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Mississauga portraits : Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada / by Smith, Donald B.,1946-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Mississauga Portraits recreates the lives of eight Ojibwe who lived during the early and mid-nineteenth-century on the north of Lake Ontario. These are historically important and interesting figures, most of whom have never before received full biographical treatment. Each portrait is based on research drawn from an extensive collection of writings and recorded speeches by southern Ontario Ojibwe themselves, along with secondary sources. It is a sequel to Smith<U+2019>s immensely popular Sacred Feathers. LSC
Subjects: Missisauga Indians; Missisauga Indians; Methodists; Methodists;
© [2013], University of Toronto Press,
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The marriage portrait / by O'Farrell, Maggie,1972-author.;
Florence, the 1550s. Lucrezia, third daughter of the grand duke, is comfortable with her obscure place in the palazzo. But when her older sister dies on the eve of her wedding, Lucrezia is thrust unwittingly into the limelight: a duke is quick to request her hand in marriage. Having barely left girlhood behind, Lucrezia must now make her way in a troubled court whose customs are opaque and where her arrival is not universally welcomed. In the court's eyes, she has one duty: to provide the heir. Until then, for all of her rank and nobility, the new duchess' future hangs entirely in the balance.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio, 1533-1597; Medici, Lucrezia de', 1545-1561; Florence (Italy); Renaissance;
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Portrait in sepia : a novel / by Allende, Isabel,1942-; Peden, Margaret Sayers;
Subjects: Women; Women photographers; Grandmothers; Grandparent and child; Family; Historical fiction;
© c2001., HarperCollins,
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The night portrait : a novel of World War II and Da Vinci's Italy / by Morelli, Laura,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Milan, 1492: When a sixteen-year old beauty becomes the mistress of the Duke of Milan, she must fight for her place in the palace, and against those who want her out. Soon, she finds herself sitting before Leonardo da Vinci, who wants to ensure his own place in the ducal palace by painting his most ambitious portrait to date. Munich, World War II: After a modest conservator unwittingly places a priceless Italian Renaissance portrait into the hands of a high-ranking Nazi leader, she risks her life to recover it, working with an American soldier, part of the famed Monuments Men team, to get it back. Two women, separated by 500 years, are swept up in the tide of history as one painting stands at the center of their quests for their own destinies"--Front cover flap.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.; Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section; World War, 1939-1945;
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Portrait of a spy / by Silva, Daniel,1960-;
Subjects: Spy stories.; Suspense fiction.; Allon, Gabriel (Fictitious character); Art restorers; Intelligence officers; Suicide bombings; Terrorism;
© c2011., Harper,
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The art of drawing & painting portraits / by Chambers, Timothy.;
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Subjects: Portrait painting; Portrait drawing;
© c2012., Walter Foster Pub.,
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Drawing portraits for the absolute beginner : a clear & easy guide to successful portrait drawing / by Willenbrink, Mark,1962-; Willenbrink, Mary,1962-;
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Subjects: Portrait drawing;
© c2012., North Light Books,
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Portrait of an unknown woman / by Silva, Daniel,1960-author.;
"A gripping story of deception in the world of international fine art. Restorer and spy Gabriel Allon embarks on a dangerous hunt across Europe for the secret behind the forgery of a seventeenth-century masterpiece that has fooled experts and exchanged hands for millions"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Novels.; Allon, Gabriel (Fictitious character); Art; Intelligence officers; Terrorism;
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Portrait of an unknown woman [text (large print)] / by Silva, Daniel,1960-author.;
"A gripping story of deception in the world of international fine art. Restorer and spy Gabriel Allon embarks on a dangerous hunt across Europe for the secret behind the forgery of a seventeenth-century masterpiece that has fooled experts and exchanged hands for millions"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large type books.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Allon, Gabriel (Fictitious character); Art; Intelligence officers; Terrorism;
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Portrait of an unknown woman [sound recording] / by Silva, Daniel,1960-author.; Vance, Simon,narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Simon Vance."A gripping story of deception in the world of international fine art. Restorer and spy Gabriel Allon embarks on a dangerous hunt across Europe for the secret behind the forgery of a seventeenth-century masterpiece that has fooled experts and exchanged hands for millions"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Spy fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Allon, Gabriel (Fictitious character); Art; Intelligence officers; Terrorism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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