A tale loosely based on the life of Artemisia Gentileschi, the story of a brilliant Renaissance Italy painter traces her efforts to take over her father's studio while avoiding the depredations of men and fighting her attraction to notorious sculptor Matteo Tassi, endeavors that are complicated by her relationship with a young female slave. 20,000
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A tale loosely based on the life of Artemisia Gentileschi, the story of a brilliant Renaissance Italy painter traces her efforts to take over her father's studio while avoiding the depredations of men and fighting her attraction to notorious sculptor Matteo Tassi, endeavors that are complicated by her relationship with a young female slave. 20,000
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Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7; W W Norton & Co Inc, 2005. Type: Hardback First Printing of First American Edition. Hardcover Book and Jacket in FINE Condition. A story of Art, Love, Science and Nature in Renaissance Italy through the life of Sofonisba, a brilliant painter taking over her father's studio, determined to make it on her own. A rich portrait of the Italian Renaissance. Bright amd clean, bright red half cloth with gilt titles, tan paper-wrapped boards, spotless; soundly bound book. Internals as new. 355 pages. 8.5 x 6 inches. W W Norton & Co Inc., New York, London, 2005.
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