{"product_id":"chiaroscuro-laurence-brady-9781739344009","title":"Chiaroscuro","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat matters most in life, and in every choice, where there is both light and darkness?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChiaroscuro is a life-affirming mystery that answers this question. It is full of surprises and is based on actual events in the lives of three of the world's most celebrated artists.\u003cbr\u003eOn a winter's night in Madrid in 1658 \u003cb\u003eFrancisco Zurbaran\u003c\/b\u003e, known as the Spanish Caravaggio, is consumed by jealousy of his friend, the king's painter, \u003cb\u003eDiego Velazquez\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eHe is tormented by the evidence he must give to an investigation into whether Velazquez is worthy of immortality. Zurbaran has the more pressing concern of restoring his reputation, while Velazquez desires the certainty of redemption, the two of them following in the footsteps of \u003cb\u003eCaravaggio \u003c\/b\u003ewho wanted both.\u003cbr\u003eBut his wife, \u003cb\u003eLeonor, \u003c\/b\u003e is taking matters into her own hands by seeking out \u003cb\u003ethe mystic, the Abbess of Agreda\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the most powerful women in Spain, to intervene, whilst \u003cb\u003eDon Diego and Don Fernando\u003c\/b\u003e, the two investigators, interrogate witnesses in their inimitable way.\u003cbr\u003eWill Leonor or someone else influence Francisco Zurbaran's choice? Who is deluded and who will be redeemed? What matters most?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurence Brady\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1739344006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739344009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hill House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Laurence Brady","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47424481263871,"sku":"9781739344009","price":11.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_84e5d04c-5d2e-4deb-80c3-c2fe34c2ae08.jpg?v=1761530503","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chiaroscuro-laurence-brady-9781739344009","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}