Da Vinci's Tiger (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780060744243)

For fans of rich and vivid historical novels like Girl with a Pearl Earring and Code Name Verity, Laura Malone Elliott delivers the stunning tale of real-life Renaissance woman Ginevra de' Benci, the inspiration for one of Leonardo da Vinci's earliest masterpieces.

The young and beautiful daughter of a wealthy family, Ginevra longs to share her poetry and participate in the artistic ferment of Renaissance Florence but is trapped in an arranged marriage in a society dictated by men.

The arrival of the charismatic Venetian ambassador, Bernardo Bembo, introduces Ginevra to a dazzling circle of patrons, artists, and philosophers. Bembo chooses Ginevra as his Platonic muse and commissions a portrait of her by a young Leonardo da Vinci.

Posing for the brilliant painter inspires an intimate connection between them, one Ginevra only begins to understand.

In a rich and vivid world of exquisite art with a dangerous underbelly of deadly political feuds, Ginevra faces many challenges to discover her voice and artistic companionship--and to find love.

Author: L. M. Elliott
ISBN-10: 0060744243
ISBN-13: 9780060744243
Publisher: HarperCollins
Language: English
Published: 11/10/2015
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/24/2015
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2015
School Library Journal 10/01/2015 pg. 110
Booklist 11/01/2015 pg. 49
Romantic Times 01/01/2016 pg. 51 - Excellent
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 114
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2015 - Recommended - Better Than Most