Many call Savonarola a delusional heretic, incapable of nothing but self-serving fanaticism. Fra Girolamo is determined to reshape Florence from an greedy, secular culture to a paragon of Christian virtue. Some see him as a savior and a prophet, willing to overthrow tyrannical rulers and corrupt clergy, including the Borgia Pope. Now they face their most perilous challenge, shrouded in the cloak of a monk.įrom the ashes of war, Friar Girolamo Savonarola rises. Yet, glorious Renaissance artistry grows more magnificent, along with the work of the women known as da Vinci's Disciples. Lorenzo de Medici has died, and his son Piero has wrought war and famine upon the city of Florence. Listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction, The Flames of Florence (2018) is a Da Vinci Disciples historical novel by Donna Russo Morin.
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