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Title: very enjoyable read
Review: Susan Vreeland paints a detailed picture of some of the urban and artistic aspects the seventeenth century Italy. I very much enjoyed the art historical details of the making of pigments, hiring the models, the artistic rivalry and the careful look at some of the contemporary painting and sculpture in Rome, Florence and Genoa. Some of the characters are well sketched and ring very true, especially Artemesia's daughter. Enjoy it. A few illustrations would have been a plus.
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