The most beautiful woman in Florence : a story of Botticelli
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Wadsworth Library - Geneseo - Adult Fiction
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Wadsworth Library - Geneseo - Adult Fiction | FIC PAL | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Artists' models -- Italy -- Florence -- Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Botticelli, Sandro, -- 1444 or 1445-1510 -- Fiction.
Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Medici, House of -- Fiction.
Nobility -- Italy -- Florence -- Fiction.
Painters -- Italy -- Florence -- Fiction.
Vespucci, Simonetta, -- approximately 1453-1476 -- Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Botticelli, Sandro, -- 1444 or 1445-1510 -- Fiction.
Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Medici, House of -- Fiction.
Nobility -- Italy -- Florence -- Fiction.
Painters -- Italy -- Florence -- Fiction.
Vespucci, Simonetta, -- approximately 1453-1476 -- Fiction.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes discussion questions.
General Note
Includes excerpt from the author's book: The violinist of Venice (pages [305]-309).
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-296).
Description
"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. Marco is young, handsome and well-educated. Not to mention he is one of the powerful Medici family's favored circle. Even before her marriage with Marco is set, Simonetta is swept up into Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici's glittering circle of politicians, poets, artists, and philosophers. The men of Florence--most notably the rakish Giuliano de' Medici--become enthralled with her beauty. That she is educated and an ardent reader of poetry makes her more desirable and fashionable still. But it is her acquaintance with a young painter, Sandro Botticelli, which strikes her heart most. 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."--,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Palombo, A. (2017). The most beautiful woman in Florence: a story of Botticelli (First edition.). St. Martin's Griffin.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Palombo, Alyssa. 2017. The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence: A Story of Botticelli. St. Martin's Griffin.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Palombo, Alyssa. The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence: A Story of Botticelli St. Martin's Griffin, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Palombo, Alyssa. The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence: A Story of Botticelli First edition., St. Martin's Griffin, 2017.
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