The Painted Room

Christensen, Inger

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Christensen, Inger

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9780811239448

06.05.2025

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The Painted Room is a magnificent three-part short novel about the Italian Renaissance, and, specifically, the intrigue surrounding the frescoes that Mategna (1431-1506) made on the walls of a famous bridal chamber in the ducal palace of Lodovico III Gonzaga. Prince Lodovico of Mantua invites Mantegna to his palace to decorate the chamber, and the paintings are slowly completed. The painting of the duke and his family looks so peaceful--you would never guess that a murder had just taken place.The prince's secretary records its progress in his gossip-laden diary, while the story of the prince's daughter, the dwarf Nana, digs deeper into darker motivations, involving deceit, vendettas, an assassination, and the dalliances of Pope Pius II. Mantegna's young son, Bernardino, helps complete the paintings and introduces a note of high fantasy into the narrative. What results is a beautiful yet startling picture of the Renaissance, as rich and colorful as the men and women depicted on the palace walls.

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Produktinformasjon

ISBN/Varenr: 9780811239448
Utgivelsesdato: 06.05.2025
Utgivelsesår: 2025
Forlag: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Innbinding: Heftet
Språk: Engelsk
Personer: Christensen, Inger, Newman, Denise
Litteraturtype: Skjønnlitteratur
Emne: Fiction / Historical
Målgruppe: Voksne
Aldersgrense: 0
Opplag: 0
Utgave: 0
Illustrert: Nei
Sider: 96