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Leonardo's shadow, or, My astonishing life as Leonardo da Vinci's servant

2006
Fifteen-year-old Giacomo, servant to Leonardo da Vinci, helps his procrastinating master finish painting, "The Last Supper," while also trying to find clues to his parentage and pursue his own career as an artist in late fifteenth-century Milan.

The smile

2009
A fictionalized biography that describes the life of Elisabetta, the woman who posed for Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, the Mona Lisa.

Lucrezia Borgia

life, love, and death in Renaissance Italy
2004
Chronicles the life of Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI, discussing how she used her beauty and intelligence to secure a key role in the political struggles of Renaissance Italy.

The Borgia bride

2005
Sancha of Aragon must summon all her courage to outwit her sister-in-law, Lucrezia, and the other members of the notorious Borgia dynasty, after marrying Jofre Borgia and falling in love with his brother Cesare.

Monday with a mad genius

2009
Jack and Annie travel 500 years back in time to Florence, Italy, and spend a day helping Leonardo da Vinci in the hope of learning another secret of happiness.

The life and times of Lucrezia Borgia

2000
Examines a life of Lucrezia Borgia as it is known to historians, and explores her relationship with her father, Pope Alexander VI, and her brothers, as well as provides details about the intrigue surrounding the Borgia family.

Leonardo's shadow, or, My astonishing life as Leonardo da Vinci's servant

2008
Fifteen-year-old Giacomo, servant to Leonardo da Vinci, helps his procrastinating master finish painting, "The Last Supper," while also trying to find clues to his parentage and pursue his own career as an artist in late fifteenth-century Milan.

Cesare Borgia

1987
A biography of the fifteenth-century Italian political and military figure described by Machiavelli in "The Prince.".

The family

a novel
2001
A fictionalized account of Pope Alexander VI's close relationship with his family that explores how those relationships influenced his role in the Church.

Michelangelo & the Pope's ceiling

2003
Tells the story of the four years Michelangelo spent painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, explaining how he and his assistants worked, discussing his struggles with finances, ill health, and other difficulties, and examining the political and personal rivalries that shadowed the project.

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