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by Christopher Grey
Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9781416905448
- Publisher:
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Publication date:
- 03/04/2008
- Edition description:
- Reprint
- Pages:
- 400
- Sales rank:
- 204,883
- Product dimensions:
- 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.10(d)
- Age Range:
- 12 Years
Overview
Milan, 1497. The height of the Renaissance. And for Giacomo, servant of the famous painter Leonardo da Vinci, it's the most difficult time of all. His Master has been working on the Last Supper, his greatest painting ever, for nearly two years. But has he finished it? He's barely started! The all-powerful Duke of Milan is demanding that it be completed by the time the Pope visits at Easter. And Giacomo knows that if Leonardo doesn't pick up his pace, the Duke may invite a young genius — Michelangelo — to finish the painting instead. Which means that Leonardo won't be paid, which means that Milan's shopkeepers (to whom he owes massive amounts) will take drastic measures against him.
It's all down to Giacomo, and whether he can come up with a brilliant solution. And if he does, will his Master go for it? After all, Leonardo still doesn't seem to trust him. He refuses to teach Giacomo how to paint; he won't help him find his parents; nor will he discuss the significance of the medallion, ring, and cross that Giacomo was carrying when Leonardo found him. But with the secret arrival of a powerful stranger, Giacomo is about to discover much more than the answers he has been looking for. And he will also receive an invitation to help arrange a meeting that could change his life. . . and the future course of history.
With more twists and turns than a spiral staircase, this thriller is as unique as its two heroes — the most celebrated artist who ever lived, and a young man without a past, who will stop at nothing to find the truth about his life.
Editorial Reviews
Children's Literature - Kathleen Isaacs
Giacomo, servant to the stubborn but supremely talented Leonardo da Vinci, attempts to stave off his master's creditors as well as the impatient duke, encourage the artist to finish painting The Last Supper, fulfill the requests of a scheming alchemist and the beautiful Cecilia, and discover the secret of his own origins. From the opening scene in which Giacomo flees pursuers by climbing to the top of the Cathedral and falls off, the story moves quickly through the last few years of the sixteenth century, as the duke impatiently waited and da Vinci stalled before finally completing his most famous painting while working on his new invention, a flying machine. Giacomo himself tells us about the accident and fever that wiped his memory clean, his recovery and work as da Vinci's servant, his dream of becoming an artist himself, his friendships and his struggles, some of his own making and some as a result of the careless bullying and violence that seem to be the pattern of the times. Details of daily life in Milan and the work of a Renaissance painter are smoothly woven into the narrative, which, though lengthy, has plenty of suspense to keep the reader engaged. High school readers may find the author's explanation of da Vinci's delay and his choice of models for his apostles intriguing. They will sympathize with the impatient and impulsive Giacomo, and rejoice when he finally achieves at least a portion of his dreams.
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