The Pope's Daughter - Brossura

Murphy, Caroline P.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0571221084 ISBN 13: 9780571221080

Casa editrice: Faber & Faber, 2006

Riassunto

The untold story of how Felice della Rovere, the illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II, became the most powerful woman in Rome. Caroline P. Murphy evokes not only the great turbulence and creativity of Renaissance Italy, but also Felice's daily life, from dealing with squabbles among servants to her advice on the best way to bribe a Pope.

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Descrizione del libro:

The Pope's Daughter, by Caroline P. Murhpy, evokes not only the great turbulence and creativity of Renaissance Italy, but also the daily life of Felice della Rovere, the illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II and, eventually, the most powerful woman in Rome.

L'autore:

Caroline P. Murphy is a cultural historian and biographer. She is the author of Lavinia Fontana: A Painter and Her Patrons in Sixteenth-century Bologna, praised by Sarah Bradford in the Literary Review for 'shed[ding] new light on the ground-breaking career of a brave and talented woman.' Her second book, The Pope's Daughter, was described as a "remarkable biography" by the Daily Telegraph. Her most recent book is Isabella de'Medici. She grew up in Reading, studied art history at University College London, and now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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• Editore: Faber & Faber
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0571221084
• ISBN 13: 9780571221080
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 400