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The life of Artemisia Gentileschi, the first woman accepted into the Accademia dell‘ Arte in Florence.

What a lush novel! The way Vreeland paints a beautiful scene, and an unflinching portrait of a passionate and ambitious and flawed woman. Also loved the attention paid to Artemisia‘s process and artwork. I definitely had to look up every single painting as I read. Will be seeking out more of Vreeland‘s work! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Not bad for my book club‘s pick. A historical novel about the life of Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi after of her rape. The featured artworks and Italian setting were lovely, the story itself maybe a bit overdone. Especially in the effort to make a point how passionate Artemisia was about her art. But the bar has been low for my book club, and this at least kept my attention.

Starting this beauty today 🎨📖
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#QuotsyJuly19

(Day 23 - #Gorgeous)

I love historical fiction, so when I found this ART historical fiction for only a dollar, I was all about it!

In flight reading 📖✈️

Genuinely one of the best books I have ever read. Vreeland's writing manages to be enchanting while simplistic, creating tangible characters and a view of Italy unlike any other I've seen.
10/10, recommend to any and all art lovers!

thank you @Jody3 for all the great books and candy (most of which i‘ve already sampled)! its like a big envelope of happiness 😁 some of the titles i recognize but surprisingly i haven‘t read any of them and i can‘t wait to get started :) thanks again - hope you have a fun Halloween! thanks also again to @BookishMarginalia for organizing 🎃🎃🎃 #halloweengoespostal

#seasonsreadings2016 reminded me of the stretch where all I wanted was to read historical fiction based on paintings. Perfect for #artrelatedbooks!

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