A Convert’s Tale
Download or Read eBook A Convert’s Tale PDF written by Tamar Herzig and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Tamar Herzig |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2019-12-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674237537 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674237536 |
Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Convert’s Tale by : Tamar Herzig
Book excerpt: Salomone da Sesso was a virtuoso goldsmith in Renaissance Italy. Brought down by a sex scandal, he saved his skin by converting to Catholicism. Tamar Herzig explores Salamone’s world—his Jewish upbringing, his craft and patrons, and homosexuality. In his struggle for rehabilitation, we see how precarious and contested was the meaning of conversion.