The Color Storm by Damien Dibben

色彩风暴——达米恩·迪本的小说

It is 1510, the height of the Venetian Renaissance. Giorgione Barbarelli —known as Zorzo — is a young painter, fired by ambition but on the verge of bankruptcy. When a fabulously wealthy German merchant arrives in Venice amid rumors of a previously unknown pigment and a lucrative new commission, Zorzo senses the opportunity for both fame and fortune. However, as he gets to know Sybille, the merchant’s wife, he finds himself drawn into danger, intrigue, and passion.

那是 1510 年，威尼斯文艺复兴的鼎盛时期。 Giorgione Barbarelli（又名 Zorzo）是一位年轻的画家，野心勃勃但濒临破产。当一位极其富有的德国商人在传闻中涉及一种以前不为人知的颜料和一项利润丰厚的新佣金时来到威尼斯，佐尔佐感觉到了名利双收的机会。然而，随着他认识商人的妻子西比尔，他发现自己被卷入了危险、阴谋和激情之中。

Little is known about the historic Giorgione, but Dibben takes the few facts known to us, and the handful of paintings ascribed to him, to weave a tale of artistry, courage and fate. The Zorzo of The Color Storm is both sensitive (in his concern for Sybille and for his apprentices) and enthused by his work. Color— and finding the exact pigments to use — is a constant preoccupation, yet it is equally important for him to capture the essence of the landscape and the people who inhabit it.

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对历史悠久的乔尔乔内知之甚少，但迪本利用我们所知的为数不多的事实，以及归于他的少数画作，编织了一个关于艺术、勇气和命运的故事。 The Color Storm 中的 Zorzo 既敏感（因为他对 Sybille 和他的学徒的关心），又对他的工作充满热情。颜色——以及找到确切的颜料来使用——是他一直关注的问题，但对他来说，捕捉风景和居住在其中的人的本质同样重要。

This is Damian Dibben’s latest novel, and it has a thriller plot set in Venice during the Italian Renaissance. It centered around one of the great masters, Giorgione — with Cameos from Titian, Leonardo, and Michelangelo. Join us for a conversation about art, Italy, and whether the descriptor “historical fiction” is praiseworthy or is an ‘insult’. If we are fans of art or the Italian Renaissance, we would not want to miss out from this conversation.

达米安·迪本 (Damian Dibben) 的最新小说《色彩风暴》(The Color Storm) 的惊悚情节以意大利文艺复兴时期的威尼斯为背景。它以伟大的大师之一乔尔乔内为中心，以及来自提香、莱昂纳多和米开朗基罗的浮雕。加入我们，讨论艺术、意大利，以及“历史小说”这个描述词是值得称赞还是“侮辱”。如果我们是艺术爱好者或意大利文艺复兴时期的爱好者，我们不想错过这次对话。

Enter the world of Renaissance Venice, where the competition for fame and fortune can mean life or death… https://youtu.be/FSFh-zH_fU8

Artists flock here, not just for wealth and fame, but for revolutionary color. Yet artist Giorgione “Zorzo” Barbarelli’s career hangs in the balance. Competition is fierce, and his debts are piling up. When Zorzo hears a rumor of a mysterious new pigment, brought to Venice by the richest man in Europe, he sets out to acquire the color and to secure his name in history.

Winning a commission to paint a portrait of the man’s wife, Sybille, Zorzo thinks he has found a way into the merchant’s favor. Instead, he finds himself caught up in a conspiracy that stretches across Europe and a marriage coming apart inside one of the floating city’s most illustrious palazzi.

进入文艺复兴时期的威尼斯世界，名利之争生死攸关…… https://youtu.be/FSFh-zH_fU8
艺术家蜂拥而至，不只是为了名利，更是为了革命色彩。然而，艺术家 Giorgione “Zorzo” Barbarelli 的职业生涯仍悬而未决。竞争激烈，债台高筑。当佐尔佐听到欧洲首富将一种神秘的新颜料带到威尼斯的谣言时，他开始着手获得这种颜色并确保他的名声在历史上。
Zorzo 赢得了为该男子的妻子 Sybille 画像的佣金，他认为自己找到了赢得商人青睐的方法。相反，他发现自己卷入了一场横跨欧洲的阴谋，一场在漂浮城市最显赫的宫殿之一内破裂的婚姻。

As the water levels rise and the plague creeps ever closer, an increasingly desperate Zorzo is not sure whom he can trust. Will Sybille prove to be the key to Zorzo’s success or the reason for his downfall?

Atmospheric and suspenseful and filled with the famous artists of the era, ‘The Color Storm’ is an intoxicating story of art and ambition, love and obsession.

随着水位上升和瘟疫越来越近，越来越绝望的佐佐不确定他可以信任谁。 Sybille 会被证明是 Zorzo 成功的关键还是他垮台的原因？
“色彩风暴”大气而悬疑，充满了那个时代的著名艺术家，是一个关于艺术与野心、爱情与痴迷的令人陶醉的故事。