-05-12 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Botticelli

Author	: Frank Zöllner
Publisher	:
Release Date	: 1998
ISBN 10	: UOM:39015043043556
Pages	: 136 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (54 users)

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Download or read book Botticelli written by Frank Zöllner and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The celebrated allegorical paintings La Primavera and The Birth of Venus were the source of Sandro Botticelli's rediscovery in both the 16th and 19th centuries, and are still regarded as apogees of Florentine Renaissance painting." "In this volume, the author examines these and other paintings of mythological content by the artist. He retells the stories of classical antiquity from which so many of Botticelli's motifs derive, equipping the reader with tools to appreciate the narrative quality of the artist's works. Descriptions of Botticelli's artistic virtuosity and explanations as to the important role the artist played in Renaissance painting are accompanied by reproductions of the highest quality."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved