Sleeping Embers of an Ordinary Mind
History is storytelling. But some stories remain untold.
In fifteenth-century Italy, Paolo Uccello recognizes the artistic talent
of his young daughter, Antonia, and teaches her how to create a
masterpiece. The girl composes a painting of her mother and
inadvertently sparks an enduring mystery.
In the present
day, a copyist painter receives a commission from a wealthy Chinese
businessman to duplicate a Paolo Uccello painting. Together, the painter and his teenage daughter visit China, and in doing so they begin their
escape from a tragic family past.
In the twenty-second
century, a painting is discovered that’s rumored to be the work of Paolo Uccello’s daughter. This reawakens an art historian’s dream of
elevating Antonia Uccello, an artist ignored by history because of her
gender.
Stories untold. Secrets uncovered. But maybe some mysteries should remain shrouded.
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