In Renaissance Florence, 13-year-old apprentice Arduino’s dreams of being a painter are challenged after he discovers the extreme measures the Maestro Cosimo di Forlç will take in the name of jealousy. Arduino faces a decision that could cost him his only chance to realize his life’s dream.

Related: Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Italy

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• ISBN: 9780374404321
• Author: Llorente, Pilar Molina
• Illustrator: Alonso, Juan Ramon
• Translator: Longshaw, Robin
• Published: 1994, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
• Themes: art, goals, Jealousy, Renaissance, Secret
• Descriptors: Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Italy
• No. of pages: 112