![]() John L'Heureux's long-awaited novel delivers both a monumental andintimate narrative of the creative genius, Donatello, at the height of his powers.With incisive detail, L'Heureux beautifully renders the master sculptor's forbiddenhomosexual passions, and the artistry that enthralled the powerful and highlycompetitive Medici and Albizzi families. ![]() ![]() Luca, the complex and conflicted assistant, willsacrifice all to save the life of Donatello, even if it means the life of the mastersculptor's friend and great patron of art, Cosimo de' Medici. While creating his famous bronze of Davidand Goliath, Donatello's passion for his enormously beautiful model andpart time rent boy, Agnolo, ignites a dangerous jealousy that ultimately leadsto murder. With rich composition,L'Heureux ingeniously transports the reader to Donatello's Renaissance Italy-directlyinto his bottega, (workshop), aswitnessed through the eyes of Luca Mattei, a devoted assistant. The worlds of art, politics and passion collide in John L'Heureux'smasterful new novel, The Medici Boy. ![]()
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