The Beauty and the Terror: An Alternative History of the Italian Renaissance by Catherine Fletcher

The Beauty and the Terror: An Alternative History of the Italian Renaissance

Catherine Fletcher

432 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction art history mysterious reflective slow-paced
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The Italian Renaissance shaped western culture - but it was far stranger and darker than many of us realise. We revere Leonardo da Vinci for his art but few now appreciate his ingenious designs for weaponry. We know the Mona Lisa for her smile but...

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