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I’ve got a great interview for you today— this time, I’m featuring a
conversation with Eden Collinsworth on her fascinating book, What the
Ermine Saw: The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo da Vinci's Most
Mysterious Portrait. This extraordinary work of narrative non-fiction
traces the remarkable history of Leonardo da Vinci’s enigmatic portrait:
The Woman with an Ermine, from its original creation, including the
fascinating story of its subject, Cecilia Gallerani, and on to its
mysterious disappearance for 250 years after which it emerged in the hands
of an aristocratic Polish family. Now on display in Krakow, the painting
was exiled in Paris, and kept hidden from the Nazis by a brave housekeeper.
These defining moments in history comprise a portrait of Europe’s past as
vivid and complex as the painting itself.
The magic of Collinsworth’s book is the powerful combination of
research-based non-fiction— reminiscent of Walter Isaacson (Leonardo da
Vinci) and Mary Gabriel (Ninth Street Women)— with a character-driven
narrative that will keep readers glued to the page until the very end.
Perfect for fans of Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch or Céline Sciamma’s film
Portrait of a Lady on Fire, What the Ermine Saw pulls back the curtain on
the fascinating history behind the astonishing portrait. |
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