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the superb coverage: this photo turquoise retained my attention immediately; beautiful object - like all novels Actes Sud, moreover, with this cream paper, thick
... And then the subject: a Renaissance painter - less often chosen as a character that Leonardo da Vinci or Titian - an interesting anecdote: the confrontation between East and West at a turning point ... The author then
: good reputation for area - I have not read ...
Finally the recommendation of the blog "Small readings with friends " held by Constance, a high school girl who loved to read ... A little reluctance
a priori, however: a book really thin, which does not always leave time to go in the novel, especially historical fiction.
And on arrival? A slight disappointment with so many expectations but it is often the case, is not it?
So, Michelangelo, which is still a sculptor, has fled Rome and Pope Julius II who do not pay, more concerned with war than art, he is jealous of his colleagues it would be more fortunate than him, especially Raphael and Bramante. He arrived in Istanbul where the Sultan (the one that Racine appoint Bajazet) wants him to build a bridge across the Golden Horn, a difficult task that Leonard has attempted without success. This is a powerful motive for the choleric Toscan: succeed where Vinci failed.
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