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A Note from the Author


I truly believe art has the power to change lives.  And what better art to look towards than that of the Italian Renaissance - that glorious artistic flowering that in all probability will never be surpassed.

The following paintings feature in The Angel's Song.  For those inclined, it would be useful - although not necessary - to view images of the paintings listed below.

The Coronation of the Virgin by Lorenzo Monaco

Uffizi Galleries, Florence, Italy

Primavera by Sandro Botticelli

Uffizi Galleries, Florence. Italy

Expulsion from the Garden of Eden by Masaccio

Cappella Brancacci, Florence, Italy

Allegory of Prudence by Giovanni Bellini

Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy

San Zaccaria Altarpiece by Giovanni Bellini

Chiesa di San Zaccaria, Venice, Italy

The Visitation by Jacopo Pontormo

Pieve di San Michele Arcangelo, Carmignano, Italy


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