15 must-read historical books like Raphael, Painter in Rome by Stephanie Storey

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Raphael, Painter in Rome

By: Stephanie Storey

4.18

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Another fabulous art history thriller by the bestselling author of Oil and Marble, featuring the ma…

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1. Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane

By: Andrew Graham-Dixon

4.14

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (29 September 1571–18 July 1610) lived probably the darkest and m… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Graham-Dixon's Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane book and Stephanie Storey's Raphael, Painter in Rome

  • italy
  • art
  • art history
  • historical
  • audiobook
"Caravaggio’s art is made from darkness and light. His pictures present spotlit moments of extreme and often agonized human experience. A man is decapitated in his bedchamber, blood spurting from a de…"

-Andrew Graham-Dixon, Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane

Cover of The Vatican Princess: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia by C.W. Gortner

2. The Vatican Princess: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia

By: C.W. Gortner

3.90

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, a gripping novel that follows the extraordinary life … read more

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  • italy
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Do not make the mistake of thinking you're unique, When we are young, we believe we can wrap life around our little finger, but life has a way of teaching us who is stronger. In The end, you are but …"

-C.W. Gortner, The Vatican Princess: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia

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3. Confessions of Marie Antoinette (Marie Antoinette, #3)

By: Juliet Grey

3.02

Format: None pages, Paperback

Confessions of Marie Antoinette, the riveting and sweeping final novel in Juliet Grey's trilogy on … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

4. The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence: A Story of Botticelli

By: Alyssa Palombo

3.15

Format: None pages,

A girl as beautiful as Simonetta Cattaneo never wants for marriage proposals in 15th Century Italy,… read more

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  • italy
  • art
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

5. Leonardo and the Last Supper

By: Ross King

3.48

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Early in 1495, Leonardo da Vinci began work in Milan on what would become one of history's most inf… read more

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6. Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School

By: Philip Delves Broughton

3.03

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

As One L did for Harvard Law School, Ahead of the Curvedoes for Harvard Business School: providing … read more

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7. Signora Da Vinci

By: Robin Maxwell

3.71

Format: 244 pages,

Novelist Robin Maxwell delves into the life of Caterina--the adventurer, alchemist, and mother of L… read more

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8. Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture

By: Ross King

3.26

Format: None pages,

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9. The Last Masterpiece

By: Laura Morelli

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In a race across Nazi-occupied Italy, two women—a German photographer and an American stenographer—… read more

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  • italy
  • art
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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10. The Night Portrait

By: Laura Morelli

3.97

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

An exciting, dual-timeline historical novel about the creation of one of Leonardo da Vinci's most f… read more

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  • italy
  • art
  • art history
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"I have come to accept that war is inevitable. Beauty is fleeting. Only love and art endure."

-Laura Morelli, The Night Portrait

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11. The Borgia Confessions

By: Alyssa Palombo

3.83

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

'Under Palombo’s skillful hand, the entangled world of the Borgias comes vividly to life, exposing … read more

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  • italy
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Brontë’s Mistress

By: Finola Austin

3.60

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

This dazzling debut novel for fans of Mrs. Poe and Longbourn explores the scandalous historical lov… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"It was just as well dying was not easy. If it were, women and men would choose it oh so often, in each blinding rush of fresh pain. Instead we soldier through, thralls to that irrational master who b…"

-Finola Austin, Brontë’s Mistress

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13. The Giant: A Novel of Michelangelo's David

By: Laura Morelli

3.99

Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition

As a colossal statue takes shape in Renaissance Florence, the lives of a master sculptor and a stru… read more

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  • italy
  • art
  • art history
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Raphael, Painter in Rome by Stephanie Storey

14. Raphael, Painter in Rome

By: Stephanie Storey

4.18

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Another fabulous art history thriller by the bestselling author of Oil and Marble, featuring the ma… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Storey's Raphael, Painter in Rome book and Stephanie Storey's Raphael, Painter in Rome

  • italy
  • art
  • art history
  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • 16th century
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. The Chef's Secret

By: Crystal King

3.80

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A captivating novel of Renaissance Italy detailing the mysterious life of Bartolomeo Scappi, the le… read more

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  • italy
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • 16th century
"We decided that the clergy would dine on wild boar, cooked in wine, rose vinegar, and sugar, with the snout and ears sliced thinly and served with a choice of mustard or onion sauce. It was one of Ba…"

-Crystal King, The Chef's Secret

"But his eyes were kind and he treated Bartolomeo as an equal, which surprised the apprentice, who helped the secondo stuff thick slabs of tuna with grated cheese, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and saffro…"

-Crystal King, The Chef's Secret

"Your Majesty, the next course will be cold dishes. An insalata of fennel and one of thistles with salt and pepper; fresh split almonds; muscatel pears; stuffed dates; pear and pistachio pastries; a p…"

-Crystal King, The Chef's Secret

"The entire meal had a bird and egg theme, including magnificent castles with birds that flew out when the tower tops were cut off, roasted peacocks that still looked alive, swans made of sugar paste,…"

-Crystal King, The Chef's Secret

Cover of Romance of the Ruin (The Branwell Chronicles, #2) by Judith Hale Everett

16. Romance of the Ruin (The Branwell Chronicles, #2)

By: Judith Hale Everett

3.97

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

The ruined manor promised her romance, but its master was maddeningly elusive... Prey to Gothic … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Lincoln Deception (A Fraser and Cook Historical Mystery, #1) by David O. Stewart

17. The Lincoln Deception (A Fraser and Cook Historical Mystery, #1)

By: David O. Stewart

3.39

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

A deathbed confession and a longhidden conspiracy are at the heart of a riveting historical mystery… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Bella Figura: How to Live, Love, and Eat the Italian Way by Kamin Mohammadi

18. Bella Figura: How to Live, Love, and Eat the Italian Way

By: Kamin Mohammadi

3.82

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

One woman's story of finding beauty, and herself--and a practical guide to living a better life, th… read more

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  • italy
  • audiobook
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19. Attribution

By: Linda Moore

4.06

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

Art historian Cate Adamson, still grieving the death of her brother and desperate to succeed, leave… read more

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  • art
  • art history
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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20. The Judge Hunter

By: Christopher Buckley

3.83

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The latest comic novel from Christopher Buckley, a hapless Englishman embarks on a dangerous missio… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. A Woman of Noble Wit

By: Rosemary Griggs

4.13

Format: None pages, ebook

Few women of her time lived to see their name in print. But Katherine was no ordinary woman. She wa… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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