Da Vinci's Tiger
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- Titel: Da Vinci's Tiger / L. M Elliott
- Person(en): Elliott, L. M
- Sprache: Englisch
- Originalsprache: Englisch
- Umfang: 1 online resource
- Erschienen: 2015
- ISBN/Preis: 9780062231710 (electronic bk)
- Schlagwörter: Young Adult Fiction ; Historical Fiction ; Young Adult Literature ; Electronic books
- Link(s): http://elibraryhh.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=8BD44969-EA31-414F-B574-D74B3348268E Excerpt
Inhalt: For fans of rich and complex historical novels like Girl with a Pearl Earring or Code Name Verity, Laura Malone Elliott delivers the stunning tale of real-life Renaissance woman Ginevra de' Benci, the inspiration for one of Leonardo da Vinci's earliest masterpieces. The young and beautiful daughter of a wealthy family, Ginevra longs to share her poetry and participate in the artistic ferment of Renaissance Florence but is trapped in an arranged marriage in a society dictated by men. The arrival of the charismatic Venetian ambassador, Bernardo Bembo, introduces Ginevra to a dazzling circle of patrons, artists, and philosophers. Bembo chooses Ginevra as his Platonic muse and commissions a portrait of her by a young Leonardo da Vinci. Posing for the brilliant painter inspires an intimate connection between them, one Ginevra only begins to understand. In a rich and vivid world of exquisite art with a dangerous underbelly of deadly political feuds, Ginevra faces many...
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