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De hand van Sofonisba

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1624. Gefascineerd door alles wat hij over de schilderes Sofonisba heeft gehoord, begeeft de jonge Anton van Dyck zich naar Palermo. Daar brengt hij de bijna 100-jarige kunstenares een bezoek, waaruit een innige vriendschap groeit. Samen verdiepen ze zich in het bewogen verleden van Sofonisba, en een lang vergeten geheim komt weer tot leven.
1564. Er is explosieve informatie van onvermoede reikwijdte die uit handen van Grootinquisiteur Valdés gehouden moet worden. Daarom besluit paus Pius IV de jonge hofdame van de Spaanse koningin, Sofonisba Anguissola, in een geheime missie in te zetten. Maar Sofonisba mag dat zelf niet te weten komen. Dus als de paus haar opdracht geeft een heel bijzonder zelfportret te schilderen, vermoedt de jonge schilderes niets van de rol die haar is toebedacht in dit gevaarlijke spel...

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

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Lorenzo de' Medici

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Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database. This is the contemporary historical fiction writer.

Lorenzo de' Medici was born in Milan, Italy. He studied Economic Science in Switzerland, where he lived for a number of years, and History of Art in the United States.

His professional and personal interests have taken him to several different countries and he has lived in Germany, Austria, the United States and Monte Carlo. He speaks six languages.

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Profile Image for Caspar Ewals.
102 reviews2 followers
May 29, 2024
Slechte opbouw, flinterdun complot, karakters niet uitgediept en onbegrijpelijke gedachtekronkels maken dit boek bijzonder slecht. Een wonder dat ik het uitgelezen heb. Zal wel komen omdat het onderwerp An Sich wel intrigerend was. Uitvoering echter bij lange na niet goed.
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368 reviews20 followers
June 26, 2017
An absolutely wonderful book. A must read book if you enjoy reading historical fiction.
Sofonosba Angisola was a woman before her time. She was a magestic painter in a world that only man suppose to be profesional artist. Being so talented, she was introduced into Felipe II's court, There, without her knowlege she found herself in the middle of a secret complot. The Pope ask her to make a portrait of herself....
Here everyone has her own interest, and nobody tells the truth, complots and secrets comes and goes.... There is a lot to tell about this books and its characters so well described. But what will I say anything more when you can just read the book and get kipnaped in its pages,
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361 reviews2 followers
August 10, 2025
Novela historica, mig ficció. Sofonisba Angulessa pintora de retrats reneixement. Explica la seva historia a Anton van Dyck. Requerida per Felipe II per fer de dama de companyia de Isabel de Valois, la reina. Es veu immersa en un trama de corrupció de Pius IV, enmig de la cort espanyola de Felip II i la Inquisició. Entretingut
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August 28, 2020
Historical novel with touches of fiction and inventive. Extremely recommend. If you're talented in what you do, you'll be successful despite of your gender. Sofonisba shows the reality of a female painter who had to overcome doing what she loved in a men dominated world.
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October 20, 2018
Interesting, inspirational and more amazing if you like History and art.
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353 reviews9 followers
December 23, 2023
Un libro que atrapa y es fácil de leer, es entretenido pero le falta algo más de historia
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