The Mystery of Simonetta

The world of Renaissance Florence comes alive in this work about Simonetta Vespucci--the woman chosen to portray the springtime Botticelli's La Primavera and the goddess of love in his Birth of Venus. She was the great muse of the Renaissance, whose beauty inspired painters, poets, and philosophers. Though she became immortal through art and lived on in the city's memory, she died at the tender age of 22 under obscure circumstances. Part historical fiction and part mystery, this work journeys through time, this work delves into Italian mood and culture at the height of the Renaissance.