- Published: 5 October 2022
- ISBN: 9780718183905
- Imprint: Michael Joseph
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 368
- RRP: $32.99
The Colour Storm
The compelling and spellbinding story of art and betrayal in Renaissance Venice
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- Published: 5 October 2022
- ISBN: 9780718183905
- Imprint: Michael Joseph
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 368
- RRP: $32.99
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Praise for Damian Dibben
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I was captivated from the beginning. Ornate, vivid, deeply coloured, and so precise I could smell and taste the world
Rachel Joyce
What a novel! Ambitious and wonderfully achieved
Michael Morpurgo
An epic tale of love, of courage, of hope
Evening Standard
Bask in the brilliance
Mail on Sunday
Original, ambitious, moving
Stylist
A stunning and captivating tale
The Sun
A grand sweep of adventure and travel, war and romance, and a rich exploration of love, life and loyalty
National Public Radio
Ravishing, addictive, knife-sharp, ambitious, and singing with detail. A compelling thriller that takes us to the heart of sixteenth century Venice where the world's most famous painters compete to win the greatest commission of their lives. There is so much to think about and relish. Not simply the story itself - with all its glorious twists and turns - but the search to express ourselves. A celebration of art and a hymn to colour.
Rachel Joyce
A terrific book . . . Absorbing, exciting and, dare I say it, colourful. An original tale told beautifully
A. D. Swanston
The Colour Storm takes readers on a thrilling, murderous journey through the serpentine waters of High Renaissance Venice as one of art history's most gifted but often overlooked painters - Giorgione - searches for love, fame, and, most importantly, colour. Written with language as vibrant as a Giorgione masterpiece, The Colour Storm is for lovers of art, Italy, and page-turning plot
Stephanie Storey
An intoxicating and illuminating tale, bathed in colour, passion and ambition . . . A must for lovers of Renaissance art and the wonders of sixteenth century Venice
S. W. Perry
A vivid imagining of the artistic world of Renaissance Venice. There is an incredible charm in its depiction of the great painters of the period with all their flesh-and-blood idiosyncrasies and flaws. The life of the studio and the supreme importance of colour in all the essentials of its make up is rendered absolutely convincingly. The work has all the more emotional power as it focusses on a lesser known artist as he negotiates the precarious life of his city alongside competitors, those whose names have resounded through history.
S. G. MacLean
An engaging thriller and a compelling exploration of an artist's obsession with love and colour
Sunday Times
