{"product_id":"the-miracles-of-prato-paperback","title":"The Miracles of Prato - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurie Albanese\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaura Morowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Like Fra Filippo's paintings, this love story, set in one of the most intriguing historical periods, is suffused with clear, warm color and fine attention to detail.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Debra Dean, author of \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eMadonnas of Leningrad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vibrant and enthralling historical novel about art and passion, \u003cem\u003eThe Miracles of Prato \u003c\/em\u003eby Laurie Albanese and Laura Morowitz brings Italy in the era of the Medici to glorious life--as it tells the story of an illicit love affair between the renowned painter Fra Filippo Lippi and his muse, a beautiful convent novitiate. A magnificent blend of fact, historical color, emotion, and invention, \u003cem\u003eThe Miracles of Prato \u003c\/em\u003eis a novel that will delight the many fans of Tracy Chavalier's \u003cem\u003eGirl with a Pearl Earring\u003c\/em\u003e and Susan Vreeland's \u003cem\u003eGirl in Hyacinth Blue.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eItaly, 1456. The Renaissance is in glorious bloom. A Carmelite monk, the great artist Fra Filippo Lippi acts as chaplain to the nuns of the Convent Santa Margherita. It is here that he encounters the greatest temptation of his life, beautiful Lucrezia Buti, who has been driven to holy orders more by poverty than piety. In Lucrezia's flawless face Lippi sees the inspiration for countless Madonnas and he brings the young woman to his studio to serve as his model. But as painter and muse are united in an exhilarating whirl of artistic discovery, a passionate love develops, one that threatens to destroy them both even as it fuels some of Lippi's greatest work.\u003c\/p\u003e--Debra Dean, author of The Madonnas of Leningrad\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eItaly, 1456. The Renaissance is in glorious bloom. A Carmelite monk, the great artist Fra Filippo Lippi acts as chaplain to the nuns of the Convent Santa Margherita. It is here that he encounters the greatest temptation of his life, beautiful Lucrezia Buti, who has been driven to holy orders more by poverty than piety. In Lucrezia's flawless face Lippi sees the inspiration for countless Madonnas and he brings the young woman to his studio to serve as his model. But as painter and muse are united in an exhilarating whirl of artistic discovery, a passionate love develops, one that threatens to destroy them both even as it fuels some of Lippi's greatest work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.02 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691177775167,"sku":"9780061558351","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/eaeb25845ac88580e0404903c1bc48c8.webp?v=1764991249","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-miracles-of-prato-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}