· This story follows her tragically short life as she is wooed by the promise of life in artistic, learned Florence, befriended by the mighty Medici family, and receives the mixed blessing of being declared the most beautiful woman in Florence. Her story as told by Palombo (The Violinist of Venice) is a sad one, but also strikingly feminist as she fights to be acknowledged for her sharp mind and 5/5(6). · This story follows her tragically short life as she is wooed by the promise of life in artistic, learned Florence, befriended by the mighty Medici family, and receives the mixed blessing of being declared the most beautiful woman in Florence. Her story as told by Palombo (The Violinist of Venice) is a sad one, but also strikingly feminist as she fights to be acknowledged for her sharp mind and ISBN Alyssa Palombo's The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence vividly captures the dangerous allure of the artist and muse bond with candor and unforgettable passion. A girl as beautiful as Simonetta Cattaneo never wants for marriage proposals in 15th Century Italy, but .
The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence is subtitled 'A Story of Botticelli', and in Alyssa Palombo's intoxicating novel of 15th-century Italian art and romance, the venerated painter Sandro Botticelli does feature, and the story - or a version of it - of the production of his masterpiece, The Birth of Venus, is told. The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence: A Story of Botticelli by Alyssa Palombo Overview - In the tradition of Tracy Chevalier's Girl with a Pearl Earring, Palombo has married fine art with romantic historical fiction in this lush and sensual interpretation of Medici Florence, artist Sandro Botticelli, and the muse that inspired them all. "In the tradition of Tracy Chevalier's Girl with a Pearl Earring, Palombo has married fine art with romantic historical fiction in this lush and sensual interpretation of Medici Florence, artist Sandro Botticelli, and the muse that inspired them all."- Booklist A girl as beautiful as Simonetta Cattaneo never wants for marriage proposals in 15th Century Italy, but she jumps at the chance to.
Alyssa Palombo's The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence vividly captures the dangerous allure of the artist and muse bond with candor and unforgettable passion. A girl as beautiful as Simonetta Cattaneo never wants for marriage proposals in 15th Century Italy, but she jumps at the chance to marry Marco Vespucci. 5 STARS for The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence: A Story of Botticelli by Alyssa Palombo! 15th Century Italy is where we meet the beautiful Simonetta Cattaneo. She has numerous admirers, but is courted by Marco Vespucci and swiftly married in Florence. Beauty becomes a major theme running throughout this captivating novel. Botticelli immediately invites Simonetta, newly proclaimed the most beautiful woman in Florence, to pose for him. 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 immortalization in his masterpiece, The Birth of Venus (summary from Goodreads).
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