The Fountain of St. James Court by Sena Jeter Naslund

Author:Sena Jeter Naslund
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780061579325
Publisher: William Morrow
Published: 2013-09-17T04:00:00+00:00

MUCH AS I LOVE the excursion that took my mother and me to the true country, I know that I must also have the city. Upon my stepfather’s retirement, we have moved to an enormous mansion, which has been divided into many apartments for families and some businesses as well. What sustains me is my bright-burning desire to paint and paint and paint. At nineteen, there is a convergence in me of stamina, knowledge, curiosity, and determination. Whenever I return to Paris from an excursion, I find myself renewing my vows to learn the complexities, subtleties, and finally the power of my art. Each year I want to surpass in quality what I have achieved the year before. I wish that I could travel to Italy and to other centers of art to study the masters there. What lessons I would bring home!

I have confided my wish to my mother, and she has given me a surprising reply.

“While I cannot wave a magic wand and transport you to Florence or Rome,” she says, “I can make it possible for you to see some works of the masters without leaving this mansion.”

Of course I ask my glowing-with-pleasure mother how this might be possible.

“In this building is the atelier of an art dealer who trades in the paintings of the old masters. I shall inquire if we might visit.”

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