num_pages: 287
description: For fans of rich and complex historical novels like Girl with a Pearl Earring or Code Name Verity Laura Malone Elliott delivers the stunning tale of real-life Renaissance woman Ginevra de' Benci the inspiration for one of Leonardo da Vinci's earliest masterpieces.The young and beautiful daughter of a wealthy family Ginevra longs to share her poetry and participate in the artistic ferment of Renaissance Florence but is trapped in an arranged marriage in a society dictated by men. The arrival of the charismatic Venetian ambassador Bernardo Bembo introduces Ginevra to a dazzling circle of patrons artists and philosophers. Bembo chooses Ginevra as his Platonic muse and commissions a portrait of her by a young Leonardo da Vinci. Posing for the brilliant painter inspires an intimate connection between them one Ginevra only begins to understand. In a rich and vivid world of exquisite art with a dangerous underbelly of deadly political feuds Ginevra faces many challenges to discover her voice and artistic companionshipand to find love.
language: English
title: Da Vinci's Tiger
publisher: Katherine Tegen Books