The night portrait : a novel of World War II and Da Vinci's Italy /
Morelli, Laura,
The night portrait : a novel of World War II and Da Vinci's Italy / Laura Morelli. - First edition. - 455, 27 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
"P.S. Insights, interviews, & more..."--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references, interview with the author, and Reading Group Guide discussion questions.
"Milan, 1492: When a sixteen-year old beauty becomes the mistress of the Duke of Milan, she must fight for her place in the palace, and against those who want her out. Soon, she finds herself sitting before Leonardo da Vinci, who wants to ensure his own place in the ducal palace by painting his most ambitious portrait to date. Munich, World War II: After a modest conservator unwittingly places a priceless Italian Renaissance portrait into the hands of a high-ranking Nazi leader, she risks her life to recover it, working with an American soldier, part of the famed Monuments Men team, to get it back. Two women, separated by 500 years, are swept up in the tide of history as one painting stands at the center of their quests for their own destinies."--Publisher description.
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Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Belle Ferronnière --Fiction.
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 --Fiction.
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section --Fiction.
Art treasures in war--History--Europe--20th century--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Art and the war--Fiction.
Cultural property--Protection--History--Europe--20th century--Fiction.
Women--Fiction.
Teenage girls--Portraits--Fiction.
Mistresses--Fiction.
Nobility--Fiction.
Italy--History--15th century--Fiction.
Germany--History--1933-1945--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
The night portrait : a novel of World War II and Da Vinci's Italy / Laura Morelli. - First edition. - 455, 27 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
"P.S. Insights, interviews, & more..."--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references, interview with the author, and Reading Group Guide discussion questions.
"Milan, 1492: When a sixteen-year old beauty becomes the mistress of the Duke of Milan, she must fight for her place in the palace, and against those who want her out. Soon, she finds herself sitting before Leonardo da Vinci, who wants to ensure his own place in the ducal palace by painting his most ambitious portrait to date. Munich, World War II: After a modest conservator unwittingly places a priceless Italian Renaissance portrait into the hands of a high-ranking Nazi leader, she risks her life to recover it, working with an American soldier, part of the famed Monuments Men team, to get it back. Two women, separated by 500 years, are swept up in the tide of history as one painting stands at the center of their quests for their own destinies."--Publisher description.
9780062993571 0062993577 9780063046733 0063046733
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Belle Ferronnière --Fiction.
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 --Fiction.
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section --Fiction.
Art treasures in war--History--Europe--20th century--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Art and the war--Fiction.
Cultural property--Protection--History--Europe--20th century--Fiction.
Women--Fiction.
Teenage girls--Portraits--Fiction.
Mistresses--Fiction.
Nobility--Fiction.
Italy--History--15th century--Fiction.
Germany--History--1933-1945--Fiction.
Historical fiction.