Oil And Marble Review

A civil war novel and the hamilton affair in the end this book is as much a love story as it is an historical narrative of time and place.

Oil and marble review. A civil war novel and the hamilton affair in the end this book is as much a love story as it is an historical narrative of time and place. A novel of leonardo and michelangelo by stephanie storey. They both lived and worked in florence italy from 1501 1505. Oil and marble a novel of leonardo and michelangelo by stephanie storey 345 pp.

Leonardo da vinci and michelangelo buonarroti return to their florentine homeland in the opening years of the 16 th century. Book club discussion questions our 3 500 reading guides include discussion questions book reviews author bios and plot summaries. The book is a fictional rendition of florentine life between the years 1501 and 1505 the time during which leonardo da vinci and michelangelo buonarotti were both in florence each working on creating the respective masterpiece that would later immortalize them for future generations. Oil and marble by stephanie storey oil and marble is a magnificent story brimming with an all star cast of world famous artists conducted by the talent of author stephanie storey.

Oil and marble posted on january 11 2016 by anne oil and marble by stephanie storey is about leonardo da vinci and michelangelo buonarroti and how their rivalry may have spurred them on to create great works of art in order to out do each other in this case the mona lisa and david. Everything leonardo does clearly comes from god. Storey really knows her history and she manipulates her knowledge gracefully so that it tells a cohesive story. And remember to check out our other book resources.

A novel of leonardo and michelangelo. Even though i have been to florence and seen david and to the louvre to see mona lisa i had no idea that both artists were living and working in florence at the. There was an epic rivalry between leonardo da vinci and michelangelo buonarroti. They both applied for the commission to sculpt the enormous block of marble that came to be david.

Written by stephanie storey review by monica e. Oil and marble will make readers long for florence and to see david in the morning light elizabeth cobbs author of broken promises. The new york times reviewer calls oil and marble a richly imagined tale and indeed the novel is eminently readable. The novel centers around two of the most extraordinarily relevant talents in history leonardo da vinci and michelangelo.

At 50 years of age leonardo is a showman but also a respected elder statesman of all forms of art and scientific investigation. Oil and marble will make readers long for florence and to see david in the morning light elizabeth cobbs author of broken promises.