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<p><p>in Lush, Glowing Prose, Louise Hawes&#8217;s Historical Novel Draws Readers Into The Life And Art Of Sixteenth-century Bologna With A Compelling Account Of Lavinia Fontana, Arguably The Most Famous Female Painter Of The Italian Renaissance. Here Readers Will Find A Coming-of-age Story Filled With Quest, Complication, And Catastrophe As Well As Miracles And Hope. Although The Novel Is Set Four Hundred Years Ago, The Hard Choices It Involves Speak To All Times, All Places, And Are Sure To Tap Into Readers&#8217; Own Conflicts Between Head And Heart, Real Life And Dreams.<p></p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p>hawes (rosey In The Present Tense) Pens An Entertaining, At Times Moving Novel Inspired By The 16th-century Italian Artist Lavinia Fontana. Set In Bologna, The Story Centers On 14-year-old Vini, The Only Child Of Master Painter Prospero Fontana. She Longs To Be An Artist But Gets No Encouragement From Her Stern Father Or From Her Frail Mother, Who Is Cowed By Her Husband (your Three Brothers Dried Up In Her Womb And I Am Without A Son, The Man Tells Vini At The Dinner Table). Undaunted, Vini Sneaks Art Supplies From The Studio With The Help Of The Apprentice, Paolo, Who Is Han

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Author
Hawes, Louise
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Published
2007
Language
EN
ISBN
9780618747887
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Historical Fiction, Romance, Children'S
Rating
3.71 / 5 (93 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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