by SusanVreeland (Author)
From extraordinary highs - patronage by the Medicis, friendship with Galileo and, most importantly of all, beautiful and outstandingly original paintings - to rape by her father's colleague, torture by the Inquisition, life-long struggles for acceptance by the artistic Establishment, and betrayal by the men she loved, Artemisia was a bold and brilliant woman who lived as she wanted, and paid a high price. Now Susan Vreeland, author of the acclaimed GIRL IN HYACINTH BLUE, brings her story to passionate and vivid life.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Headline Review
Published: 04 Nov 2002
ISBN 10: 074726533X
ISBN 13: 9780747265337
Book Overview: A story of suffering, love and the triumph of talent - the scandalous and dramatic life of Artemisia Gentileschi, Italy's greatest woman artist in the tradition of GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING.
Praise for GIRL IN HYACINTH BLUE:
'Not just another book with a Vermeer on the dust jacket....This beautifully imagined and written book...is a work of art itself'
Praise for GIRL IN HYACINTH BLUE:
'This is not just another book with a Vermeer on the dust jacket...It is an illuminating meditation on the nature of art....This beautifully imagined and written book...is a work of art itself' Sunday Telegraph
'...celebrate the skill with which Susan Vreeland evokes the diverse owners of the picture across the ages' Independent
'A moving paean to the transforming power of art' Good Book Guide
'Susan Vreeland's...imaginative, deeply moving triumph' Ms London
'A remarkable debut' Buzz
'Vreeland's moving tales are interwoven to make a memorable novel' Oxford Times
'Charming...as intricate and delicate as the brushwork on a Johannes still life' Literary Review
'Intelligent, searching and unusual... filled with luminous moments' New York Times Book Review
'Subtle and atmospheric...an impressive debut' Publishers Weekly
'Wonderful...extraordinarily skilled...deft, perceptive...deeply moving' Kirkus Reviews
'A work of art' New York Post
'Wonderful' Salon.com