Query: Novels about artists set in Italy
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (novel)
The Medici Seal
The Second Mrs. Giaconda
The Birth of Venus (novel)
How to Be Both
Evidence from documents: The Agony and the Ecstasy (novel): '''''The Agony and the Ecstasy''''' (1961) is a biographical novel of Michelangelo Buonarroti written by American author Irving Stone. Stone lived in Italy for years visiting many of the locations in Rome and Florence, worked in marble quarries, and apprenticed himself to a marble sculptor. A primary source for the novel is Michelangelo's correspondence, all 495 letters of which Stone had translated from Italian by Charles Speroni and published in 1962 as ''I, Michelangelo, Sculptor''. Stone also collaborated with Canadian sculptor Stanley Lewis, who researched Michelangelo's carving technique and tools. The Italian government lauded Stone with several honorary awards for his cultural achievements highlighting Italian history.
The Medici Seal: '''''The Medici Seal''''' is a young adult novel written by Theresa Breslin, published in 2006. Set among the cultural life and political intrigues of Renaissance Italy, it is the story of a boy who initially calls himself Matteo and his master Leonardo da Vinci.
The Second Mrs. Giaconda: '''''The Second Mrs. Giaconda''''', later '''''The Second Mrs. Gioconda''''', is a historical novel for children by E. L. Konigsburg. Set primarily in Milan, Italy
The Birth of Venus (novel): he story is set in the late 15th century in Florence, Italy.
How to Be Both: The story is told from two perspectives: those of George, a pedantic 16-year-old girl living in contemporary Cambridge, and Francesco del Cossa, an Italian renaissance artist responsible for painting a series of frescoes in the 'Hall of the Months' at the Palazzo Schifanoia (translated as the 'Palace of Not Being Bored' in the novel) in Ferrara, Italy.