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See search results for this author. Are you an author. Learn about Author Central. Robert K. Massie (Author) out of 5 stars 1, by: 8. Vanora Bennett's "Portrait of an Unknown Woman" is a fascinating, well researched historical novel about two 16th century men, Sir Thomas More and artist Hans Holbein.

Central to the storyline is a young woman who meant much to both of them. Of course, the history of the tumultuous times in which these people lived is larger than all the /5(79).

Portrait of a Woman in White book. Read 23 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. France, Nazi forces march towards Paris. Lili Ro /5. Portrait of an Unknown Woman is told from the viewpoint of Meg Giggs, adopted daughter of Sir Thomas More, sometimes in the first person, sometimes in the third.

When the book opens the More family is awaiting the arrival of Hans Holbein, who is to paint a family portrait. Just before Holbein arrives John Clement, former tutor to the family /5. This unidentified woman wears an elegant, colorful dress that was the height of Florentine fashion around Her costume and music book indicate that she came from a cultured, patrician background; she may have been a member of the Frescobaldi, a powerful Florentine banking Author: Bacchiacca (Francesco Ubertini).

In Portrait of a Woman in Silk, Zara Anishanslin asserts the political, socio-economic and cultural distinctiveness of colonial American consumer culture.

Following T. Breen, she argues that a “flowering of empire” occurred through the production, consumption and use. With a striking sense of period detail Portrait of an Unknown Woman is an unforgettable story of sin and religion, desire and deception.

It is the story of a young woman on the brink of sensual awakening and of a country on the edge of mayhem. The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillan's Magazine in –81 and then as a book in It is one of James's most popular long novels and is regarded by critics as one of his finest.

The Portrait of a Lady is the story of a spirited young American woman, Isabel Archer, who, "confronting her destiny", finds it Author: Henry James.

"Portrait of a Woman in Silk: Behind this deceptively modest (but alluring) title lies a book of stunning insight and creative achievement. No other work I can think of brings together such a range of viewpoints: the mental with the material, the personal with the global, a raft of technical details with extraordinary conceptual depth.

Portrait woman reading a book in garden - download this royalty free Stock Photo in seconds. No membership needed. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (French: Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) is a French historical drama film written and directed by Céline Sciamma, starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle in France in the late 18th century, the film tells the story of a forbidden affair between an aristocrat and a painter commissioned to paint her by: Jean-Baptiste de Laubier, Arthur Simonini.

Free download or read online Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman pdf (ePUB) book. The first edition of the novel was published inand was written by Robert K. Massie.

The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Hardcover format. The main characters of this history, biography story are,/5. Among Picasso’s most celebrated likenesses of his lover Marie-Thérèse Walter, Woman with a Book balances sensuality and restraint, enclosing exuberant, thickly applied color in a network of sinuous black lines.

The composition pays homage to the Neoclassical master of line, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, whose work Picasso had admired since his youth, and whose Portrait of Madame. Vanora Bennett is the author of two acclaimed novels, Portrait of an Unknown Woman and Figures in Silk, and an award-winning journalist.

She has contributed to the Los Angeles Times, the Times Literary Supplement, The Times (London), and the BBC. She lives in North London with her husband and two children/5(47). Portrait of a woman with a book - stock photo {{purchaseLicenseLabel}} {{restrictedAssetLabel}} Book or magazine covers, commercial, promotional, advertorial, endorsement, advertising, or merchandising purposes in any media (e.g.

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“Gripping.”—The New York Times Book Review “Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman has it all: jealous mothers, indulgent eccentrics, greedy social climbers, intrigue, infidelity, murder, political coups, sex, war and passion.”—Bookreporter “Exhaustively researched and dramatically narrated.”—The Boston Globe4/4().

The New York Times Book Review named that novel one of the 10 Best Books of One might guess this new novel was deeply autobiographical even if King hadn’t said as much.

About Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman. The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs returns with another masterpiece of narrative biography, the extraordinary story of an obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at fourteen and rose to become one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history.

How delightful to discover that Robert K. Massie, 82 years old, hasn’t lost his mojo. At a heft befitting its subject, his long-awaited “Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman” is a.

In this book, an eternally fascinating woman is returned to life. “[A] compelling portrait not just of a Russian titan, but also of a flesh-and-blood woman.”—Newsweek “An absorbing, satisfying biography.”—Los Angeles Times “Juicy and suspenseful.”—The New York Times Book Review/5().