{"product_id":"9781843682608","title":"Beauty: Botticelli in Florence","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eSpalding, Julian\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePallas Athene\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn illustrated \"painting\" novel based on the few known facts about the artists life, which speculates on the people, experiences, and events that might have informed his work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Beauty is the beacon of God,’ said Botticelli. ‘No, it’s not. Love is,’ snapped his sister.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeauty: Botticelli in Florence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e imagines what Botticelli was feeling and thinking as he painted. The people he loved and despised, his private struggle between spirituality and sensuality, the tempestuous times he lived through – all come to life in his images…\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe novel is a speculation based on the few facts known about Botticelli, informed by his paintings. There are many surprises. \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of Venus\u003c\/i\u003e was a tapestry design. And his famed self-portrait didn’t depict him (as widely believed) but Pierfrancesco de Medici, who sued his powerful cousin Lorenzo for robbing him, abolished Florence’s homophobic witch-hunts, funded Vespucci’s journey to the New World and commissioned Botticelli’s most famous works. There was boiling tension between him and Botticelli.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis is the first in a sequence of illustrated ‘painting novels’ that make sights as telling as words.","brand":"Pallas Athene","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46759306789119,"sku":"9781843682608","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_353aebac-f577-4dd2-92da-9fbf9ee345d5.jpg?v=1759370441","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781843682608","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}