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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Oil and Marble A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo by Stephanie Storey Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo by Stephanie Storey. It is December 1499, and Leonardo Da Vinci has just finished his masterpiece The Last Supper . French tourists are clamoring to see the new fresco. Forty-eight-year old Leonardo is a Master and one of the most famous men in Italy. Despite his fame, political problems cause him to flee Milan for a new home in Florence. One month later, 24-year-old sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti unveils his statue of the Piet� in Rome at St. Peter�s Basilica. With his masterpiece complete, Michelangelo decides to return to his home in Florence. Is Florence big enough for these two artistic giants? Huge challenges face the artists in Florence. Leonardo is hired to create an altarpiece for the Church of Santissima Annunziata. When he loses the commission because of delays, he takes on other work: painting the portrait of Lisa Giocondo, a silk merchant�s wife, and directing a major engineering job to divert the Arno River. Leonardo�s painting of Lisa becomes the famous Mona Lisa . The two artists come into conflict over the commission to sculpt the Duccio Stone. Michelangelo, a sculptor, eventually wins the commission and starts to work on the difficult task of bringing life to a flawed piece of marble. He works on his sculpture of the famous David for nearly three years. In the end, despite their artistic differences, both Leonardo and Michelangelo produce exceptional masterpieces during their time in Florence. Stephanie Storey�s studies in fine art and art history at Vanderbilt University helped her to write Oil and Marble , which is subtitled �A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo.� She skillfully weaves together interesting historical and cultural details with art history and political intrigue. Details of the literature, religion, art, and architecture of the period give the text depth. Many Renaissance figures appear as minor characters, including Machiavelli, Botticelli, and Cesare Borgia. Readers will not only enjoy her fast-paced prose but will also appreciate the �Author�s Note� at the end of the novel which links historical facts to the novel�s imagined events. Although this is her first novel, Storey had an award-winning career as a television producer for shows like Tavis Smiley on PBS, The Arsenio Hall Show for CBS, and The Writers� Room for the Sundance Channel. Her degree in Fine Arts from Vanderbilt University as well as her MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College have combined to make this imaginary story of Florence�s artistic life from 1501 to 1505 into a fascinating novel. Oil and Marble is an entertaining and intriguing look into the creativity and work of two artistic legends. Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo. "From 1501 to 1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti both lived and worked in Florence. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. Michelangelo was a temperamental sculptor in his mid-twenties, desperate to make a name for himself. The two despise each other."--Front jacket flap. Read More. "From 1501 to 1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti both lived and worked in Florence. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. Michelangelo was a temperamental sculptor in his mid-twenties, desperate to make a name for himself. The two despise each other."--Front jacket flap. Read Less. All Copies ( 40 ) Softcover ( 25 ) Hardcover ( 6 ) Audiobook ( 9 ) Choose Edition ( 4 ) Book Details Seller Sort. 2016, Audible Studios on Brilliance. Grand Rapids, MI, USA. 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Costs may vary based on destination. ISBN 13: 9781628726398. Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Storey, Stephanie. This specific ISBN edition is currently not available. In her brilliant debut, Storey brings early 16th-century Florence alive, entering with extraordinary empathy into the minds and souls of two Renaissance masters, creating a stunning art history thriller. From 1501 to 1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti both lived and worked in Florence. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. Michelangelo was a temperamental sculptor in his mid-twenties, desperate to make a name for himself. Michelangelo is a virtual unknown when he returns to Florence and wins the commission to carve what will become one of the most famous sculptures of all time: David. Even though his impoverished family shuns him for being an artist, he is desperate to support them. Living at the foot of his misshapen block of marble, Michelangelo struggles until the stone finally begins to speak. Working against an impossible deadline, he begins his feverish carving. Meanwhile, Leonardo's life is falling apart: he loses the hoped-for David commission; he can't seem to finish any project; he is obsessed with his ungainly flying machine; he almost dies in war; his engineering designs disastrously fail; and he is haunted by a woman he has seen in the market--a merchant's wife, whom he is finally commissioned to paint. Her name is Lisa, and she becomes his muse. Leonardo despises Michelangelo for his youth and lack of sophistication. Michelangelo both loathes and worships Leonardo's genius. Oil and Marble is the story of their nearly forgotten rivalry. 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