The Resource Oil and marble : a novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo, Stephanie Storey
Oil and marble : a novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo, Stephanie Storey
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The item Oil and marble : a novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo, Stephanie Storey represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
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- Summary
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- From 1501�1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti both lived and worked in Florence. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. Michelangelo was a temperamental sculptor in his mid-twenties, desperate to make a name for himself. Michelangelo is a virtual unknown when he returns to Florence and wins the commission to carve what will become one of the most famous sculptures of all time: David. Even though his impoverished family shuns him for being an artist, he is desperate to support them. Living at the foot of his misshapen block of marble, Michelangelo struggles until the stone finally begins to speak. Working against an impossible deadline, he begins his feverish carving. Meanwhile, Leonardo�s life is falling apart: he loses the hoped-for David commission; he can�t seem to finish any project; he is obsessed with his ungainly flying machine; he almost dies in war; his engineering designs disastrously fail; and he is haunted by a woman he has seen in the market�a merchant�s wife, whom he is finally commissioned to paint. Her name is Lisa, and she becomes his muse. Leonardo despises Michelangelo for his youth and lack of sophistication. Michelangelo both loathes and worships Leonardo�s genius. Oil and Marble is the story of their nearly forgotten rivalry. Storey brings early 16th-century Florence alive, and has entered with extraordinary empathy into the minds and souls of two Renaissance masters. The book is an art history thriller
- Florence, 1501-1505. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. Michelangelo was a temperamental sculptor in his mid-twenties, desperate to make a name for himself. After winning the commission to carve what will become a sculpture of David, Michelangelo lives at the foot of his misshapen block of marble struggling until the stone finally begins to speak. Leonardo is obsessed with his ungainly flying machine and haunted by a merchant�s wife, whom he is commissioned to paint. Her name is Lisa, and she becomes his muse. Their envy, ambition, and artistic genius create a rivalry such as Florence has never seen
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Oil and marble : a novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo
- Title
- Oil and marble
- Title remainder
- a novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo
- Statement of responsibility
- Stephanie Storey
- Subject
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- Art, Renaissance -- Fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Fiction
- Florence (Italy) -- Fiction
- Florence (Italy) -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- History
- Italy -- Florence
- Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
- 1500-1599
- Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 -- Fiction
- Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564
- Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 -- Fiction
- Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 -- Fiction
- Painters
- Painters -- Fiction
- Painters -- Fiction
- Renaissance art -- Fiction
- Sculptors
- Sculptors -- Fiction
- Sculptors -- Fiction
- Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 -- Fiction
- Art, Renaissance
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- From 1501�1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti both lived and worked in Florence. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. Michelangelo was a temperamental sculptor in his mid-twenties, desperate to make a name for himself. Michelangelo is a virtual unknown when he returns to Florence and wins the commission to carve what will become one of the most famous sculptures of all time: David. Even though his impoverished family shuns him for being an artist, he is desperate to support them. Living at the foot of his misshapen block of marble, Michelangelo struggles until the stone finally begins to speak. Working against an impossible deadline, he begins his feverish carving. Meanwhile, Leonardo�s life is falling apart: he loses the hoped-for David commission; he can�t seem to finish any project; he is obsessed with his ungainly flying machine; he almost dies in war; his engineering designs disastrously fail; and he is haunted by a woman he has seen in the market�a merchant�s wife, whom he is finally commissioned to paint. Her name is Lisa, and she becomes his muse. Leonardo despises Michelangelo for his youth and lack of sophistication. Michelangelo both loathes and worships Leonardo�s genius. Oil and Marble is the story of their nearly forgotten rivalry. Storey brings early 16th-century Florence alive, and has entered with extraordinary empathy into the minds and souls of two Renaissance masters. The book is an art history thriller
- Florence, 1501-1505. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. Michelangelo was a temperamental sculptor in his mid-twenties, desperate to make a name for himself. After winning the commission to carve what will become a sculpture of David, Michelangelo lives at the foot of his misshapen block of marble struggling until the stone finally begins to speak. Leonardo is obsessed with his ungainly flying machine and haunted by a merchant�s wife, whom he is commissioned to paint. Her name is Lisa, and she becomes his muse. Their envy, ambition, and artistic genius create a rivalry such as Florence has never seen
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Storey, Stephanie
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Leonardo
- Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Leonardo
- Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Leonardo
- Art, Renaissance
- Painters
- Sculptors
- Florence (Italy)
- Art, Renaissance
- Painters
- Sculptors
- Italy
- Historical fiction
- Renaissance art
- Sculptors
- Painters
- Biographical fiction
- Florence (Italy)
- Label
- Oil and marble : a novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo, Stephanie Storey
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn914219181
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 345 pages
- Isbn
- 9781628726398
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Label
- Oil and marble : a novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo, Stephanie Storey
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn914219181
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 345 pages
- Isbn
- 9781628726398
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
Subject
- Art, Renaissance -- Fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Fiction
- Florence (Italy) -- Fiction
- Florence (Italy) -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- History
- Italy -- Florence
- Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
- 1500-1599
- Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 -- Fiction
- Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564
- Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 -- Fiction
- Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 -- Fiction
- Painters
- Painters -- Fiction
- Painters -- Fiction
- Renaissance art -- Fiction
- Sculptors
- Sculptors -- Fiction
- Sculptors -- Fiction
- Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 -- Fiction
- Art, Renaissance
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