{"product_id":"cupid-and-the-silent-goddess-alan-fisk-9781913825560","title":"Cupid and the Silent Goddess","description":"Who were the models of Agnolo Bronzino's \u003cem\u003eAn Allegory with Venus and Cupid\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlorence, 1544. Duke Cosimo de' Medici has commissioned Agnolo Bronzino to paint \u003cem\u003eAn Allegory with Venus and Cupid\u003c\/em\u003e. Intended as a diplomatic gift for King Fran輟is of France, the Duke demands the seemingly impossible: Bronzino's painting is to be an even greater masterpiece than Botticelli's \u003cem\u003eThe Birth of Venus\u003c\/em\u003e. It will be the artist's defining work: his reputation and, ultimately, his life will depend on its timely completion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe finds the perfect model for Venus in Angelina, a mute and vulnerable Florentine woman whose beauty is ethereal; a silent goddess oblivious to the dangerous new world that surrounds her. As the painting develops, so too does the relationship between the central models. Can Giuseppe, ordered to pose as the adult Cupid, save Angelina from the cruel fate planned for her by the Duke?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"... a brilliant, imaginative novel\" - Boh鑪e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlan Fisk\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Strange Things of the World\u003c\/em\u003e (1988), \u003cem\u003eThe Summer Stars\u003c\/em\u003e (1992), \u003cem\u003eForty Testoons\u003c\/em\u003e (1999) and \u003cem\u003eLord of Silver \u003c\/em\u003e(2000). A member of the Historical Novel Society, he has lectured on subjects including 'Writing Historical Novels' and 'Story Theory'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Fisk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913825566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913825560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Page d'Or\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Alan Fisk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074956620031,"sku":"9781913825560","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b13e9cc2-9693-41b5-b749-403dc1780a6c.jpg?v=1685456764","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cupid-and-the-silent-goddess-alan-fisk-9781913825560","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}