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Description edit
Art History with a Twist of the Paranormal A story of lost identities, missing paintings, and love carried over five centuries. A biography of Leonardo da Vinci, his forgotten sister, Lisabetta, and her lover Sandro Botticelli, brought to life through the mysteries of reincarnation and the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Leonardo da Vinci: Add a description of this character.
- Lisabetta Buti: one of Leonardo's half-sisters
- Sandro Botticelli
- Jupiter Lyons: an autistic child of present day who can communicate directly with the trapped spirit of the woman in the 'Mona Lisa'
- Veronica Lyons: present day character: single mother of an autistic child who sees art in unique ways
- Ginevra de Benci
- Lisa Giocondo
Quotes edit
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“"Looking at a painted landscape you can see yourself again, a lover with your beloved, in the flowering meadows or under the soft shadows of the green trees." - Leonardo da Vinci”
Setting & Locations edit
- Jupiter
- Florence
- Paris
- France
- Savonarola
- Halifax
- Victoria
- Venice
- Zoroaster
- Amboise
- Angelina
- Tuscany
- Anchiano
- Italy
- Bear Mountain
- Rome
- Ambrogio
- Campo Zeppi
- Toto
- Canada
- Fabrizia
- Loire Valley
- Nova Scotia
- Milan
- Via Ghibellina
- Antonio
- Florentines
- Vancouver Island
- London
- St. John
Themes & Symbolism edit
- the lost identities of the Italian renaissance: of individuals who posed for portraits, of historical details, of lost art, of fame and anonymity: we like to put a name to a famous face in a portrait, but there are many low profile individuals who are forgotten over time.
- the creative aspects of high-functioning autism: as it pertains to Leonardo and the boy in present time who has insights to the renaissance world
- reincarnation: of historical events, of characters, or recurring challenges over lifetimes
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