The Resource The most beautiful woman in Florence : a story of Botticelli, Alyssa Palombo
The most beautiful woman in Florence : a story of Botticelli, Alyssa Palombo
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- Summary
- In 15th Century Italy, a girl as beautiful as Simonetta Cattaneo never wants for marriage proposals. When Marco Vespucci, a handsome young man, highly favoured by the Medici in Florence, asks for her hand, she eagerly accepts. Even before her wedding is set, Simonetta is swept into a glittering circle of politicians, poets, artists and philosophers. The men of Florence, most notably the rakish Giuliano de'Medici, are enthralled with her beauty. That she is educated and an ardent reader of poetry makes her more desirable still. But it is her acquaintance with a young painter, Sandro Botticelli, which strikes her heart. As Simonetta learns to navigate her marriage, her place in Florentine society, and the politics of beauty and desire, she and Botticelli develop a passionate intimacy, one that leads to her immortalisation in his masterpiece, The Birth of Venus. Alyssa Palombo's The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence captures the dangerous allure of the of the bond between artist and muse with candour and unforgettable passion
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 307 pages
- Note
- First published in the United States 2017 by St Martin's Press
- Isbn
- 9781925481167
- Label
- The most beautiful woman in Florence : a story of Botticelli
- Title
- The most beautiful woman in Florence
- Title remainder
- a story of Botticelli
- Statement of responsibility
- Alyssa Palombo
- Subject
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- Biographical fiction
- Botticelli, Sandro, 1444 or 1445-1510 -- Fiction
- Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737 -- Fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- Medici, House of -- Fiction
- Nobility -- Italy | Florence -- Fiction
- Artists' models -- Italy | Florence -- Fiction
- Painters -- Italy | Florence -- Fiction
- Vespucci, Simonetta, approximately 1453-1476 -- Fiction
- Painters -- Fiction
- trueAustralian
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 15th Century Italy, a girl as beautiful as Simonetta Cattaneo never wants for marriage proposals. When Marco Vespucci, a handsome young man, highly favoured by the Medici in Florence, asks for her hand, she eagerly accepts. Even before her wedding is set, Simonetta is swept into a glittering circle of politicians, poets, artists and philosophers. The men of Florence, most notably the rakish Giuliano de'Medici, are enthralled with her beauty. That she is educated and an ardent reader of poetry makes her more desirable still. But it is her acquaintance with a young painter, Sandro Botticelli, which strikes her heart. As Simonetta learns to navigate her marriage, her place in Florentine society, and the politics of beauty and desire, she and Botticelli develop a passionate intimacy, one that leads to her immortalisation in his masterpiece, The Birth of Venus. Alyssa Palombo's The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence captures the dangerous allure of the of the bond between artist and muse with candour and unforgettable passion
- Cataloging source
- NWPL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Palombo, Alyssa
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Medici, House of
- Vespucci, Simonetta
- Botticelli, Sandro
- Medici, House of
- Painters
- Nobility
- Artists' models
- Painters
- Florence (Italy)
- Label
- The most beautiful woman in Florence : a story of Botticelli, Alyssa Palombo
- Note
- First published in the United States 2017 by St Martin's Press
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000059859838
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 307 pages
- Isbn
- 9781925481167
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)984360461
- Label
- The most beautiful woman in Florence : a story of Botticelli, Alyssa Palombo
- Note
- First published in the United States 2017 by St Martin's Press
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000059859838
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 307 pages
- Isbn
- 9781925481167
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)984360461
Subject
- Biographical fiction
- Botticelli, Sandro, 1444 or 1445-1510 -- Fiction
- Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737 -- Fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- Medici, House of -- Fiction
- Nobility -- Italy | Florence -- Fiction
- Artists' models -- Italy | Florence -- Fiction
- Painters -- Italy | Florence -- Fiction
- Vespucci, Simonetta, approximately 1453-1476 -- Fiction
- Painters -- Fiction
- trueAustralian
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