A Rare and Curious Gift: A Novel

by Pauline Holdstock

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A tale loosely based on the life of Artemisia Gentileschi, the story of a Renaissance Italy painter traces her efforts to take over her father's studio while avoiding the depredations of men and fighting her attraction to sculptor Matteo Tassi.

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Lovely piece, fascinating exploration of period characters and their lives (

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A tale loosely based on the life of Artemisia Gentileschi, the story of a Renaissance Italy painter traces her efforts to take over her father's studio while avoiding the depredations of men and fighting her attraction to sculptor Matteo Tassi.

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I can barely remember having read this book. I don't think I ever did figure out what was going on with the mottled-skin female slave.

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