![]() ![]() The Mother Superior agrees to accept Margherita into their order. But now that Raphael has died, the convent is her only hope of living an honest and peaceful life. Margherita was Raphael’s beloved and was depicted as the Madonna in several of his paintings. She is Margherita Luti, a baker’s daughter from a lowly neighborhood on the Tiber, now rejected by Roman society, oppressed by influential enemies within the Vatican. At the nearby convent of Sant’Apollonia, a young woman comes to the Mother Superior, looking for refuge. His body lies in state at the magnificent marble Pantheon. The Eternal City is grieving the sudden death of Raphael Sanzio, beloved painter and national hero. Listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction, The Ruby Ring (2005) is a novel by critically acclaimed historical novelist Diane Haeger. ![]()
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