A Gift for the Magus

by Linda Proud · 2012

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Fra Filippo Lippi is no-one's idea of a model friar. Gambler, cheat, womanizer, he yet produced some of the most divine art. This is the story of how, under the guidance - and provocation - of his patron, Cosimo de' Medici, Filippo transcends his bodily appetites to make paintings for the soul. Meanwhile he is abducting the nun who models for him - or is he? The book examines common ideas of goodness and finds them wanting.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
artartMore like thisLess of this
Setting
RenaissanceRenaissanceMore like thisLess of thisItalyItalyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 472 pages

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