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The Painter of Souls
The Painter of Souls | Philip Kazan
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Beauty can be a gift...or a wicked temptation... So it is for Filippo Lippi, growing up in Renaissance Florence. He has a talent - not only can he see the beauty in everything, he can capture it, paint it. But while beauty can seduce you, and art can transport you - it cannot always feed you or protect you. To survive, Filippo di Tommaso Lippi, street urchin, forger, drinker, seducer of nuns must become Fra Fra Filippo Lippi - Carmelite friar, man of God. Yet at the same time he is Lippo Lippi, creator of some the most radiantly beautiful paintings, Botticelli's teacher, Medici's confidante. So who is he really - lover, believer, father, teacher, artist? Which man? Which life? Is anything true except the paintings? An extraordinary journey of passion, art and intrigue, The Painter of Souls takes us to a time and place in Italy's history where desire reigns and salvation is found in the strangest of places.
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ralexist
Painter of Souls | Philip Kazan
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Lovely little tome of a young Carmine monk whose artistic talents catch the eye of some very famous Renaissance painters/sculptors. There's a tiny sub-genre of these types of novels where an unknown new talent finds themselves immersed in the world of the great masters. I love these books because they tend to show folks like Donatello and Leonardo as human with flaws and such, thus rendering them much more interesting than just revered artists.

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Miss_Kim
The Painter of Souls | Philip Kazan
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A pile of the books I picked up at the used bookstore yesterday. Most are for the #LitsyAtoZ and the #ReadHarder challenges!

Ncostell I loved The Imperfectionists. Nice haul! 6y
Miss_Kim @Ncostell The cover is really awesome! 6y
Ncostell Hope you like it! 6y
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