Historica (Ediciones B): La Leyenda Negra (Hardcover)

from momweaver

This book is a worthy addition to the library of anyone interested in historical fiction set during the Spanish Inquisition. Sofonisba Anguissola lets us peek into the lives of the Spanish Royal Court, and Michelangelo whom she has studied with. Parts of the book were a little slow, but it was de...

from xaverie

An interesting, nuanced read, Lynn Cullen's daring novel "The Creation of Eve" takes on an exciting period of talented but lesser known painter Sofonisba Anguissola's life. A female apprentice to Michelangelo when there were very, very few female painters, a personal reason causes Sofonisba to ta...

from nancnn2

The first half of this novel I mostly enjoyed. But as the book went on, I felt that many points of the story were overly drawn out. The book ends rather abruptly, and at an odd place in the overall scheme of the narrative. At the end of the book there is an "Author's Note" which picks up where th...

from Litfan

This novel was not quite what I had expected based on the back cover. It's described as the story of Sofonisba Anguissola, a significant female artist from Italy during the Renaissance. Sofonisba falls for another artist, Tiberio while training with Michelangelo, but they are kept apart by circum...

from jmccarro

Sofonisba Anguissola (1532-1625) was the first prominent female painter of the Renaissance. She studied, informally, with Michelangelo, and became something of a role model for female art students. At the age of about 27 she joined the Spanish court as a court painter and lady in waiting to Phili...