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The Day Laid on the Altar Author: Set against the backdrop of sixteenth-century Italy, The Day Laid on the Altar re-creates a rich, vibrant world of art and beauty, in a tale that sweeps from a remote mountain village in the Tuscan hillside to Venice, where the master painter Titian grapples with the demands of fame and family while the plague is devastating Italy. — Inter... more »
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Winner of the Bakeless Fiction Prize.
"Set in Italy during the 16th Century...We witness a range of characters trying to respond to challenges of the times...moving, artful."
-The New York Times Book Review
"Set in Italy during the 16th Century...We witness a range of characters trying to respond to challenges of the times...moving, artful."
-The New York Times Book Review
This is such a lovely story of 2 artists in Tuscany of the Middle Ages. It transports you and drops you into the culture of another place and time. The elegant prose is only matched by the brilliant story.
Genres:
- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Contemporary
- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Literary
- Literature & Fiction >> Genre Fiction >> Historical