The Painter's Apprentice: A Novel of 16th-Century Venice (Venetian Artisans) - Hardcover

Morelli, Laura

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1942778961 ISBN 13: 9781942778967

Publisher: Scriptorium, 2017

Synopsis

Would you rather sacrifice your livelihood, your lover, or your life? When the Black Death comes knocking on your door, you'd better decide quickly.

Venice, 1510. Maria Bartolini wants nothing more than to carry on her father's legacy as a master gilder. Instead, her father has sent her away from the only home she's ever known to train as an apprentice to Master Trevisan, a renowned painter.

Maria arranges to leave the painter's workshop to return to her family workshop and to a secret lover waiting for her back home. But the encroaching Black Death foils her plans...

When the painter's servants uncover the real reason why Maria has been sent away to train with Master Trevisan, they threaten to reveal a secret that could tear down her family and the future of their trade. She is forced to buy the servants' silence, but as their greed steadily grows, Maria resorts to more desperate measures. She questions whether her heart's desire is worth risking her family, her trade, and her future, but Maria's sacrifices may amount to nothing if the plague arrives on her father's doorstep and steals away everything she's ever loved.

From the author of the award-winning novel, The Gondola Maker, comes a rich tale of Renaissance Venice, a heroine with a lust for life, and love against all odds.

About this title

About the Author:

LAURA MORELLI holds a Ph.D. in art history from Yale University, has taught college students in the U.S. and in Italy, and currently produces art history lessons for TED-Ed. She authored a column for National Geographic Traveler called The Genuine Article and has contributed pieces about art and authentic travel to CNN Radio, The Frommers Travel Show, and in USA TODAY, Departures, and other media. Laura is the author of the Authentic Arts guidebook series that includes the popular books Made in Italy and Made in Venice. Her fiction brings the stories of art history to life. Her debut novel, The Gondola Maker, won several literary awards including an IPPY for Best Historical Fiction and a Benjamin Franklin Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scriptorium
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1942778961
• ISBN 13: 9781942778967
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 408