tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323593442539882992.post7330258639679856577..comments2024-01-29T09:59:57.107-06:00Comments on The Literary Amnesiac: "The Birth of Venus" by Sarah DunantKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867744753830511111noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323593442539882992.post-6049796115115595752009-10-30T14:51:09.539-05:002009-10-30T14:51:09.539-05:00I may be misreading it, but--do you still have a c...I may be misreading it, but--do you still have a copy of the book you can look at? Michelangelo was mentioned, but I thought he was one of the artists who "the painter" would meet with in the middle of the night to sketch dead bodies--the one whose white cedar crucifix (see pg 242) was so exquisite that "the painter" lost all confidence in his own art. Pgs 369/370 also seem to say that they were 2 different artists. My opinion is that "the painter" is a completely imaginary character, which gave the author more flexibility without having to be constrained by historical fact in his case. <br /><br />But see, this is what is so much fun in discussing a book with someone else who has read it! I remember one time in Book Club we read "The Last Time They Met" by Anita Shreve and (this was a book I really liked, so I won't ruin it for you in case you haven't read it yet and want to) something is revealed at the end. One of the ladies didn't read it the way everyone else did, but even after we showed her why we thought it said what we thought, she still disagreed and stuck with her original opinion!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15867744753830511111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323593442539882992.post-2492293592170485272009-10-29T15:08:51.396-05:002009-10-29T15:08:51.396-05:00Michelangelo
I had some discussions with my mom re...Michelangelo<br />I had some discussions with my mom regarding this book since as you noted, many things were hinted at and or implied. We both felt the artist was supposed to be Michelangelo.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07603135847432233441noreply@blogger.com