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Nina Blazon
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| The King's Artist |
| Die Königsmalerin |
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In 1560, the young Italian painter is summoned to the Spanish court. There she meets King Philip and is torn between his personality and his politics; the Inquisition troubles her greatly. Sofonisba establishes a studio and immerses herself in her work. Naturally, she has contact with the nobility. One aristocratic family asks Sofonisba to critique the paintings of their daughter, Lucia, whose work consists of religious images of saints. One picture of Maria is particularly fascinating, with a very unique expression. Sofonisba takes an interest in Lucia and invites the young girl to help out in her studio. Walking through the city one day, Sofonisba passes Lucia's home and witnesses people being arrested and covered paintings being removed from the house. A short time later, the clergy request that Sofonisba examine Lucia's confiscated pictures. During the trial it comes out that Lucia had sketched heretics on their way to the stake, then immortalized them as saints or Virgin Mary! Sofonisba understands that Lucia's intention was to restore their dignity, and uses every bit of her sharp wit to keep Lucia herself from being burned at the stake. A daring plan ensures that the bonfire of Lucia's paintings is burned without the girl. |
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Nina Blazon was born in Koper in 1969 and grew up in Neu-Ulm, in southern Germany. She studied Slavic and German language studies and taught at the universities of Tübingen and Saarbrücken. She first began to write during an internship in journalism. Today, Nina Blazon is a freelance journalist, author and writer working for the Stuttgarter Zeitung, among others. |
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