The night portrait : a novel of World War II and Da Vinci's Italy / Laura Morelli.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First editionDescription: 455, 27 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780062993571
- 0062993577
- 9780063046733
- 0063046733
- Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Belle Ferronnière -- Fiction
- Art treasures in war -- Europe -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war -- Fiction
- Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- Fiction
- Cultural property -- Protection -- Europe -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Women -- Fiction
- Italy -- History -- 15th century -- Fiction
- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Fiction
- Teenage girls -- Portraits -- Fiction
- Mistresses -- Fiction
- Nobility -- Fiction
- Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 -- Fiction
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Adult Book | Main Library | Fiction | MORELLI, LAURA | Available | 33111010432124 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
USA Today Bestseller
"This is a truly original novel that has earned its place among my favorite works of historical fiction."--Jennifer Robson, USA Today bestselling author of The Gown
An exciting, dual-timeline historical novel about the creation of one of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous paintings, Portrait of a Lady with an Ermine, and the woman who fought to save it from Nazi destruction during World War II.
Milan, 1492: When a 16-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.
"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.