Simonetta
By: by Fay Picardi
Publisher: Burnt Umber Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Melbourne, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781514758984
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Fiction
Description: Have you ever wondered about who Botticelli chose to depict in his immortal painting Birth of Venus? Was she a real person, his model or his mistress? Most people recognize her image, but few can name her. Even fewer know her personal story. Do you know that her liaisons with the Medici family at the height of the Italian Renaissance caused such a sensation that the intrigue endures today? That Lorenzo de' Medici wrote love poems to her? That Botticelli asked to be buried at her feet? After years of research, poet and author Fay Picardi carefully unveils the captivating narrative portrait of this fascinating woman and adds enough detail that the reader feels as if he or she is inhabiting Florence during the period of Lorenzo de' Medici.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.