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Gioconda

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Format: Paperback
Library Classification: Adult Fiction
BIC Subjects: Historical fiction
Publisher: Granta Books
Imprint: Granta Books
Publication Date: 1/08/2012
Place of Publication: United Kingdom

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A solitary child, Leonardo's only intimate is Lisa Gherardini, the girl who spies on him in his workshop. Spurned by his tutor, he is sent by his despairing father to Florence as an apprentice. Under the guiding hand of Verrocchio, the master sculptor, he begins to make his name. But success requires sacrifice; Florence demands a level of conformity impossible for him. Forced to leave, Leonardo places himself at the service of the charismatic, power-thirsty Duke of Milan. His journey leads him back to Lisa and the portrait he has waited so long to paint, the culmination of his life's work. From the glittering court of the Medici to the mortuaries of Milan and the battlefields of the Po valley, Lucille Turner's powerful novel vividly imagines Leonardo's lonely struggle to convince others of his vision of the world.

Gioconda proposes an elegant solution to the problem of why the portrait of the wife of a silk merchant was never delivered ... Gioconda is a qualified success, scrupulous with its sources, careful with its conclusions - Financial TimesAn elegant, historical debut novel... cleverly constructed and imagined ... full of vivid characters and well-drawn incidents. Turner's careful research and graceful prose style make Gioconda a pleasure to read - Tina Jackson, MetroRenaissance man Leonardo da Vinci's astonishing genius is brought to life in this vividly atmospheric novel. From his solitary childhood to the conception of his iconic masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, this richly imagined life story will inspire you to re-examine his ideas, drawings and paintings - Easy LivingLucille offers a fresh and intimate perspective on da Vinci's life ...From the first page she draws the reader in with such a natural easy style you feel you were observing Leonardo da Vinci as he really was - Bournemouth Echo

Title: Gioconda
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Contributors: By (author) Lucille Turner

ISBN 13: 9781847083593
ISBN 10: 1847083595

Publisher: Granta Books
Imprint: Granta Books
Publication Date: 1/08/2012
Place of Publication: London, United Kingdom
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BIC Subjects: Historical fiction
NBS Classification: Historical & Mythological Fiction
Dewey Classification: 823.92 (DC23)

Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm