A Rare and Curious Gift: A Novel

by Pauline Holdstock

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A tale loosely based on the life of Artemisia Gentileschi, the story of a brilliant Renaissance Italy painter traces her efforts to take over her father's studio while avoiding the depredations of men and fighting her attraction to notorious sculptor Matteo Tassi, endeavors that are complicated by her relationship with a young female slave. 20,000
  • ISBN10 0393059685
  • ISBN13 9780393059687
  • Publish Date 7 March 2005
  • Publish Status Inactive
  • Out of Print 15 August 2012
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint WW Norton & Co
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 368
  • Language English