The painted room : a tale of Mantua
"The painted room is a magnificent three-part novel about the Italian Renaissance, and, specifically, the intrigue surrounding the frescoes that Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506) painted on the walls of the famous bridal chamber in the ducal palace of the Gonzagas. Prince Lodovico invites Mantegna to his palace to decorate the chamber, and the paintings are slowly completed. The portraits of the duke and his family look so peaceful-you would never gues...
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