1765. Filipo di Vecellio of Florence, portrait painter, is the toast of London: rich, successful, & married to Angelica, known as the most beautiful woman in the city. Their Pall Mall home is the hub of the art world; their impressive social gatherings run so smoothly by Filipo's silent sister, Francesca. But beneath the surface, the house conceals a swarm of dangerous secrets. Where does Francesca di Vecellio go as the sun sets over Covent Garden? & why are there always candles lit in her attic, while no candles burn for her brother's exquisite wife? Within the bustling artistic lives of the di Vecellios hides corruption & lies; love & tragedy. & wild ambition unbalances the capital's art world as, finally, a wonderful portrait battles for the right to paint the truth.. .