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Author: John L'Heureux
Publisher: House of Stratus
Published: 2014-04-07
Total Pages: 367
ISBN-13: 1938231481
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile creating his famous bronze of David and Goliath, Donatello’s passion for his beautiful model and part time rent boy, Agnolo, ignites a dangerous jealousy that ultimately leads to murder. Luca, the complex and conflicted assistant, will sacrifice all to save Donatello, even his master’s friend--the great patron of art, Cosimo de’ Medici.
Author: Theresa Breslin
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2011-06-30
Total Pages: 496
ISBN-13: 1446452638
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA gloriously rich and authentic story of the Renaissance, The Medici Seal is perfect for fans of The Da Vinci Code, The Borgias or Netflix hit Medici: Masters of Florence! Romagna, Italy 1502. On the run and fleeing for his life, a young boy - Matteo - is saved from drowning by mysterious men, who turn out to be companions of Leonardo da Vinci. From this moment on, Matteo's life is changed forever, and he thrills at working alongside Da Vinci as he carries out his incredible work. But Da Vinci's cruel and ruthless employer, Cesare Borgia, seems set to ruin Matteo's happines, and as Da Vinci and Matteo travel across Italy on the Borgia's business, murder, deceit and revenge follow in their trail. For Matteo carries with him a secret - a life-changing secret that both the Borgia and Medici families would kill to obtain. A secret that must, finally, come to light for all to see . . .
Author: Miles Unger
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 530
ISBN-13: 0743254341
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMiles Unger's biography of this complex figure draws on primary research in Italian sources and on his intimate knowledge of Florence, where he lived for several years."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Carolyn Meyer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2009-04-27
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780152066208
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile her tyrannical family is out of favor in Italy, young Catherine de Medici is raised in convents, then in 1533, when she is fourteen, her uncle, Pope Clement VII, arranges for her marriage to prince Henri of France, who is destined to become king.
Author: Richard Stapleford
Publisher: Penn State Press
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 231
ISBN-13: 027105641X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"An inventory of the private possessions of Lorenzo il Magnifico de' Medici, head of the ruling Medici family during the apogee of the Florentine Renaissance"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Catherine Fletcher
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 019061272X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFamily tree -- Glossary of names -- Timeline -- Map -- A note on money -- Prologue -- Book one: The bastard son -- Book two: The obedient nephew -- Book three: The prince alone -- Afterword: Alessandro's ethnicity.
Author: Paul Strathern
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2015-08-15
Total Pages: 403
ISBN-13: 1605988278
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBy the end of the fifteenth century, Florence was well established as the home of the Renaissance. As generous patrons to the likes of Botticelli and Michelangelo, the ruling Medici embodied the progressive humanist spirit of the age, and in Lorenzo de' Medici they possessed a diplomat capable of guarding the militarily weak city in a climate of constantly shifting allegiances. In Savonarola, an unprepossessing provincial monk, Lorenzo found his nemesis. Filled with Old Testament fury, Savonarola's sermons reverberated among a disenfranchised population, who preferred medieval Biblical certainties to the philosophical interrogations and intoxicating surface glitter of the Renaissance. The battle between these two men would be a fight to the death, a series of sensational events—invasions, trials by fire, the 'Bonfire of the Vanities', terrible executions and mysterious deaths—featuring a cast of the most important and charismatic Renaissance figures.In an exhilaratingly rich and deeply researched story, Paul Strathern reveals the paradoxes, self-doubts, and political compromises that made the battle for the soul of the Renaissance city one of the most complex and important moments in Western history.
Author: Emily Bex
Publisher:
Published: 2021-11-30
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ISBN-13: 9781645830764
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Katie Van Ark
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2015-01-06
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 1250061466
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this intensely romantic debut novel, a teen figure skater falls in love with her skating partner—who is also the boy next door.
Author: Joseph Markulin
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 722
ISBN-13: 1616148055
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The much-vilified Renaissance politico, and author of The Prince, comes to life as a diabolically clever, yet mild mannered and conscientious civil servant in this nonfiction novel. Author Joseph Markulin presents Machiavelli's life as a true adventure story, replete with violence, treachery, heroism, betrayal, sex, bad popes--and, of course, forbidden love. hile sharing the same stage as Florence's Medici family, the nefarious and perhaps incestuous Borgias, the artists Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, and the doomed prophet Savonarola, Machiavelli is imprisoned, tortured, and ultimately abandoned. Nevertheless, he remains the sworn enemy of tyranny and a tireless champion of freedom and the republican form of government. ut of the cesspool that was Florentine Renaissance politics, only one name is still uttered today--that of Niccolò Machiavelli. This mesmerizing, vividly told story will show you why his fame endures."
