Unfinished
The Inspired Life of Elisabetta Sirani
by Kelly Evans
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Pub Date 8 Jan 2022 | Archive Date 19 Apr 2022
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Description
They called her La Maestra.
Elisabetta Sirani was a talented and prolific artist in Seventeenth Century Italy. Trained by her father, she was running his studio by the time she was sixteen and earned her first official commission the following year. Over her short career she produced more than 200 paintings, etchings, and prints, had patrons that included royalty and noble Italian families, and founded one of the first art schools in Europe exclusively for women. When she died aged only 27 of a mysterious ailment, all of Bologna mourned.
Her fame has been eclipsed by her male counterparts, and her work often claimed as theirs. Doubted, scorned, admired, copied, and misunderstood, this is her story.
Advance Praise
"An important work of historical fiction. Sirani's life obviously begs to be told, and Evans does her remarkable life justice." 5 Stars, Self-Publishing Review
"The author has created a masterpiece of her own, rivalling the compelling artist novels of all time: Irving Stone (The Agony and the Ecstasy), Tracy Chevalier (Girl with a Pearl Earring), Susan Vreeland (Luncheon at the Boating Party), and many others. Absolutely brilliant!" Readers' Favourite, 5 Stars
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| ISBN | 9781778022401 |
| PRICE | US$3.99 (USD) |
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