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The Woman in the Fresco

Bella D'Arcy Reed

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Description:The Rome of Raffaello and Michelangelo is a chaotic city of ruins, colour, and art, filled with priests and cardinals, old families and new wealthy merchants all needing prestigious buildings and paintings. A city swarming with painters and architects, ready to make the ‘New Rome’ for the Popes, and to decorate it with frescos. Frescos full of unknown women, one of whom is Ceci, who moves from a childhood friendship with the boy Giulio Pippi, to an overwhelming love for the painter he becomes: Giulio Romano. A murder forces their separation. Ceci survives by becoming a prostitute, rising to become one of those offered by Vanozza, the mistress of a former Pope, for parties of Cardinals and the elite. Giulio finds her through a drawing by his Master, the great artist Raffaello Santi, and is reunited with at a Papal festival. Their love shines amid the passion, joy and cruelty of Renaissance Rome, as Ceci becomes the face of Giulio’s many painted Venuses and Madonnas. Until. battered by betrayal, plague, and politics, Ceci is forced to make a decision when Giulio is invited to become Architect of Mantua.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Woman in the Fresco. To get started finding The Woman in the Fresco, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 414

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: gardens and people

Release: 2017

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Description: The Rome of Raffaello and Michelangelo is a chaotic city of ruins, colour, and art, filled with priests and cardinals, old families and new wealthy merchants all needing prestigious buildings and paintings. A city swarming with painters and architects, ready to make the ‘New Rome’ for the Popes, and to decorate it with frescos. Frescos full of unknown women, one of whom is Ceci, who moves from a childhood friendship with the boy Giulio Pippi, to an overwhelming love for the painter he becomes: Giulio Romano. A murder forces their separation. Ceci survives by becoming a prostitute, rising to become one of those offered by Vanozza, the mistress of a former Pope, for parties of Cardinals and the elite. Giulio finds her through a drawing by his Master, the great artist Raffaello Santi, and is reunited with at a Papal festival. Their love shines amid the passion, joy and cruelty of Renaissance Rome, as Ceci becomes the face of Giulio’s many painted Venuses and Madonnas. Until. battered by betrayal, plague, and politics, Ceci is forced to make a decision when Giulio is invited to become Architect of Mantua.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Woman in the Fresco. To get started finding The Woman in the Fresco, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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