An extraordinary story of passion, art, and intrigue, this novel journeys to a time and place in Italy where desire reigns supreme―and salvation is found in the strangest of places.
Beauty can be a gift―or a wicked temptation.So it is for Filippo Lippi, growing up in Renaissance Florence. He has a talent―not only can he see the beauty in everything, he can capture it, paint it. But while beauty can seduce you and art can transport you―it cannot always feed you or protect you.
To survive, Pippo Lippi, orphan, street urchin, budding rogue, must first become Fra Filippo Lippi: Carmelite friar, man of God. His life will take him down two paths at once. He will become a gambler, a forger, a seducer of nuns; and at the same time he will be the greatest painter of his time, the teacher of Botticelli and the confidante of the Medicis.
So who is he really―lover, believer, father, teacher, artist? Is anything true except the paintings?
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