| Ascanio Contributor(s): Dumas, Alexandre (Author) |
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ISBN: 1523238488 ISBN-13: 9781523238484 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $18.28 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6" W x 9" (1.29 lbs) 440 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ascanio is a historical novel, set in Paris in the summer and fall of 1540, based on several episodes from the autobiography of the great Florentine sculptor and goldsmith, Benvenuto Cellini (1498-1562). Cellini's principal patron in Rome, Pope Clement, died, and Cellini had a falling out with his successor, Paul III. Imprisoned by the Pope, Cellini escaped, was recaptured Ascanio is a historical novel, set in Paris in the summer and fall of 1540, based on several episodes from the autobiography of the great Florentine sculptor and goldsmith, Benvenuto Cellini (1498-1562). Cellini's principal patron in Rome, Pope Clement, died, and Cellini had a falling out with his successor, Paul III. Imprisoned by the Pope, Cellini escaped, was recaptured, and was eventually released and traveled to France, along with his two assistants, Ascanio and Pagolo, to serve King Francois I. Includes unique illustrations |