Raphael, Painter in Rome, Stephanie Storey
Raphael, Painter in Rome, Stephanie Storey
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Raphael, Painter in Rome
A Novel

Author: Stephanie Storey

Narrator: P.J. Ochlan

Unabridged: 12 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/07/2020


Synopsis

Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling is one of the most iconic masterpieces of the Renaissance. Here, in Raphael, Painter in Rome, Storey tells of its creation as never before: through the eyes of Michelangelo's fiercest rival—the young, beautiful, brilliant painter of perfection, Raphael. Orphaned at age eleven, Raphael is determined to keep the deathbed promise he made to his father: become the greatest artist in history. But to be the best, he must beat the best, the legendary sculptor of the David, Michelangelo Buonarroti. When Pope Julius II calls both artists down to Rome, they are pitted against each other: Michelangelo painting the Sistine Ceiling, while Raphael decorates the pope's private apartments. As Raphael strives toward perfection in paint, he battles internal demons: his desperate ambition, crippling fear of imperfection, and unshakable loneliness. Along the way, he conspires with cardinals, scrambles through the ruins of ancient Rome, and falls in love with a baker's-daughter-turned-prostitute who becomes his muse.

With its gorgeous writing, rich settings, endearing characters, and riveting plot, Raphael, Painter in Rome brings to vivid life these two Renaissance masters going head to head in the deadly halls of the Vatican.

About Stephanie Storey

Stephanie Storey is the author of Oil and Marble: a Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo, which the New York Times called "tremendously entertaining," has been translated into six languages, and is now in development as a feature film by Pioneer Pictures. She is also a television producer of shows like The Alec Baldwin Show on ABC, The Arsenio Hall Show on CBS, and Emmy-nominated The Writers' Room for the Sundance Channel. When not writing fiction or producing television, she can usually be found traveling the world with her husband-an actor and Emmy-winning comedy writer-in search of her next story.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Annette

Raphael Santi of Urbino (1483-1520) rises from a small town to the mightiest ceilings of the Vatican, becoming the master painter at the Vatican and to be known for capturing “a man’s soul with the flick of a brush.” Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, they become the great masters of......more

Goodreads review by Blaine

Thanks to NetGalley and Sky Horse Publishing for this free copy in exchange for an honest review. I have been fortunate to have now read both art historical fiction books by Stephanie Storey and so please to give both of them 5***** ratings! Tremendous books that looks at the history of that great R......more

Goodreads review by Kate

Read an ARC of this for a cover quote, and loved it. Stephanie Storey paints a warm, witty, mesmerizing portrait of the Renaissance’s most famous painters: the charming Raphael and the irascible Michelangelo, dueling for the title of greatest artist in Rome. Only one will win the ultimate commission......more

Raphael, Painter in Rome is worth every minute of your precious reading time, I promise! One of the first gifts from this author is a note which encourages the reader to read this novel with access to computer, tablet or smartphone so you have quick resources for looking up the paintings, statutes an......more