kaelibrarian
Written on Jul 15, 2017
Alessandra is not quite fifteen when her prosperous merchant father brings a young painter back with him from Holland to adorn the walls of the new family chapel. She is fascinated by his talents and envious of his abilities and opportunities to paint to the glory of God. Soon her love of art and her lively independence are luring her into closer involvement with all sorts of taboo areas of life. On excursions into the streets of night-time Florence she observes a terrible evil stalking the city and witnesses the rise of the fiery young priest, Savanarola, who has set out to rid the city of vice, richness, even art itself. Alessandra must make crucial decisions about the shape of her adult life, as Florence itself must choose between the old ways of the luxury-loving Medicis and the asceticism of Savanorola. And through it all, there is the painter, whose love will change everything.
- ISBN10 1400060737
- ISBN13 9781400060733
- Publish Date 17 February 2004 (first published 6 March 2003)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Random House USA Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 397
- Language English
Reviews
elysium
Written on Oct 17, 2010
I have to say that I wanted to like this more than I did. I don’t know much about Italy and I wish I’d knew more about the things that happened in the book. I didn’t feel connected to the characters and the only one that I wanted to read about was the painter, who isn’t mentioned by name. I did some skipping in the beginning but it did get better towards the end.
Eve1972
Written on Jan 1, 2004