Lisa Rochon

This book is a fantasy, but wonderful fantasy of the world of early 16th century Florence, the world of Leonardo da Vince and Michelangelo, of Madonna Lisa and Machiavelli. Imagine a teenage girl as a muse for these two artists, indeed with a deep agápe love between each other. A wild young girl as witness to the artistry as the one sculpted David, and the other strived to paint the suffering Lisa. And someone whose hidden talents were recognised and nurtured by their two greats.
It is show more fantasy, but a great medium to get a sense of the creation of great works of art, of what may be going on the minds and lives of artists, and live in renaissance Florence. I feel I have learnt much more about these artists than I would from a standard biography. They, too, are a collection of facts joined with conjecture. show less