02362cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500590014326400510020230000470025333600260030033700260032633800360035250000310038850501520041950801130057152012210068453400450190565300140195065300120196485600430197699900170201930562UtSlPG20260610133710.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aLee, Jennette,d1860-195110aUnfinished Portraits: Stories of Musicians and Artists 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2009-11-290 aThere was in Florence a lady -- Thumbs and fugues -- A window of music -- Frederic Chopin: a record -- The man with the glove -- The lost monogram. aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, Rob Reid and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net a"Unfinished Portraits: Stories of Musicians and Artists" by Jennette Lee is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The work explores the lives and experiences of renowned musicians and artists, delving into their creative struggles and personal relationships. Through vivid storytelling, the author captures the essence of their artistry and the emotional turmoil that often accompanies it." "The opening of the collection introduces us to a painter in a studio in Florence, who is grappling with the completion of a portrait of a woman named Lisa. As he works, he is joined by another man who expresses frustration over the time it has taken to finish the piece. This initial scene sets the stage for a complex relationship between the artist and his subject, highlighting themes of obsession and the nature of beauty in art. We witness the tension between creative ambition and the capriciousness of the woman he depicts, as well as hints of deeper emotional connections that complicate their interactions. The atmosphere is rich with the historical context of Renaissance Florence, making it a captivating start to the stories that follow." (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aMusicians aArtists40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30562 c71408d71408