The Artist's Mantle single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1894... 1894 The Artist's Mantle
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A miserly Florentine landlord in 1526 is paid for food and lodgings with a counterfeit painting of a valuable cloak. His rage turns to satisfaction when he receives many florins for the right to view a work by Titian. Pseudo-historical narrative. (PB)

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  • Florence,
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    Italy,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • 1526
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